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23 hours ago · Queen Victoria, known as the “Grandmother of Europe,” had an enormous impact on the political landscape of Europe through her descendants. Three of her grandsons went on to become significant rulers: George V of Britain, Wilhelm II of Germany, and Nicholas II of Russia. Their reigns and the connections between these rulers illustrate the ...
23 hours 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 ...
- 12 May 1743 – 29 November 1780
- Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
5 days ago · Elizabeth of Austria 1436–1505: Casimir IV Andrew of Poland 1427–1472: Frederick Magnus I of Solms-Laubach 1521–1561: Agnes of Wied: Anna of Saxony 1437–1512: Albert IV Achilles 1414–1471–1486 Ansbach 1440–1486 Kulmbach 1457–1486: Margaret of Baden 1431–1457: Ernest of Saxony 1441–1486: Elisabeth of Bavaria 1443–1484 ...
3 days ago · Servant of God Zita of Bourbon-Parma was the last Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary who resiliently remained devoted to God, family, and country in the face of a crumbling empire. Born into Catholic Italian nobility, Zita married the Austrian archduke Blessed Charles von Habsburg, heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne in 1911.
5 days ago · Norrie’s main concern with the book is the omission of James and Anna’s daughter, Princess Elizabeth (later Queen of Bohemia). While I mention Elizabeth briefly at the beginning of my discussion of Shakespeare’s romances, I ended up removing a section of the book that considered Anna’s role in Princess Elizabeth’s marriage negotiations.
4 days ago · Pope Benedict XVI wrote of St. Elizabeth: Elizabeth saw the contradictions between the faith professed and Christian practice. She could not bear compromise. Once, on entering a church on the Feast of the Assumption, she took off her crown, laid it before the Crucifix and, covering her face, lay prostrate on the ground.
5 days ago · Rosemary Magdalena Albach (1938-1982), known as Romy Schneider, gained international fame by playing the character of Sissi, the Empress Elizabeth of Austria and Queen of Hungary, married to Emperor Franz Joseph I, who was murdered at the age of 60 and whose history was well known through the films: "Sissi", "The Young Empress" and "Fateful ...
