The outlook was no better on the international stage. No sooner had Maria Theresa assumed the throne than Frederick the Great ...

Under the supervision of Maria Theresa (the only female Habsburg ruler), Schönbrunn evolved into an expansive paradise with ornate rooms and vast elaborate gardens comparable to King Louis XIV of ...

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Today, Vienna has regained its timeless charm, with architectural influences over the centuries dotting the city. You can ...

Aerial view of Schonbrunn Palace, beautiful view of Schonbrunn Palace, famous for its Grand Parterre garden in Vienna Schonbrunn Palace was the main summer residence of the Habsburg rulers, located in ...

From imposing basilicas that hide some of the region's most spectacular art to the opulent royal residence of the Habsburg rulers, Schönbrunn Palace. We'll deep dive into the significance the Danube ...

For Frederick was the first German ruler to turn his miscellany of territorial possessions ... even his notorious seizure of Silesia (the most lucrative province of the Habsburg Monarchy) in 1740 – ...

Hitler hated the multi-ethnic composition of Austria's ruling Habsburg Empire ... machine that helped defeat Nazism and was the supreme ruler of the Soviet Union for a quarter of a century.

he understood perhaps better than any of his English contemporaries that princely power – particularly military clout – was dependent on rulers’ access to the credit markets of northern Europe, which ...