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The Empress: When did the real Austrian Empire fall? Explained in detail
Austria, after the Holy Roman Empire ended in 1806, wanted to build a powerful central monarchy to consolidate its power. Under Emperor Franz Joseph I, it became one of the dominant powers in ...
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This week in Christian history: Holy Roman Emperor retires to monastery, Georg Spalatin born, Saint Augustine’s University opens
A king of Spain and archduke of Austria, Charles V ruled over the Holy Roman Empire for nearly 40 years, dealing with such challenges as uprisings tied to the Reformation, threats from the Ottoman ...
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Who was Empress Maria Theresa of the Holy Roman Empire, the matriarch who was a mother to sixteen children and who ruled for 40 years?
The second and eldest surviving child of Holy Roman Emperor, Charles VI and Elisabeth Christine ... Land – at that time spanning much of central Europe, including Germany, Austria and Switzerland – on ...