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After the final partition of Poland in 1795 Austria ended up with the province Galicia (largest city, Krakow). The inhabitants were all Catholic, and of the three participants(Austria, Russia and Prussia) were the only ones to end up in a Catholic environment. Pope John Paul II was named after his father. It was not unusal to name children after the emperor. The Pope's father may have been named after a relative who may have named after Charles VI, Maria Theresa's father. The Pope's father was a Lieutenant in the Austro-Hungarian Army and served under Karl I in WWI. It may also be noted the Popes St.Pius, Pius XI, John XXIII, Paul VI, John Paul I, and John Paul II all were natives of former Austrian provinces (Lombardy-Venicia and Galicia).

I do not know how fond the Hungarians really were of the Austrians, but one must remember that : when Cardinal Mindszenty was sent out of Hungary he lived in Vienna and was buried in Mariazell until he could be returned to Hungary; when Empress and Queen Zita died (1989, I believe) and was given a state funeral at St. Stephen's and interred in the Kapuchin Crypt many busloads of Hungarians and the Primate attended; Admiral Horthy did not want Karl restored because he wished to remain as Regent-dictator, and on his deathbed, in Portugal, he begged Archduke Otto for his forgiveness for doing so.