Missionary Politics of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in the 19^th century in Albanian Geography

Dibran Vataj, Shkelqim Gashi

XIX. Century, for Albanian geography is a period of irreversible. The source of the changes that took place in this century was the European states, which led to the beginning of a process involving not only the Albanian people but all the Balkan nations. In this paper, it is said that the period of the XIX. Century, the missionary activities of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, especially in the territory of Albania. In addition, relations between Albania and the Ottoman Empire and the region, the political and cultural situation of the XIX.Century will be discussed. The religious and linguistic missions of the Austro-Hungarian Empire with Catholic priests in Albanian geography will also be the subject of this work. Supports made by the Austro-Hungarian state to the Albanian State will be discussed in the discussion part of the research. In this paper, the information about the functioning of the Catholic Church will be examined in details. In addition, Latin alphabet and books introduced by the opening of Albanian schools and the Austro-Hungary Empire will also be evaluated in this paper.

https://doi.org/10.31871/ijntr.4.6.26