 With the Empire on the brink of collapse the Viennese government was forced to partake in the 1867 Austro-Hungarian Compromise, which forced the Austrian government to grant significant autonomy to the Hungarian portion of the Empire.This resulted in the Empire being renamed as the Austro-Hungarian Empire and brought about greater equality between Hungarian and German speaking peoples of the Empire.With the loss of Venetia Austrian influence on the Italian Peninsula established by the Congress of Vienna was brought to an end.