Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily was born on 6 June 1772. As the second wife of Emperor Francis II/I, she became the last Holy Roman Empress and the first Empress of Austria. Maria Theresa and Francis were double second cousins and shared the same grandparents. This was yet another example of close-kin unions within […]
Archduke Charles of Inner Austria was born on 3 June 1540. As the third son of Emperor Ferdinand I and Anna of Bohemia, he stood far enough from the imperial throne to be considered for dynastic alliances — first by his father, and later by his elder brother, the future Emperor Maximilian II. In retrospect, […]
Archduke Ferdinand of Habsburg-Lorraine was born on the 1st of June 1754. He was the second youngest son of Maria Theresa and Francis Stephen. It is challenging to find clearly distinguished traits in Ferdinand’s character, which seemed rather pale and inexpressive. He was said to be the least promising among the imperial siblings. His elder […]
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