Habsburg Monarchy Essays

  • The Habsburg Monarchy

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    the Habsburg Monarchy cope with the demands of mass politics 1867 - 1914 The Habsburg Monarchy first had to deal with the Magyar demands of autonomy which culminated into the Compromise of 1867. From then the Emperor Francis Joseph would have the title of King of Hungary. This dual monarchy was to be a success in satisfying both the Habsburgs and the Magyars but had the effect of causing both disappointment and resentment to the significant national minorities in the empire. The Habsburg Monarchy

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Essay On The First Nest War

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    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. During

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

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    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, created

  • 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"

  • Bourbon Reform & How It Affected the Independence Movement

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    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 the empire had realized both internally and externally. This

  • 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

  • Maria Theresa Absolute Monarchy

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    Maria Theresa Absolute Monarchy Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina was born in early May 1717 in Vienna, she reigned over Austria, Hungary,Croatia, Bohemia, Transylvania, Mantua, Milan, Lodomeria and Galicia, the Austrian Netherlands and Parma. By marriage, she was Duchess of Lorraine, Grand Duchess of Tuscany and Holy Roman Empress. She started her 40-year reign when her father, Emperor Charles VI, died in October 1740. Although she had been given no formal training to succeed to her father

  • The Effectiveness Of The Congress Of Vienna

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    Russia, and Prussia in what was called the Quadruple Alliance. In September of that year, the Congress of Vienna met to forge new policies to prevent France from again dominating Europe: Prussia and Austria are given new territories, and the Bourbon monarchy is confirmed. The various powers at the Congress feared that Russia would advance further into Central Europe. To prevent this, Charles Maurice de Talleyrand, the French Prime Minister, suggested that France, Britain, and Austria align to deter tsar

  • Peter I The Great: The Russian Monarchy

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    Hundreds of thousands of years ago, even today, monarchies existed. Kings, queens, emperors, empresses, princes, princesses and many more all existed. Now, even though most no longer exist, they’re still a huge part of our history, and have huge effects on it. Famous monarchies, a history that leads a long, and interesting path through time. The Russian Monarchy. Peter I The Great (1672-1725), He was Russia’s first and one of the most celebrated emperors of the Romanov dynasty. He modernized all

  • The Decision of King Philip II of Spain to Send the Armada Against England

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    The Spanish Armada was a giant flotilla of Spanish warships send by the Catholic Spanish King Philip II in 1588. This flotilla was sent to retaliate against England for supporting the piracy and terrorizing of Spanish ships in the Atlantic, and for championing the Netherlands in their revolt against Spain. Philip’s decision to send the Armada was ultimately a result of Queen Elizabeth I’s behavior toward Spain, and the influence of the Church who declared Elizabeth as illegitimate and therefore unfit

  • Biography Of Emperor Karl I

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    the last Emperor of Austria and King of Hungry, reigning from November 21st, 1916 through the collapse of the empire in 1918. After the collapse of the empire during World War I, Karl dedicated the remainder of his lit to attempting to restore the monarchy. Karl became heir to the throne, after the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand in 1914. This assassination was the event which instigated World War I. At this time the current emperor, Franz Josef I realized the importance of quickly establishing

  • Ferdinand II

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    Ferdinand the Second was one of the most successful monarchs in establishing an absolutist rule in both political and religious areas. 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

  • 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

  • Research Paper On Spanish Armada

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    The Spanish Armada was a powerful navy that attempted to enter England by force in 1588. Wikipedia writes that the navy was previously called “The Invincible Armada”, because the Spaniards had the impression that it could not be defeated. Phillip had a list of reasons to take out Queen Elizabeth. For the longest time, Most English ships had been attacking Spanish treasure ships returning from the Americas. Queen Elizabeth declined punishing the privateers and would not return the treasures that they

  • Absolute vs. New Monarchs

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    Absolute vs. New Monarchs Monarchy was not at all a new institution in the 15th, 16th, or 17th centuries. It wasn’t even very different with respect to the goals that prevailed in each monarchy. However, the differences between the New and Absolute Monarchy come in the way of the methods, theories, and conditions prevalent throughout the different monarchical reigns. The main goal of new and absolute monarchies was the centralize the state. War, civil war, class war, feudal rebellion, and banditry

  • 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

  • Great Rulers of 15th and 16th Century Dynasties

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    During the Wars of Religion, from 1554 to 1648, the actions of Elizabeth I, Henry IV, Louis XIII, and Philip II all demonstrated their worthiness to be considered great rulers. Elizabeth I of England defeated the Spanish Armada, the strongest naval power the world had ever seen. Henry IV of France took many steps that eventually led to a religious agreement in France. Louis XIII of France left France as a major European power. Philip II of Spain made Spain very rich and powerful during the height