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Austrian Circle
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The Austrian Circle (in German, Österreichischer Reichskreis) was an Imperial Circle of the Holy Roman Empire. It was created in 1512.
The Austrian Circle was largely coterminous with the so-called Erblande ("Hereditary Lands") of the Habsburg family.
The circle was made up of the following states:
| Name | Type of entity | Comments |
|---|---|---|
| An der Etsch ("On the Adige") | Bailiwick | An administrative grouping of lands held by the Teutonic Order |
| Austria | Archduchy | |
| Austria | Bailiwick | An administrative grouping of lands held by the Teutonic Order |
| Breisgau | Landgraviate | Held by the Archdukes of Austria |
| Brixen | Bishopric | |
| Carinthia | Duchy | Held by the Archdukes of Austria |
| Carniola | Duchy | Held by the Archdukes of Austria |
| Chur | Bishopric | |
| Friuli | Duchy | Also known as Friaul, a formerly Lombardian territory in northern Italy |
| Styria | Duchy | Held by the Archdukes of Austria |
| Swabian Austria | Landgraviate | A grouping of territories in south-western Germany, held by the Archdukes of Austria |
| Tarasp | Lordship | Held by the Archdukes of Austria |
| Trent | Bishopric | |
| Tyrol | County | Held by the Archdukes of Austria |
The list of states making up the Austrian Circle is based on that in the German Wikipedia article Österreichischer Reichskreis.
 Circles of the Holy Roman Empire after the Imperial Reform |
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|---|---|
| Created in 1500: Bavarian Circle · Franconian Circle · (Lower Rhenish-)Westphalian Circle · Lower Saxon Circle · Swabian Circle · Upper Rhenish Circle Created in 1512: Austrian Circle · Burgundian Circle · Electoral Rhenish Circle · Upper Saxon Circle |