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2 days ago · The Heiligenkreuz (“Holy Cross”) Abbey, founded in 1133 by St. Leopold III, owes its name to the presence of a relic of the True Cross, donated by Leopold V, duke of Austria, in 1188. Its geographical location, in the heart of the Viennese woods, half an hour from Vienna, as well as the exceptional preservation of its medieval architecture ...
3 days ago · Ferdinand II (9 July 1578 – 15 February 1637) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1619 until his death in 1637. He was the son of Archduke Charles II of Inner Austria and Maria of Bavaria, who were devout Catholics.
4 days ago · On 9 October 1937 Grand Duke Ernst Ludwig von Hessen und bei Rhein (of Hesse and by Rhine), who had reigned until 1918, had died at the age of 68. Despite of that the family was to gather in London for the wedding of the Grand Duke’s second son, Prince Ludwig, and the Hon. Margaret Campbell Geddes.
5 days ago · Frederick III was King of Germany for more than five decades in the 15th Century and was also Holy Roman Emperor for nearly that long. His rule set the stage for the preeminence of the House of Habsburg. He was born on Sept. 21, 1415, in Innsbruck, Tyrol. His father was Ernest, Duke of Austria, and his mother was Cymburgis of Masovia.
5 days ago · Leopold I was Holy Roman Emperor and King in Germany for a time during the last part of the 17th Century and the first few years of the 18th Century. His long reign included the prosecution of a handful of European wars. He was born on June 9, 1640, in Vienna.
1 day ago · War of the Spanish Succession. The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict fought between 1701 and 1714. The immediate cause was the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700, which led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire amongst supporters of the claimant Bourbon and Habsburg dynasties.
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4 days ago · On this day, 18 November 1889, King Leopold II organised an anti-slavery conference in Brussels. A key moment for abolitionism, or part of the Scramble for Africa?
