page_title: Hofkriegsrat
hierarchical_section_title: Hofkriegsrat
caption_attribution_description: Deutsch: Hofkriegsratsgebäude Am Hof in Wien, 1775
context_page_description: The Hofkriegsrat established in 1556 was the central military administrative authority of the Habsburg Monarchy until 1848 and the predecessor of the Austro-Hungarian Ministry of War. The agency was directly subordinated to the Habsburg emperors with its seat in Vienna.
context_section_description: The Hofkriegsrat (or Aulic War Council, sometimes Imperial War Council) established in 1556 was the central military administrative authority of the Habsburg Monarchy until 1848 and the predecessor of the Austro-Hungarian Ministry of War. The agency was directly subordinated to the Habsburg emperors with its seat in Vienna.
caption: Hofkriegsrat building in Vienna, 1775
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