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3 days ago · Maria Theresa (Maria Theresia Walburga Amalia Christina; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was ruler of the Habsburg dominions from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position suo jure (in her own right). She was the sovereign of Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Transylvania, Mantua, Milan, Galicia and Lodomeria ...
May 9, 2024 · Maria Theresa, archduchess of Austria and queen of Hungary and Bohemia (1740–80), wife and empress of the Holy Roman emperor Francis I, and mother of the Holy Roman emperor Joseph II. Upon her accession, the War of the Austrian Succession (1740–48) erupted, challenging her inheritance of the Habsburg lands.
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1 day ago · Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria was a member of the European House of Habsburg. She called herself Mariana after her October 1649 marriage to her biological uncle, widower King Felipe IV of Spain, III of Portugal. She was 14 years old and he was 30 years her senior. The Habsburgs were renowned for marrying members to each other in consanguine ...
May 16, 2024 · Yes, Queen Elizabeth II is related to the Habsburgs through her descent from King George I of Great Britain, who was a descendant of the Habsburgs. This makes her distant cousin to all subsequent Habsburgs. Do the Habsburgs still rule anywhere? No, the Habsburgs do not rule anywhere today.
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3 days ago · Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (born Prince Philip of Greece and Denmark, later Philip Mountbatten; 10 June 1921 – 9 April 2021), was the husband of Queen Elizabeth II. As such, he was the consort of the British monarch from his wife's accession on 6 February 1952 until his death in 2021, making him the longest-serving royal consort in history.
1 day ago · Philip II [note 1] (21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598), also known as Philip the Prudent ( Spanish: Felipe el Prudente ), was King of Spain [note 2] from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598. He was also jure uxoris King of England and Ireland from his marriage to Queen Mary I in 1554 ...
5 days ago · Elizabeth also presided over a major expansion of England‘s naval power, culminating in the celebrated defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588. Her 1588 speech to the troops at Tilbury is considered one of the greatest orations in English history, with Elizabeth declaring: "I know I have the body but of a weak and feeble woman; but I have the ...
