History & Society
Austro-German Alliance
Europe [1879]
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Also known as: Dual Alliance
Category:
History & Society
- Also called:
- Dual Alliance
- Date:
- 1879
- Participants:
- Austria-Hungary
- German Empire
- Context:
- Triple Alliance
- Key People:
- Gyula, Count Andrássy
- Otto von Bismarck
Austro-German Alliance, (1879) pact between Austria-Hungary and the German Empire in which the two powers promised each other support in case of attack by Russia, and neutrality in case of aggression by any other power. Germany’s Otto von Bismarck saw the alliance as a way to prevent the isolation of Germany and to preserve peace, as Russia would not wage war against both empires. The addition of Italy in 1882 made it the Triple Alliance. The agreement remained an important element of both German and Austro-Hungarian foreign policy until 1918.