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5 days ago · At first the Habsburg rulers were far from popular in Austria. Albert’s energetic and relentless rule aroused bad feeling, and the Swabian entourage that had arrived with the new dynasty to occupy key positions was despised by native nobles.
2 days ago · The man was Emperor Charles V. Now aged 55, he was tired of spending his days rifling through papers of state and worrying about Protestant upstarts. He, therefore, announced he would abdicate as Lord of the Habsburg Netherlands, in favour of his son Philip.
4 days ago · Frederick retained the title of emperor, held since his imperial coronation at Rome in 1452—the last imperial coronation held in the Holy See. But he played no part in the government of Germany, and his death on August 19, 1493, passed almost unnoticed.
1 day ago · Italy - Renaissance, Papacy, Habsburgs: Charles I, who was elected Holy Roman Emperor Charles V in 1519 upon the death of his paternal grandfather, Maximilian, aspired to universal monarchy over the far-flung territories he had inherited, from Germany, the Low Countries, Italy, and Spain to the New World.
5 days ago · Maximilian I, King of Germany and Holy Roman Emperor, was a giant figure on the European stage, dominating events throughout the Continent for several decades in the 15th and 16th Centuries. His military and political successes set up his Habsburg line well to exert supremacy for many years to come.
Sep 8, 2024 · Servant of God Empress Zita was the last empress and queen of Christendom. She was the wife of Blessed Charles von Habsburg, Emperor and King. Together they reigned over the Austro-Hungarian Empire during World War I from November 1916 to November 1918, when they were exiled from their country.
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2 days ago · By Ben Mullins. July 12, 2018 - The map of Europe underwent drastic revision after World War I. The defeated Central Powers – Germany, Austria-Hungary and Turkey – suffered huge territorial losses, and new independent countries were born, from Finland in the north to Yugoslavia in the south.
