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The War of the Fifth Coalition (1809) was a major conflict of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815) that was fought primarily in Central Europe between the First French Empire and its client states against the Austrian Empire...

The War of the Austrian Succession (1740–1748) reshaped the political balance of Europe after the death of Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor (reign 1711–1740) and...

Miklós Horthy (1868-1957) was a Hungarian admiral and statesman who served as regent for the Kingdom of Hungary from 1920 until his forced abdication in 1944. During the interwar period and for most of World War II, Horthy played...

Illustration of the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V (r. 1519-1556 CE) and Ferdinand I. The illustration depicts the Habsburg brothers Charles V (left) sitting by the imperial coat of arms, while Ferdinand (right...

On 20 April 1792, King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792) stood before the Legislative Assembly and, with a faltering voice, read a declaration of war against Austria, to the ecstatic delight...

Last time we learned about the Enlightenment, and the philosophers and thinkers whose ideas would shape governance for hundred of years. This week, we're learning how monarchs across Europe were influenced by those...

This map illustrates the sweeping republican revolts and political upheavals that erupted across Europe in 1848, a year known as...

Maria Theresa of Austria and her family, oil on canvas by Martin van Meytens, c. 1754. Those depicted include Maria Theresa (right, seated) her husband Francis I (left, seated), a young Joseph II (center, standing next...

Banquet (en grand couvert) at the court in Vienna, oil on canvas attributed to Johan Lundberg, 1734. The couple seated on the right of the painting are Maria Theresa, future ruler of the Habsburg...

Portrait of Maria Theresa, ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 1740-1780, oil on canvas by Martin van Meytens, 1750. Academy of Fine Arts, Vienna.