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Mar 26, 2024 · brother Franz Joseph. Maximilian (born July 6, 1832, Vienna, Austria—died June 19, 1867, near Querétaro, Mex.) was an archduke of Austria and the emperor of Mexico, a man whose naive liberalism proved unequal to the international intrigues that had put him on the throne and to the brutal struggles within Mexico that led to his execution.
Mar 12, 2024 · spouse Matilda. Henry V (born Aug. 11, 1086 [not Nov. 8, 1081]—died May 23, 1125, Utrecht, Friesland) was the German king (from 1099) and Holy Roman emperor (1111–25), last of the Salian dynasty. He restored virtual peace in the empire and was generally successful in wars with Flanders, Bohemia, Hungary, and Poland.
Apr 26, 2022 · Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor; (September 21, 1415 – August 19, 1493) was elected as German King as the successor of Albert II in 1440. Born in Innsbruck, he was the son of Duke Ernest the Iron from the Leopoldinian line of the Habsburg family ruling Inner Austria, i.e. Styria, Carinthia, and Carniola, and of Ernest's wife Cymburgis of ...
Maximilian I: ‘Early practice maketh a master emperor …’ Maximilian I as ruler of the Habsburg Hereditary Lands and emperor of the Holy Roman Empire; Maximilian and the emperorship: a balancing act between utopia and reality; Maximilian and the Habsburg matrimonial policy; Maximilian and the Burgundian inheritance ; Burgundy: a late ...
The Habsburg Monarchy came to an end in November 1918. The last emperor, Karl I, refused to abdicate and went into exile. Unsuccessful endeavours to regain power culminated in two failed putsch attempts in Hungary. Following the early death of the former emperor in 1922, his widow Zita became the figurehead of the monarchist-legitimist movement in Central Europe. Militant and
Once at sea, the captain received the order to take Karl and his family to Madeira, an island in the Atlantic under Portuguese sovereignty. At first the family took up residence at Reid’s Palace Hotel in Funchal, the capital city of the island. However, they were soon unable to afford this highly fashionable and expensive hotel.
The first woman considered to be Queen-Regnant of England, though her reign is disputed, was Matilda, formerly Empress of Germany. Her mother was Matilda of Scotland. Posted on July 22, 2022 July 22, 2022 by Sasha
