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Zita
Zita , 1892-1989, last empress of Austria and queen of Hungary. The daughter of Duke Robert of Parma, she was married (1911) to Archduke Charles Francis, who in 1916 became emperor as Charles I . She exercised great influence over her husband and was blamed for Charles's letters to her brother, Si... Read more
Breitenfeld
Breitenfeld , village, Saxony, S central E Germany. It gave its name to two battles of the Thirty Years War . Gustavus Adolphus ( Gustavus II ) of Sweden there defeated the imperial forces under Count Johannes Tilly and Marshal Gottfried Pappenheim in 1631, and the Swedes under General Lennart ... Read more
Leopold Berchtold, Graf von
Leopold Berchtold, Graf von , 1863-1942, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister (1912-15). During the Balkan Wars he successfully worked for the creation of an independent Albania to block Serbian access to the Adriatic Sea. After the assassination (June 28, 1914) of Archduke Francis Ferdinand at Saraj... Read more
John Craig
John Craig 1512?-1600, Scottish minister of the Reformation. He joined the Dominican order, but through reading the Institutes of Calvin, he adopted Protestantism. Imprisoned at Rome for heresy, he escaped (1559) and went to Vienna, where he preached before Archduke Maximilian. Returning to Scotl... Read more
Ottokar Czernin, Graf
Ottokar Czernin, Graf , 1872-1932, Austro-Hungarian foreign minister. He was an adviser to Archduke Francis Ferdinand. As foreign minister (1916-18) he sought a negotiated peace, but was unwilling to abandon Austrian war aims in Italy and the Balkans. He was one of the negotiators of the Treaty of ... Read more
Otto von Hapsburg
Otto von Hapsburg 1912-, Austrian archduke and former pretender to the Austro-Hungarian throne, son of Emperor Charles I and Empress Zita. After World War II began, he went to the United States and made an unsuccessful attempt to form an Austrian legion to fight Germany. Returning to Europe in 1946... Read more
Wagram
Wagram or Deutsch-Wagram , town, Lower Austria prov., NE Austria, in the Marchfeld, near Vienna. On July 5-6, 1809, Napoleon I gained one of his most brilliant victories there. Despite their heroic conduct and the able leadership of Archduke Charles, the Austrians were forced to fall back by Fre... Read more
Carlotta
Carlotta Span. Carlota , 1840-1927, empress of Mexico, daughter of Leopold I of Belgium, christened Marie Charlotte Amélie. She married (1857) Maximilian , archduke of Austria and accompanied him when he went to Mexico as emperor (1864). After Napoleon III decided to withdraw the French tr... Read more
Charles I
Charles I 1887-1922, last emperor of Austria and, as Charles IV, king of Hungary (1916-18); son of Archduke Otto and grandnephew and successor of Emperor Francis Joseph. He married Zita of Bourbon-Parma. The death (1914) of his uncle, Francis Ferdinand , made Charles heir to the throne. He showe... Read more
Treaty of Arras
Treaty of Arras 1 Treaty of 1435, between King Charles VII of France and Duke Philip the Good of Burgundy. Through it, France and Burgundy became reconciled. Philip deserted his English allies and recognized Charles as king of France. In return, Philip received the Somme towns and was exempte... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Archduke"

Isabel Clara Eugenia and Albert of Habsburg (Isabel Clara Eugenia, 1566–1633; Albert of Habsburg, 1559–1621)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...x2013; 1621), archdukes of Austria, governors...hand before settling on Archduke Ernst of Habsburg...brother, Cardinal-Archduke Albert, who had succeeded...until 1594. Cardinal-Archduke Albert meantime filled...1599. Together the "archdukes" returned to Brussels...
Netherlands, Southern
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...At first acknowledging Archduke Matthias (1557 –...sovereignty over them to the "archdukes," his daughter Isabel...1633) and her husband Archduke Albert (1559 – 1621). But if the archdukes, each over age thirty...
Matthias (Holy Roman Empire) (1557–1619; Ruled 1612–1619)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...Matthias was the seventh child of the archduke Maximilian and his wife, the Spanish...beyond the means or abilities of the young archduke. In 1581 Matthias returned, disappointed...half. In 1595, the older and now wiser Archduke Matthias was assigned responsibilities...
Spanish Succession, War of the (1701–1714)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...would go to Leopold's second son, Archduke Charles. The sudden death of Joseph...empire to pass to Leopold I's son, Archduke Charles. Despite the apparent generosity...Charles II's final will did not name Archduke Charles as his universal heir of choice...
Bastian, Harry (nineteenth century)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...in Vienna on February 11, 1884, led Archduke John to publish a pamphlet under the...expressly for the purpose of sitting for Archduke John and Crown Prince Rudolph. According...a cord arrangement, suddenly shut by Archduke John. The "spirit" was caught and...
War of the Spanish Succession
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...behalf of his son by a second marriage, Archduke Charles (later Holy Roman Emperor Charles...Holland, and France were all opposed to Archduke Charles, because his accession would...and Sicily, and Milan was to fall to Archduke Charles. Spain opposed the partition...
Jakob Fugger
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...loan made to the rich but profligate Archduke Sigismund of Tirol. It was Fugger...Fugger's. Fugger's firm lent the Archduke 23,000 florins. The collateral for...brothers made an even larger loan to the Archduke the next year, and continued to receive...
Ferdinand I (Holy Roman Empire) (1503–1564)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...Holy Roman emperor, 1558. The young Archduke Ferdinand was born on 10 March 1503 in...partial result of these negotiations, Archduke Ferdinand married Anne of Jagie ł...to build up his power and prestige, Archduke Ferdinand contributed substantially to...
Vienna
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World ...efforts of Emperor Frederick's son, Archduke and later Emperor Maximilian I (ruled...Emperor Charles V, the Spanish-born Archduke Ferdinand (who ruled 1558 –...regime was harshly suppressed by the archduke and his officials, and the city administration...
Hellenbach, Baron Lazar De Baczolay(1827-1887)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Occultism and Parapsychology ...Vienna for the third time. The sitters were Crown Prince Rudolph and Archduke John. The archduke seized the "materialized spirit," and it was found to be the medium. The archduke himself published a pamphlet about this exposure, A Glimpse into...

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Archduke Trio
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music Archduke Trio. Beethoven's pf. trio in B♭, Op.97 (1811). So nicknamed from ded. to Archduke Rudolph of Austria, who was pf. and comp. pupil of Beethoven.
Leopold William, Archduke
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists Leopold William, Archduke. See Habsburg .
archduke
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English arch·duke / ˈär ch ˈd(y)oōk / • n. hist. a son of the emperor of Austria. DERIVATIVES: arch·du·cal / ˌär ch ˈd(y)oōkəl / adj.
Teniers, David the Younger
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...appointed court painter in Brussels to Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria (see Habsburg...and he was also made custodian of the archduke's art collection. He compiled a catalogue...painted several larger pictures showing the archduke with his paintings in a fictionalized...
Clerck, Hendrik de
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...1587), then settled in Brussels, where he was appointed court painter to the Archduke Ernest in 1594 and later continued in the service of his successor, the Archduke Albert. He is said to have been the pupil of the Mannerist painter Maerten...
Spanish Succession, War of the
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...the German princes to put the rival Austrian candidate, the Archduke Charles, on the throne; Savoy and Portugal later joined the...Castile, who supported Philip V while Catalonia declared for the Archduke Charles. MARLBOROUGH and Eugène of Savoy won a series...
Coberger Wenceslas
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...successful career as a painter in Italy, he was invited to Brussels by Archduke Albrecht and Isabella, and became ‘architecte et ingeniaire’ to the Archduke in 1605, and carried out numerous commissions. His masterpiece...
Conrad von Hötzendorf, Baron Franz
Book article from: A Dictionary of Contemporary World History ...Vienna), the professional soldier became a close friend of the Archduke Francis Ferdinand. Appointed in 1906, he did much to reorganize...imperial army and was responsible for its mobilization after the Archduke's death in Sarajevo . In 1915 he took the field and defeated...
Rubens, Sir Peter Paul
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Art and Artists ...spite of his extensive travels later in his career he never saw Italy again. In 1609 he was appointed court painter to the Archduke Albert and his wife the Infanta Isabella, the Spanish governors of the Netherlands (Isabella was the daughter of Philip II...
Black Hand
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...from army officers, to liberate Serbs still under Habsburg or Turkish rule. It organized the assassination at Sarajevo of Archduke FRANCIS FERDINAND (1914), an event that contributed to the outbreak of World War I. The name and symbol were adopted by...

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The archdukes in Brussels.("Albert and Isabelle (1598-1621)", Royal Museums for Art and History, Brussels)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: History Today; 9/1/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...exhibition profiles the rule of the Archduke Albert of Austria and his...seven northern provinces. The Archdukes ruled jointly until Albert...Rubens and Breughel. The Archdukes' employment of architects...Innsbruck and Graz. The Archdukes belonged to the greatest and...
Well Franzy that! Archduke Ferdinand is band's biggest fan.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mail (Glasgow, Scotland); 9/12/2004; 576 words ; ...of the Scots rockers. We tracked down Archduke Ferdinand von Habsburg, great great...Franz Ferdinand took their name from Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose murder in 1914...his great, great, grand-nephew, Archduke Ferdinand von Habsburg, 39, is an up...
Doubts over Archduke's Ebor challenge.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 7/27/2001; 375 words ; ...punters that Northumberland Plate winner Archduke Ferdinand is unlikely to take his chance...doubtful runner. Cole said last night: "Archduke Ferdinand has been entered in the Ebor...them not to back him for the Ebor." Archduke Ferdinand, who is 12-1 second favourite...
Archduke Otto Von Habsburg and American Hungarian emigres during and after World War II.
Magazine article from: East European Quarterly; 12/22/2002; ; 700+ words ; ...gifted, affable, and sympathetic as Archduke Otto von Habsburg (b.1912), the...Under more fortunate circumstances Archduke Otto could have turned into the most...at the beginning of World War II, Archduke Otto ended up in the New World as an...
Archduke strikes blow for Cole in Pitmen's Derby.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 7/1/2001; 700+ words ; Byline: Graham Cunningham ARCHDUKE FERDINAND, the sole three-year...that Franny Norton had poached on Archduke Ferdinand with a daring run up the...that this race had been a target for Archduke Ferdinand even before he stayed on...
RACING: Holland gets called up for Archduke.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Coventry Evening Telegraph (England); 6/25/2002; 700+ words ; ...for the ride on last year's winner Archduke Ferdinand in the Foster's Lager Northumberland Plate at Newcastle on Saturday. Archduke Ferdinand showed he was back to his best...Holland. "I'm thrilled to be riding Archduke Ferdinand, who ran a really good race...
Racing: Archduke set to go distance.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Sports Argus (Birmingham, England); 10/13/2001; 700+ words ; ...second part of the big Autumn Double - and Archduke Ferdinand can rule the roost in the two...blessed with his Northumberland Plate hero Archduke Ferdinand. The last to get in the race...Kevin Darley accepted the situation and Archduke Ferdinand was allowed to come home in...
My Kingdom for a Kingdom; Two Archdukes Want Their Piece of Austria Back
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 10/12/1998; ; 700+ words ; ...look a little tired, these archdukes. Felix and Carl Ludwig Habsburg...assassination of their great-uncle, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, detonated...was first taken, but the archdukes haven't abandoned the cause...Holocaust survivors, the archdukes see a chance to reclaim their...
Piano Trios: No. 4 in B[musical flat], "Gassenhauer"; No. 7 in B[musical flat], "Archduke"
Magazine article from: Fanfare; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words ; ...No. 7 in B[musical flat], "Archduke" * Tr Santoliquido * PRISTINE 58, mono...apparent from the opening notes of the "Archduke" Trio. In contrast to German and Austrian...pianists. My gold standard in the "Archduke," as I'm certain it is for many critics...
Solihull News: Archduke is guest of honour; DORRIDGE.(News)
Newspaper article from: Birmingham Mail (England); 2/15/2007; 303 words ; ...royal seal of approval - by a Hapsburg archduke. Monkspath Rotary Club welcomed HRH Marcos Hapsburg, Archduke of Austria, to its regular Tuesday night...Roger Howles, HRH Marcos Hapsburg, Archduke of Austria, and Rotarian Tom Smith.