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Hace 5 días · War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14), conflict that arose out of the disputed succession to the throne of Spain following the death of the childless Charles II, the last of the Spanish Habsburgs. The treaties that ended the war marked the rise of the power of Britain and the British colonial empire.
- Battle of Ramillies
The battle was fought at the village of Ramillies, 13 miles...
- Battle of Oudenaarde
The battle was fought north of the town of Oudenaarde...
- Battle of Malplaquet
Battle of Malplaquet, (Sept. 11, 1709), the duke of...
- Battle of Blenheim
Battle of Blenheim, (Aug. 13, 1704), the most famous victory...
- Battle of Ramillies
Hace 2 días · The Spanish princesses married the heirs of Portugal, England and the House of Habsburg. Following the same strategy, the Catholic Monarchs decided to support the Aragonese house of the Kingdom of Naples against Charles VIII of France in the Italian Wars beginning in 1494.
Hace 3 días · The main foreign policy goal of Franz Joseph had been the unification of Germany under the House of Habsburg. This was justified on grounds of precedence; from 1452 to the end of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, with only one brief period of interruption under the Wittelsbachs, the Habsburgs had generally held the German crown.
Hace 2 días · The senior Franconian branch of the House of Hohenzollern was founded by Conrad I, Burgrave of Nuremberg (1186–1261). The family supported the Hohenstaufen and Habsburg rulers of the Holy Roman Empire during the 12th to 15th centuries, being rewarded with several territorial grants.
1. House of Habsburg. Editor's Note: There's no photo available at the time of writing. The House of Habsburg, also known as the House of Austria, has a presence in history. They started from Habsburg Castle in Switzerland during the century. Cleverly expanded their influence by forming marital alliances.
Hace 1 día · Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria was a member of the European House of Habsburg. She called herself Mariana after her October 1649 marriage to her biological uncle, widower King Felipe IV of Spain, III of Portugal. She was 14 years old and he was 30 years her senior. The Habsburgs were renowned for marrying members to each other in consanguine ...
Hace 3 días · Rise of the Bourbons. The ruling family in France, the House of Bourbon, had been steadily gaining power and influence during this period. Their power and expansionist ambitions came to a head ...
