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Hace 4 días · Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor refused to sign since it left the issue unresolved; he reluctantly did so in October 1697, but viewed it as a pause in hostilities. Although Charles was reportedly devoted to her, Marie Louise was blamed for the failure to produce a heir, while primitive fertility treatments gave her severe intestinal problems.
Hace 2 días · Leopold I Holy Roman Emperor 1640–1705: Eleonore Magdalene of Neuburg 1655–1720: Louis Grand Dauphin of France 1661–1711: Maria Antonia of Austria 1669–1692: Charles VI Holy Roman Emperor 1685–1740: Louis Petit Dauphin of France 1682–1712: Philip V King of Spain 1683–1746: Charles Duke of Berry 1686–1714: Joseph Ferdinand of ...
Hace 4 días · In Philip III's final years, Baltasar de Zúñiga had convinced him to intervene militarily in Bohemia and the Electoral Palatinate on the side of Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor. Once Philip himself came to power, he was convinced by de Zúñiga, appointed his principal foreign minister, and Olivares that he should commit Spain to ...
Hace 3 días · Otto I was born in Germany in 812 and became Duke of Saxony upon his father's death in 936. Otto defeated the Magyars (Hungarians) in 955 and ended their threat to Western Europe. He then conquered Italy by 961. Seen as a staunch defender of the Church, Otto was crowned Holy Roman Emperor in 962.
Hace 3 días · The Pragmatic Sanction of 1713 was an attempt by Holy Roman Emperor Charles VI to circumvent longstanding law in order to have his daughter succeed him on the imperial throne. It worked but only after a long period of strife.
Hace 5 días · Roman Empire, the ancient empire, centered on the city of Rome, that was established in 27 BCE following the demise of the Roman Republic and continuing to the final eclipse of the empire in the West in the 5th century CE.
Hace 1 día · On this day, 18 November 1889, King Leopold II organised an anti-slavery conference in Brussels. Rather than being a key moment for abolitionism in Europe, it helped secure the 'Scramble for Africa'. Throughout the 19th century, the anti-slave trade movement was in full swing in Europe.
