Archduchess Margaret of Austria was born on 10 January 1480. She was the daughter of Emperor Maximilian I and Mary of Burgundy, the sister of Philip the Handsome, and the aunt of Emperor Charles V. In her youth, Margaret was a pivotal figure in the Habsburgs’ marriage policy. Her first arranged marriage, to Charles VIII […]
January 7, 1744, marked the wedding day of Maria Theresa’s beloved sister, Archduchess Maria Anna of Habsburg, and Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine. There was a minor but nevertheless significant issue over the union that I’d like to point out. By that time, Maria Theresa and Francis Stephan had produced several daughters but only one […]
Anna Plochl, Countess Meran was born on 6 January 1814. Her place in the Habsburg family calendar was secured through her marriage to Archduke Johann, one of the youngest sons of Emperor Leopold II and Maria Luisa of Spain. Anna was a commoner, the daughter of a postmaster in Styria, where Johann — withdrawn from […]
Archduke Leopold Wilhelm was born on 5 January 1614. He was the brother of Emperor Ferdinand III and thus the paternal uncle of Emperor Leopold I. Throughout his life, Leopold Wilhelm’s professional engagements were shaped by family traditions and dynastic needs, as well as by his own personal inclinations. As a younger son, he was […]
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