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The royal Hungarian crown commemorates the first Christian king of Hungary, St Stephen (Hungarian: Szent István...

1526–1918

A native of Stockholm, the painter Martin van Meytens was much travelled and enjoyed international renown. He was Maria...

* 24. Jun 1695, † 23. Mar 1770

After the victory over Napoleon the leading European powers negotiated a new political order at the Congress of...

18. Sep 1814–09. Jun 1815

The Compromise with Hungary created the ‘Austro-Hungarian Monarchy’, dividing the Monarchy into two halves with...

15. Mar 1867

The plague pandemic which became known as the Black Death killed about one-third of the population of Europe. The...

Event The Black Death, 1348-1349

1348

In 1618 Protestant nobles in Bohemia began a revolt against Habsburg rule; it marked the beginning of the Thirty...

1620

The war against Piedmont-Sardinia and its ally France led to the Habsburgs losing a major part of their territories...

Event The Battle of Solferino, 1859

24. Jun 1859

The Battle of Mohács on 29 August 1526 marked the beginning of the Habsburgs’ Turkish Wars, which lasted until well...

Event The Battle of Mohács, 1526

1526

In 1866 Habsburg forces suffered an annihilating defeat at the hands of the Prussian army. The Prussian victory...

03. Jul 1866

This work was written during the course of the Vienna ‘Hanswurst controversy’ (1747–1783) in which Joseph von...

1747–1783

Made in Prague for Emperor Rudolf II in 1602, this crown, referred to as the ‘House Crown’, originally served as a...

1804–1918

On the occasion of his daughter Leopoldine’s marriage to the heir to the Brazilian throne, Emperor Franz I decided...

10. Apr 1817

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