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The Imperium Romaniae, commonly known as the Latin Empire (1204–1261), emerged from the upheaval of the Fourth Crusade (1202–1204), when Western European forces captured and sacked Constantinople in 1204. This event brought an abrupt end...

Maria Theresa of Austria, oil on canvas by Martin van Meytens, c. 1742. National Gallery of Slovenia, Ljubljana.

Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria as a young girl, oil on canvas by Andreas Møller, c. 1727. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.

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 monarchy, and Francis Stephen, who would...

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.

Maria Theresa in mourning dress, oil on canvas by Anton von Maron, 1773. For the last 15 years of her reign, Maria Theresa of Austria dressed only in mourning attire to grieve the death of her husband Francis I. Kunsthistorisches Museum...

This young girl in Bangladesh was infected with smallpox in 1973. Freedom from smallpox was declared in Bangladesh in December, 1977 when a WHO International Commission officially certified that smallpox had been eradicated from that country...

White marble door of the Hagia Sophia, photograph by Juan Ángel Piqueras, Istanbul, 25 February, 2026. The Marble Door (also known as “Gate of Heaven and Hell”) in Hagia Sophia’s south upper gallery marks the threshold between the western...

Frederick the Great Playing the Flute at Sanssouci, painting by Adolph von Menzel, Berlin, c. 1850. Frederick the Great was known for both his martial stratagem and his patronage of the arts. An avid flute player, he would often host concerts...

Battle of Prague, 6 May 1757, illustration by unknown artist, c. 1760. This illustration depicts Prussian troops, led by King Frederick II of Prussia, driving back the Austrian troops into Prague. The Battle of Prague was one of the largest...