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Austria also was soon compelled to give way before the persistent demands of the Hungarian patriots for their ancient constitution, which happily blended monarchy and democracy.

Accordingly, the centralised Hapsburg monarchy was remodelled by the _Ausgleich_ (compromise) of 1867, and became the Dual-Monarchy of Austria-Hungary, the two parts of the realm being ruled quite separately for most purposes of government, and united only for those of army organisation, foreign policy, and finance.

Parliamentary control became dominant in each part of the Empire; and the grievances resulting from autocratic or bureaucratic rule vanished from Hungary.

They disappeared also from Hanover and Hesse-Cassel, where the Guelf sovereigns and Electors had generally repressed popular movements.
Greatest of all the results of the war of 1866, however, was the gain to the national cause in Germany and Italy.

Peoples that had long been divided were now in the brief space of three months brought within sight of the long-wished-for unity.