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Initially planned in the 13th century as the seat of the Dukes of Austria, the palace expanded over the centuries, as they became increasingly powerful. From 1438 to 1583, and again from 1612 to 1806, it was the seat of the Habsburg kings and emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, and thereafter until 1918 the seat of the Emperors of Austria. Since ...
Maximilian Franz at the age of 6 in 1762 by Liotard. Maximilian Francis was born on 8 December 1756, his father’s 48th birthday, in the Hofburg Palace, Vienna. He was the sixth son and youngest child of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, and his wife, Empress Maria Theresa. In 1780, he succeeded his uncle Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine as ...
The Holy Roman Empire was a multi-ethnic complex of territories in central Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its dissolution in 1806. The German prince-electors, the highest-ranking noblemen of the empire, usually elected one of their peers to be the emperor. The empire evolved into a decentralized, limited ...
RM2PH10AG – Matthias (1557-1619) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1612 until his death. He was a member of the House of Habsburg and was known for his efforts to reform the Imperial administration and stabilize the Empire after the religious conflicts of the previous century.
Signature. Ferdinand I ( German: Ferdinand I. 19 April 1793 – 29 June 1875) was Emperor of Austria from March 1835 until his abdication in December 1848. He was also King of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia (as Ferdinand V ), King of Lombardy–Venetia and holder of many other lesser titles (see grand title of the Emperor of Austria ).
Maria Antonia Josepha Benedicta Rosalia Petronella of Austria was an Electress of Bavaria as the wife of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria. She was the eldest daughter and only surviving child of Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor and his first wife Margaret Theresa of Spain. She was the heiress to the Spanish throne after her maternal uncle Charles II of Spain from 1673 until her death.
Archduke Charles Joseph was born on 1 February 1745 at the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. He was the second son and seventh child of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, and his wife, Empress Maria Theresa. Charles Joseph was the favourite son of Maria Theresa and Francis. He is known to have hated his older brother, the future Emperor Joseph II. He ...
