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Originally Posted by Gnist
Deutschland I associate historically with Otto von Bismarck's unifying effort of Deutsche; a result of Prussian magnitude among other things.
Österreich I associate historically with the Hapsburgian monarchy.
From that point of view, they are two nations, not one.
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I dont think the rulers of Austria in a specific time period can sum up their cultural identity nor national history. This circumstance would not make Austrians non-German, in the case that there indeed is good otherwise reason to consider them German, and their nation German.
Germany is relatively heterogeneous, and that Austrians have a separate history doesnt necessarily make them non-German. Almost any region has a separate history, has had a nation on its own, and been ruled by others then they are now.