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Declaration of Pillnitz, joint declaration issued on August 27, 1791, by the Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II and King Frederick William II of Prussia, urging European powers to unite to restore the monarchy in France. The French interpreted it as a threat to their sovereignty and declared war on Austria in April 1792.
Apr 4, 2022 · Definition. Marie Antoinette (l. 1755-1793) was the queen of France during the turbulent final years of the Ancien Régime and the subsequent French Revolution (1789-1799). With the ascension of her husband Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792), she became queen at the age of 18 and would shoulder much of the blame for the perceived moral failures ...
Feb 11, 2021 · Otto von Bismarck was a Prussian politician who became Germany’s first-ever chancellor, a position in which he served from 1871 to 1890. Through a series of wars, he unified 39 individual states into one German nation in 1871. His policies as chancellor were aimed at holding the newly-formed state together in the face of religious, political ...
Dec 16, 2019 · When did Leopold VI become Duke of Austria? Leopold VI (1176–1230), succeeded his father as Duke of Styria (inconsistent with the Georgenberg Pact) and became Duke of Austria upon his brother’s death in 1198. This section does not cite any sources. Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources.
Sein Wirken in seiner Zeit, Graz 1982. Born in Florence on 20 January 1782, Archduke Johann was the son of Peter Leopold, grand duke of Tuscany (later, as Leopold II, Emperor of Austria from 1790–1792) and Maria Ludovica of Spain from the House of Bourbon. He was the thirteenth child to be born to this prolific couple, who would go on to have ...
Maria Carolina (born Aug. 13, 1752, Vienna [Austria]—died Sept. 8, 1814, Vienna) was the queen of Naples and wife of King Ferdinand IV of Naples. She held the real power in Naples, and, under the influence of her favourite, Sir John Acton, 6th Baronet, who was reputed to be her lover, she adopted a pro-British, anti-French policy.
Mother. Theodora Angelina. Frederick II ( German: Friedrich II.; 25 April 1211 – 15 June 1246), known as Frederick the Quarrelsome ( Friedrich der Streitbare ), was Duke of Austria and Styria from 1230 until his death. He was the fifth and last Austrian duke from the House of Babenberg, since the former margraviate was elevated to a duchy by ...
