ARCHDUCHY OF ÖSTERREICH OB DER ENNS / AUSTRIA ABOVE THE ENNS
In 1849 the western parts of the Archduchy of Austria - known since ancient times
by different names (Austria Superior, Oberösterreich and Österreich ob der Enns)
- were organised as a separate Kronland of the Austrian Monarchy.
In 1861 it became a separate Archduchy of Österreich ob der Enns and was granted
a certain degree of selfgovernment. (1)
(1) This was the formal end of the long, unclear, relationship which had
existed between the two parts of the original Duchy / Archduchy of
Austria since the 13th century, when the territories "above the Enns"
had received a separate administration, while still remaining de jure
part of the original duchy / archduchy.
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HEADS OF STATE
Archdukes
Erzherzöge
House of Habsburg - Lothringen
(ruled since 1780)
1861 - 1918 The Emperors of Austria
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IMPERIAL ADMINISTRATORS
President of the Government
Regierungspräsident
1836 - 1848 Anton Philipp Graf von Skrbensky
von Hrzistie 1789 - 1867
Statthalter
1849 - 1851 Alois Fischer 1796 - 1883
1851 - 1862 Eduard Freiherr von Bach 1814 - 1884
1863 - 1867 Franz Freiherr von Spiegelfeld 1802 - 1885
1867 Eduard Graf Taaffe 1833 - 1895
1867 - 1868 Ignaz Freiherr von Schurda 1822 - 1879
1868 - 1871 Karl Sigmund Graf von Hohenwart zu
Gerlachstein 1824 - 1899
1871 - 1872 Sigismund Freiherr Conrad von Eybesfeld 1821 - 1898
1872 - 1877 Otto Freiherr von Wiedenfeld 1818 - 1877
1877 - 1879 Bohuslav Ritter von Widmann 1836 - 1888
1879 - 1881 Felix Pino Freiherr von Friedenthal 1826 - 1906
1881 - 1889 Philip Freiherr Weber von Ebenhof 1818 - 1900
1889 - 1890 Franz Graf Merveldt 1844 - 1916
1890 - 1902 Viktor Freiherr von Puthon 1842 - 1919
1902 - 1905 Arthur Graf Bylandt-Rheidt 1854 - 1915
1905 - 1916 Erasmus Freiherr von Handel 1860 - 1928
1916 - 1917 none
1917 Rudolf Graf Meran 1872 - 1959
1917 - 1918 Erasmus Freiherr von Handel (2x)
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HEADS OF THE LAND ADMINISTRATION
Landeshauptleute
1861 - 1868 Dominik Lebschy 1799 - 1884
1868 Karl Wiser* 1800 - 1889
1868 - 1871 Moritz Eigner 1822 - 1900
1871 Julius Graf von Falkenhayn 1829 - 1899
1871 - 1884 Moritz Eigner (2x)
1884 Karl Grienberger* 1824 - 1908
1884 - 1897 Leonard Achleuthner, Abt des Kremsmünster
-stiftes 1826 - 1905
1897 - 1898 Michael Freiherr von Kast 1859 - 1932
1898 - 1907 Alfred Ebenhoch 1855 - 1912
1907 - 1908 Ernst Jäger* 1847 - 1929
1908 - 1918 Johann Nepomuk Hauser 1866 - 1927
AUSTRIAN LAND OBERÖSTERREICH
In 1918 Habsburg rule came to an end and Austria above the Enns - or Oberösterreich
- became a Land of the New Austrian Republic.
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CHIEF EXECUTIVES
Landeshauptleute
1918 - 1927 Johann Nepomuk Hauser s.a.
1927 - 1934 Josef Schlegel 1869 - 1955
1934 - 1938 Heinrich Gleissner 1893 - 1984
After the annexation of Austria to Germany, Oberösterreich continued to exist as a
Land until 1939 when it was reorganized firstly as the Gau Oberdonau (Upper Danube)
of the Ostmark and later, in 1940, as a Reichsgau, directly subordinated to the
German central government. (1)
(1) The Gau also included parts of Steiermark and of the German districtsof Southern Bohemia, taken from Czechoslovakia in 1938.
(These territories had already briefly joined the land Oberösterreich
in 1918)
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Gauleiter of the N.S.D.A.P. in Oberösterreich / Oberdonau (2)
1936 - 1945 S.S.-Obergrupf. August Eigruber s.a.
(2) Until 1939 "Gauleiter" was only used for the regional leader of the Party.
Afterwards it was also used for the chief executive of a Reichsgau.
AUSTRIAN LAND OBERÖSTERREICH
In 1945, after the end of German rule, the land Oberösterreich was immediately
restored by the Provisional Austrian Government.
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CHIEF EXECUTIVE
Landeshauptmann
1945 Adolf Eigl 1883 - 1958
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