House of Habsburg Essays

  • England and the Austrian Habsburg Empire from the late 16th century through the late 18th century

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    England and the Austrian, Habsburg Empire were both influenced by many of the same pressures during the 16th, 17th and 18th centuries. Each nation witnessed segments of their society demand religious freedom, and each struggled with the issue of Monarchial government and who possessed the right to the throne. These were the pressures faced by both nations and, though there were similarities between the issues, each nation took a very different approach to solving their problems. England would

  • The Accomplishments Of Maria Theresa And How She Changed The World

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    right after her father passed away and gave the throne to her. She ruled over Austria, Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Glacia, the Austrian Netherlands and Parma. Maria Theresa was the last of the House of Habsburg and the only ever female ruler of the Habsburg dominions. Her Accomplishments Maria Theresa was the Archduchess of Austria, the Queen of Bohemia, and the Queen of Hungary. She wanted to make life throughout her kingdom better. She provided education to male serfs

  • Bourbon Reform & How It Affected the Independence Movement

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    enlightened government leaders and reformers like Jose Patino and Princes of the House of Bourbon. The importance of these reforms has made the earlier periods of Bourbon Latin America and the later periods of Habsburgs rule to be used together. Historical studies in this topic majorly base their interests on the first Bourbons that were slightly involved in the Spanish Succession War that took place in 1702 to1713. Habsburgs’ regime had devastated Spain as a result of the high number of wars and defeats

  • History Of Portugal

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    Under King Emanuel, Portuguese power reached its height. From 1497 to 1499 Vasco da Gama made the first voyage to India following the route discovered by Dias, and inaugurated a lucrative trade in spices and other luxuries between Europe and South Asia. Led by Afonso de Albuquerque, the Portuguese occupied Goa, India, in 1510, Malacca (now Melaka, Malaysia) in 1511, the Moluccas (in present-day Indonesia) in 1512-14, and Hormuz Island in the Persian Gulf in 1515. During the same period they opened

  • Biography Of Emperor Karl I

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    Emperor Charles IV (aka Emperor Karl I) of Austria was born on August 17th, 1887 in Persenbeug Castle, Austria. Karl was the grand-nephew of the man he succeeded who was Emperor Franz Josef I. Emperor Franz Josef did have a son who was Archduke Franz Ferdinand. His son however, met an untimely demise leaving only Karl as the next successor. Karl married Zita of Burbon-Parma whom he was wed to until his death. Karl was originally an active member of the Austrian military until the death of Franz Josef

  • Ferdinand II

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    During his lifetime he held many titles and was a member of the House of Hapsburg. He was a strict Roman Catholic and did not have any tolerance for Protestants. Shortly after he was named ruler of Bohemia he rapidly pursued catholic reform with much success. He resolved many conflicts in Bohemia and throughout the Holy Roman Empire. Many historians believe Ferdinand II to be one of the most determined and dedicated monarch in the House of Hapsburgs. Ferdinand II descended from the Styrian line of

  • The Thirty Year's War: The Adbalance Of The Thirty Years War

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    War, war never changes. All parties involved in war do it for one reason and one reason alone, power. This struggle for power is no different in the case of The Thirty Years’ War. Starting in Bohemia in 1618 as a regional conflict with the Hapsburg Empire, many parties were involved in the conflict. The Catholic Church was one such party struggling with the religious conflict of the Reformation. Other Nations such as France, England, Sweden, and Spain were involved as well and played a major role

  • The Anorexic Empress: Elizabeth of Austria

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    Duchess Elizabeth of Bavaria was the wife of 19th century Habsburg ruler, Franz Joseph I. She wed him at the ripe age of 16, and Franz only 23. Franz Joseph was the Emperor of Austria, the King of Hungary and also of Bohemia. Given that her husband was a man of great ruling, she had married herself into a world which attempted to give her a very formal lifestyle, and restrictive by court convention. The Duchess, better known as Sisi, which was her nickname, began to feel at odds with her new life

  • Maria Theresa Absolute Monarchy

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    of that year and claimed it for his kingdom. France and Bavaria followed suit with their own invasion of Habsburg territories, resulting in an 8 year conflict dubbed the War of the Austrian Succession. In 1748 the war ended when Austria was forced to let Prussia keep Silesia and to accept the loss of three of its Italian territories to France. Maria set out to further reforming the Habsburg government, with Silesian exile Count Frederick William Haugwitz heading up the effort. Haugwitz reform effort

  • King Louis Xiv Research Paper

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    In 1755, my mother, Maria Theresa – the ruler of the Habsburg Empire – gave birth to me in Vienna, Austria. I was Maria Theresa and Francis I’s 15th child and fourth daughter. I became the Queen of France and was executed during the French Revolution. At the age of 14, I was sent to France and to the Palace of Versailles. When I had my first appearance in France, there was a large crowd of 50,000 Parisians that grew with so much excitement until at least 30 people died from getting trampled over

  • Maria Theresa

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    Charles furthered the Pragmatic Sanction. The Pragmatic Sanction is a royal act, which allowed a female to inherit the territories of the Habsburg. In 1736 Maria Theresa married Francis Stephen of Lorraine. The marriage of Maria to Francis was one of love, which was very unlike many in that time. The French strongly opposed the marriage of Lorraine lands to the Habsburg lands and demanded that he give up his ancestral rights of Lorraine for the succession of Tuscany. Schooling Maria Theresa did

  • Matthias Grunewald: The Unseen Masterstroke of Rebellion

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    Born between 1475 and 1480 in Wurzburg, Germany, famously known as Matthias Grunewald, a uniquely rebellious German artist, helped change the way people looked at art. Grunewald’s first (known) painting is estimated to be Munich, dated in the year 1503. His childhood was lost along with most of his art, most information about him was deserted in the Baltic Sea. Today, only a small number of pieces from Grunewald remain. In the beginning of Grunewald’s childhood time, the Hunyadi Dynasty founder

  • Analysis of Wedgewood´s The Thirty Years War

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    Wedgwood, C.V. The Thirty Years War. London: Lowe & Brydone Ltd, 1938. Print. It is difficult to determine when the Thirty Years War really began. Ultimately, a culmination of events led to the tension between the countries of the Ottoman Empire. Prior to the war’s beginning on May 23, 1618, Europe was in a state of religious, political, and imperial turmoil. The Lutherans, Catholics, and Calvinists were all competing for religious dominance. Political leaders tried to advocate for their religions

  • The Holy Roman Empire: The Early Middle Ages

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    The Habsburgs originated from a long line of German kings. The Habsburgs family married their way into power using inbreeding, which also to retain all their inherits inside the family. “And one the tactics used by the Hapsburgs was the promote dynastic marriages between Hapsburg cousins

  • Essay On The First Nest War

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    Sanction of 19 April 1713 whereby the Habsburg emperor Charles VI decreed the imperial succession arrangements as set out in his will, according precedence to his own daughters over the daughters of his (by now deceased) elder brother Joseph I. This proved prescient: in May 1717 the emperor’s own eldest daughter was born and on his death in 1740, she duly succeeded as Archduchess of Austria as well as to the thrones of the Bohemian and Hungarian lands within the Habsburg Monarchy as Queen Maria Theresa

  • Rafael Lozano-Hemmer Essay

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    moving projected hand. Participants move the image of the hand by pointing to the castle. 3D sensors collect this data and use it to move a robotic projector. As the projected hand passes certain locations on the castle façade, interior images from Habsburg home in Mexico City from unveil. There was also a “Moctezuma button” in the castle gift shop, when pushed it uncovered an Aztec headdress on the castle, a symbol for Mexico with music from a Mexican singer, Toña la Negra, then revealed are Austrian-Hungarian

  • Impact of The Great War for Empire in Europe

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    Impact of The Great War for Empire in Europe The Great War for Empire was one of the most important factors in shaping the economic and political futures for all of Europe in the eighteenth century and for all time to come. In this essay I will discuss the causes, the events, and finally the results of this important war, which consisted of the War of Austrian Succession and the Seven Years' War. The War of the Austrian Succession began as King Frederick II gained the throne to Prussia

  • The Thirty Years War: Ferdinand II Of Bohemia

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    Early Modern Essay The Thirty Years’ War (1618-1648) first began with when the Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand II of Bohemia tried to reduce the religious activities of his subjects, provoked rebellion among Protestants. The war involved the strongest powers in europe for example, Sweden, France, Spain and Austria all of them prosecuting campaigns mainly on german land. Mostly known for the cruel wrong doings by mercenary soldiers, ending the war with a couple series of agreements that made up the Peace

  • Maria Theresa

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    Theresa was an absolute monarch in the years 1740-1780. She was a Holy Roman Empress ruler with complete authority over the government and lives of the people in Austria, Bohemia and Hungary. She was the only woman sovereign in the history of the Habsburg Empire. Maria Theresa of Austria was a strong queen and one of her goals was to help the peasants, but this also meant she had to tax the rich more money. She doubled the troops of her late father, Charles VI, while battling Prussia. Archduchess

  • Q: European monarchs of the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuri

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    In northern Europe after the Middle Ages, monarchies began to lay the foundations of their countries that are still in effect today. During the late fifteenth and early sixteenth centuries, these "New Monarchs" made many relevant changes in their nations. In the middle of the fifteenth century, Europe was affected by war and rebellion, which weakened central governments. As the monarchies attempted to develop into centralized governments once again, feudalism's influence was lessened. This "new"