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Showing posts with label Holy Roman Empire. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Holy Roman Empire. Show all posts
Friday, 24 October 2014

The Fungi that Felled an Emperor

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Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (Vienna, Austria, 1st October 1685 - Vienna, Austria, 20th October 1740) Emperor Charles VI by Martin va...
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Wednesday, 23 July 2014

The Death of George I

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George I (George Louis, Osnabrück, Holy Roman Empire, 28th May 1660 - Osnabrück, Germany, 11th June 1727) George I by Godfrey Kneller...
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Monday, 21 April 2014

The Ill-Fated Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria

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Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg (Elisabeth Wilhelmine Luise; Treptow, Brandenburg, Germany, 21st April 1767 - Vienna, Austria, 18th Februar...
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Saturday, 19 April 2014

The Marriage of Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI

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We have seen royal marriages before here at the salon but today marks the anniversary of a particularly iconic match of two young people....
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Thursday, 17 April 2014

The Death of Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor

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Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor (Vienna,  Austria,   26th July 1678 - Vienna,  Austria,   17th April 1711) Not so long ago we heard the ...
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Sunday, 9 February 2014

The Philanthropic Life of Caroline Augusta of Bavaria

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Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (Karoline Charlotte Auguste von Bayern; Mannheim, Germany, 8th February 1792 – Vienna, Austria, 9th February 187...
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Sunday, 24 November 2013

The Many-Titles of Maria Luisa of Spain

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Maria Luisa of Spain (Portici, Spain, 24th November 1745 - Vienna, Austria, 15th May 1792) Maria Luisa of Spain by Lorenzo Baldissera T...
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Friday, 25 October 2013

A Routine Trip to the Closet: The Death of George II

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George II (George Augustus; Hanover, Electorate of Brunswick-Luneburg, Holy Roman Empire,  9th November 1683 – London, England, 25th October...
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Sunday, 6 October 2013

The Holy Life of Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha Antonia of Austria

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Archduchess Maria Anna Josepha Antonia of Austria (Known as Marianna; Vienna, Austria, 6th October 1738 – Klagenfurt, Austria, 19th November...
Saturday, 21 September 2013

The Tragic Revolutionary Romance of François Marceau-Desgravier

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François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers (Chartres, Kingdom of France, 1st March 1769 –  Altenkirchen, Holy Roman Empire, 21st September 1796)  ...
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Thursday, 29 August 2013

The Political Manoeuvrings of Maria Anna, Electress of Bavaria

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Maria Anna Sophia of Saxony (Maria Anna Sophia Sabina Angela Franciska Xaveria; Dresden, Germany, 29th August 1728 – Munich, Germany, 17th F...
Sunday, 18 August 2013

Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, A Ruler in Name Only?

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Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Grand Duke of Tuscany (Francis Stephen; Nancy, France, 8th December 1708 –  Innsbruck, Austria, 18th Augus...
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