WebThe progenitor of the House of Habsburg may have been Guntram the Rich, a count in the Breisgau who lived in the 10th century, and forthwith farther back as the medieval Adalrich, Duke of Alsace, from the Etichonids from which Habsburg derives. His grandson Radbot of Klettgau founded the Habsburg Castle.That castle was the family seat during most of the …

WebEmpire is the second album by British rock band Kasabian, released in August 2006.The album went on to No. 1 in the UK Albums Chart upon its release and was preceded by the release of new single "Empire" on 24 July 2006.. According to Tom Meighan in an interview on the album with the NME in early 2006, "Empire" is a word used by the band to …

WebThe dissolution of Austria-Hungary was a major geopolitical event that occurred as a result of the growth of internal social contradictions and the separation of different parts of Austria-Hungary.The reason for the collapse of the state was World War I, the 1918 crop failure and the economic crisis. [citation needed] The 1917 October Revolution and the …

WebAustrians, someone from Austria or of Austrian descent Someone who is considered an Austrian citizen, see Austrian nationality law; Austrian German dialect; Something associated with the country Austria, for example: Austria-Hungary; Austrian Airlines (AUA) Austrian cuisine; Austrian Empire; Austrian monarchy; Austrian German …

WebDefinition. Originally, possessors of the princely title bore it as immediate vassals of the Emperor who held a fief (secular or ecclesiastical) that had no suzerain except the Emperor. However, by the time the Holy Roman Empire was abolished in 1806, there were a number of holders of Imperial princely titles who did not meet these criteria.. Thus, there were two …

WebWar flag. The Reichsfahne (Imperial flag) was a field ensign of the Holy Roman Empire, originally an equestrian flag or gonfalon.An early bearer was Werner I, count of Winterthur, who carried the flag for Conrad II and Henry III and who died in the battle at Brůdek in 1040. In the 12th century, the Reichsfahne apparently [clarification needed] showed a white …

WebThe Spanish Empire disintegrated in the wake of Napoleon's invasion of Spain and the overthrow of the Spanish Bourbons in 1808. Throughout Spain and her colonies there was a widespread refusal to recognize Napoleon's brother Joseph II as the new French-backed king of Spain. The cleric Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, who had long been part of a circle of …

WebThe florin (German: Gulden, Hungarian: forint, Croatian: forinta/florin, Czech: zlatý) was the currency of the lands of the House of Habsburg between 1754 and 1892 (known as the Austrian Empire from 1804 to 1867 and the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy after 1867), when it was replaced by the Austro-Hungarian crown as part of the introduction of the gold …

WebSalomon Mayer had been sent to Austria from his home in Frankfurt, Germany by his father, Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744-1812). Wanting his sons to succeed on their own and to expand the family business across Europe, Mayer Amschel Rothschild had his eldest son remain in Frankfurt, while his four other sons were sent to different European cities with …

WebThe Serbian campaign was a series of military expeditions launched in 1914 and 1915 by the Central Powers against the Kingdom of Serbia during the First World War.. The first campaign began after Austria-Hungary declared war on Serbia on 28 July 1914.The campaign to "punish" Serbia was under the command of Austrian Oskar Potiorek.It …

WebHercules (/ ˈ h ɜːr k j ʊ ˌ l iː z /, US: /-k j ə-/) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena.In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures.. The Romans adapted the Greek hero's iconography and myths for their literature and art under the name …

WebThe German colonial empire (German: Deutsches Kolonialreich) constituted the overseas colonies, dependencies and territories of the German Empire.Unified in the early 1870s, the chancellor of this time period was Otto von Bismarck.Short-lived attempts at colonization by individual German states had occurred in preceding centuries, but Bismarck resisted …

WebThis is a list of people who were heir apparent or heir presumptive to the Archduchy of Austria from when Charles III succeeded to the throne in 1711 to the end of the monarchy in Austria-Hungary in 1918. Those heirs who succeeded are shown in bold.. The position of heir to the Empire was often of great importance. More than once a younger brother of …

WebIn the medieval history of Europe, Bulgaria's status as the Bulgarian Empire (Bulgarian: Българско царство, Balgarsko tsarstvo [ˈbɤlɡɐrsko ˈt͡sarstvo]) occurred in two distinct periods: between the seventh and the eleventh centuries and again between the twelfth and the fourteenth centuries.The two "Bulgarian Empires" are treated not as separate entities …