The Hungarians did not benefit from it at all. They always tried to get their independence. Hungary lost 2/3 of their land, the population decreased from 20 million to 7.5 million...
The transformation of the Austrian Empire into Austria-Hungary dates from the 'Ausgleich' (usually tranlated as 'Compromise') of 1867. In 1866 Austria suffered a disastrous defeat at the hands of...
Following the reclassification of the Austrian Empire as Austria-Hungary in 1867, Austria Hungary had only to Emperors, Franz Josef I (1848-1916) and Karl I (1916-1918).