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Jun 25, 2024 · House of Schwarzenberg. The House of Schwarzenberg is a German ( Franconian) and Czech ( Bohemian) aristocratic family, formerly one of the most prominent European noble houses. The Schwarzenbergs are members of the German and Czech nobility, and they once held the rank of Princes of the Holy Roman Empire.
Jun 26, 2024 · Emperor of Mexico (House of Habsburg-Lorraine) Coat of arms of the Mexican Empire adopted by Maximilian I in 1864. Maximilian, the adventurous second son of Archduke Franz Karl, was invited as part of Napoleon III 's manipulations to take the throne of Mexico, becoming Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico.
Jun 24, 2024 · The last crown prince of Austria-Hungary, Otto von Habsburg (1912-2011), was famous for his resistance to Nazism. What can we learn from his example? Well, the first example that you have to learn is that you have to study your enemy. Otto was one of the few people who had bought and read Mein Kampf when it came out. So, most people bought it ...
Jun 21, 2024 · House of Habsburg, royal German family, one of the chief dynasties of Europe from the 15th to the 20th century. As dukes, archdukes, and emperors, the Habsburgs ruled Austria from 1282 until 1918. They also controlled Hungary and Bohemia (1526–1918) and ruled Spain and the Spanish empire for almost two centuries.
6 days ago · Hereditary Prince Carl Eugen zu Oettingen-Wallerstein, son of the Prince zu Oettingen-Oettingen und Oettingen-Wallerstein, and Princess Alexandra zu Sayn Wittgenstein Sayn, daughter of the Prince zu Sayn Wittgenstein Sayn and Countess Gabriela of Schönborn-Wiesentheid, at Sankt Mary’s Church near Schloss Sayn, two days after a Civil Ceremony in Bendorf, France.
Jun 21, 2024 · The War of the Spanish Succession ensued. House of Habsburg - European Dynasty, Imperial Legacy, Central European Power: Even before Frederick III’s time the house of Habsburg had won much of its standing in Germany and in central Europe through marriages to heiresses. Frederick’s son Maximilian carried that matrimonial policy to heights of ...
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3 days ago · By Helen MacEwan. The streets of Brussels were decked out on September 5, 1599, for the Joyeuse Entrée, the ceremonial royal entry into the city of Archdukes Isabella and Albert, the new rulers of the Habsburg Netherlands. Crowds cheered them on their way to the Coudenberg Palace, for great expectations were placed on the newlywed couple.
