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Called the ‘Sun King’, Louis XIV was sole ruler of France from 1661. His wide-ranging powers and luxurious lifestyle...

Emperor Louis XIV

King of France and Navarre

1643–1715

The Karlskirche (Church of St Charles Borromeo) in Vienna is a major work of the European Baroque, whose symbolic...

Location Vienna – Karlskirche

1648–1740

This design for an armorial standard from around 1615 shows the arms of the Liechtensteins, an aristocratic family...

1648–1740

Although dating only to the second half of the nineteenth century, this badge of office represents the rituals and...

1648–1914

The Kapuzinergruft (Capuchin Crypt), part of the Capuchin Friary on Neuer Markt in Vienna’s historic centre, is the...

Location Vienna – The Capuchin Crypt

1648–1918

Lying in the west of the city in the suburb of Hietzing, Schönbrunn Palace and its gardens are one of the most...

Location Vienna – Schönbrunn Palace

1648–1918

The Augarten in Vienna is all that remains of a seventeenth-century imperial pleasure garden that was once...

Location Vienna – Augarten

1648–1792

Paupers and beggars generally lived near to the city walls or led a nomadic life in their search for work, food and...

1648

This small-bore rifle with a wheel lock was produced around 1650 and was intended for hunting fowl and smaller game...

1650

Thanks to his lengthy training in Rome, the architect Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach became one of the most...

Person Johann Bernhard Fischer von Erlach

* 1656, † 1723

Prince Eugene of Savoy is regarded as one of the most important military commanders and statesmen in Austrian history...

Person Eugene of Savoy

Prince

The figure of Hanswurst, regarded as the creation of Josef Anton Stranitzky (1676–1726), was a major element in...

Person Hanswurst

* 10. Sep 1676, † 19. May 1726

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