Charles I of Austria

history 's most well known and controversial women. Marie Antoinette was born Maria Antonia Josepha Joanna in Vienna, Austria on the second of November, 1755. Born as the second last child to the Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Austrian Empress Maria Theresa, Marie lived a childhood of luxury. Typical of the aristocratic girls of the time, Marie was educated…

Louis XVI reigned France from 1174 to 1792 and was characterized by financial instability. However, the lack of wealth was not depicted in the lifestyle of Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette. The royals and the nobility were living in wealth and due to an unfair tax system, only the poor paid taxes. Furthermore, two decades of poor grain harvests, drought, and increasing bread prices had started unrest among peasants. A number of ill-advised financial maneuvers in the late 1700s worsened the…

Charles Rennie Mackintosh was a talented and successful architect and designer in the 19th and 20th century who worked in Glasgow and is best known for several remaining creations within the city. Recognized as the father of “Glasgow Style” which created and inspired a new approach to architecture. Born in 1868 on June 7th, Charles Mackintosh studied art and design where he was interested in drawing programmes at the Glasgow School of Art as well as trained as an architecture under John…

World War I, or the Great War was a great turning point in history in many ways. At the end of the 19th century, it was the time of irrationalism and confusion. People no longer understood where they stood in society. Imperialism created rivalries, but everyone appeared to sense the same approaching doom. There was a feeling along with a hope for utopia because of all the technological breakthroughs. This would come in the form of World War I, and it would leave behind ruins in which…

replaced by his younger brother Charles IX, who was only nine at the time. Catherine was made Governess of France, essentially ruling in Charles’ place until he was old enough to rule. During her reign, tension was high between the Catholics and the Huguenots. Catherine had attempted to stay neutral and allow for freedom…

The Eastern Question is one of the defining aspects of the relationship between what is considered the West (today’s United Kingdom, Germany, France, etc., previously the British Empire, the French Empire, Austria-Hungary, and so on and so forth) and the East (Russia and its sphere of influence in Eastern and Central Europe). The central point of this Eastern Question was contention over the influence and degree of control these opposing powers would have over the slowly dying Ottoman Empire.…

Polytechnic Institute in Graz, Austria and the University of Prague. He first wanted to specialize in physics and mathematics but then he became very fascinated with electricity. He began a career as an electrical engineer with a telephone company in Budapest in 1881. There he discovered the solution to the rotating…

The spark of the Great War was the assassination of the Archduke of Austria-Hungary. In many people’s eyes, there were four causes to World War I. They were nationalism, imperialism, militarism, and the alliance system. Through the alliances, the world became involved in the war. The two opposing forces were the Central Powers and the Triple Alliance. The Central Powers consisted of Germany, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman Empire, and Bulgaria. The Triple Alliance consisted of Britain, France, Russia,…

In the 18th century, Maria Theresa, the young daughter of Holy Roman Emperor and Habsburg Emperor, Charles VI, inherited the Austrian, Bohemian, and Hungarian thrones, despite being a woman. Maria Theresa was the wife of Francis I, and the mother of 16 children, most notably, Joseph II, and Marie Antoinette, who both grew up to become major rulers. The archduchess of Austria came across many hardships and events that would slow down her reforms, but her power did not crumble. Whether it might be…

influential inventors of all time. He is in the same category as Faraday and Edison. I will be talking about Nikola Tesla's life and what makes him important in our everyday lives. Also how thanks to him we now have electricity in our homes today. Also Why I choose to write my paper on him. Hope you enjoy this information about Nikola Tesla. Tesla was born on July 10th, 1856, in a small town called Smiljan in the Austria-Hungary border province of the modern day Republic of Croatia. His…