Prague (Czech: Praha), the capital of the kingdom of Bohemia, grew out of a number of originally separate...

Prague

1527–1918

During the reign of Pedro II (1849–1889), Brazil enjoyed decades of peace, and, still more importantly, of technical...
Pedro II
Emperor of Brazil
1831–1889
Crown Prince Pedro of Bragança was a lively child who was adept at evading the attempts of his tutors to educate him...
Pedro I of Brazil
Emperor
1822–1831
The younger Napoleon was the first legitimate son of Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Archduchess Marie Louise. Although...
Napoleon Franz Bonaparte
Duke of Reichstadt
Napoleon was a supporter of the French Revolution. Under his command, the revolutionary armies advanced across Europe...
Napoleon Bonaparte
King of the French

Located in north-western Styria, the pilgrimage church of Mariazell goes back to a monk’s cell established by the...

Mariazell

1526–1648
A native of Bonn, Ludwig van Beethoven was an influential composer who transformed the Viennese classical tradition. In...
Ludwig van Beethoven

* 17. Dec 1770, † 26. Mar 1827
Called the ‘Sun King’, Louis XIV was sole ruler of France from 1661. His wide-ranging powers and luxurious lifestyle...
Louis XIV
King of France and Navarre
1643–1715
Lodovico Ottavio Burnacini came from an aristocratic family in northern Italy. From 1652 he lived in Vienna, where his...
Lodovico Ottavio Burnacini

* 1636, † 12. Dec 1707

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