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The family supported the Hohenstaufen and Habsburg rulers of the Holy Roman Empire during the 12th to 15th centuries, being rewarded with several territorial grants. Beginning in the 16th century, this branch of the family became Protestant and decided on expansion through marriage and the purchase ...
In 1878, Austria-Hungary gained control of Bosnia and Herzegovina via the Treaty of Berlin, and promptly set to work occupying the country and expanding Habsburg influence in the Balkans (which — spoiler alert — was a project that did not end well). Part of their plan involved transforming...
Never in history has targeted violence by individuals or small groups, killings and bombings, what the Russians once called “propaganda of the deed,” ever led to the replacement of a governing system, or even... The Habsburg Way: Seven Rules for Turbulent Times (Eduard Habsburg) August 14...
Beltz, Elfenbeine aus Ceylon: Luxusguter fur Katharina von Habsburg (1507-1578), Museum Rietberg, 2010. Jordan-Gschwend, A., The Story of Suleyman: Celebrity Elephants and Other Exotica in Renaissance Portugal, Pachyderm, 2010. Jordan-Gschwend, A., & K.J.P. Lowe (eds.), The Global ...
When did the Habsburg Dynasty end? When did Lakshmibai die? When did the Battle of Sluys end? When did the Kingdom of France end? When did the Battle of Crecy end? When did the Carolingian dynasty end? When did the Scientific Revolution end?
The chaos of the Habsburg family tree brought down the dynasty and is one of the most famous cases of royal inbreeding throughout ...
Of course, as anyHabsburg scholarknows, there’s plenty of real-life historical precedent for royal families keeping things, well, in the family when it comes to politically advantageous marriages. Thelate Queen Elizabeth IIand her husband Prince Philip were distant cousins. (Funnily enough, Matt...
You get the sense that Vienna acted like a Hollywood for musicians, attracting talent from around the continent: various ambitious individuals seeking fame and fortune in the broiling musical air of the imperial Habsburg city. You discover some of Mozart’s contemporaries, including Christoph Willibald...