Chapter 5Why Did the Empire Split?The Decision of Charles VThe division of the empire and his own abdication while still ...

Chapter 6 IIThe Fate of Protecting the Bloodline Marriage Strategies as Told by Philip's MarriagesPhilip, the son of Charles V, married four times in his life.His first wife was Maria Manuela, ...

(Reuters) - Otto Habsburg-Lothringen, the eldest son of the last Austrian emperor, died at his home in Germany on Monday. Here are some facts about Otto and his family: * Archduke Otto von Habsburg, ...

“The Czechs are getting alarmed by Italian influence in Austria. Jugoslavia is rattled. The prospect of an Austro-Hungarian monarchy is not fantastic. Prince von Starhemberg and his following are ...

Hofburg in Wien is a palatial complex that grew over centuries into a dense maze of courtyards, wings and squares at the ...

Sure are pious Austrians that an exceptionally righteous Chancellor will be found in Heaven at no great distance from Jehovah’s Throne, and they know of no dead Chancellor more righteous than the late ...

The daughters of the Habsburgs were "victims of politics". This was stated by the former Austrian Empress Maria Theresa. From an early age, girls were raised in the Habsburg court in a political ...

For the U.S., the 1840s were a decade of continental expansion. Texas was annexed in 1845 and soon became the 28th state. In 1848, with the defeat of Mexico in the Mexican-American War, the U.S.