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    The difference between Haydn, Mozart and Beethoven are first Haydn was born in 1732 in a tiny Austrian village called Rohrau, Mozart was born in 1756 in Salzburg, Austria, and Beethoven was born in 1770 in Bonn, Germany. They all have many different lives they lived. Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) was conceived in a small Austrian town called Roharu. Until he was six, his musical foundation comprised of folksongs and laborer moves (which later had an impact on his style). Hayden's excited reaction to…

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    Antoinette was not much of a leader, but she had much more to her life than merely being a queen. Marie Antoinette was born on November 2, 1775, born into royalty as the princess of Austria. Her original name was Maria Antonia, but her name got changed into a French version in her later life. Her mother was Empress Maria Theresa and her father was Emperor Francis. She also had four brothers and seven sisters who were all Archdukes and Archduchesses. Her family was a ginormous royal family!…

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    Marie Antionette 's full name was Maria Antonia Josepha Joanna. She was born November 2, 1755, in Vienna, Austria. Her parents were Holy Roman Emperor Francis I and Maria Theresa, empress of Austria. When Marie was young she lived a happy and carefree life. (“Marie Antoinette”). Her education mainly focused on religious and moral principles as well as music, embroidery, painting, and tapestry. Marie 's reading and writing skills were poor and she did not study academic subjects. She spent most…

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    Vienna Austria. He was an Austrian composer. He himself wrote six hundred secular vocal works, seven complete symphonies, operas, sacred music and a large body of chamber and piano music. His appreciation was limited to a relatively small circle of admirers in Vienna. Schubert’s father, Franz Theodor Schubert, was a school teacher; his mother was what we call a modern day “stay at home mom.” Franz had three older brothers Ignaz, Karl, and Ferdinand, and a younger sister named Maria Theresa. “The…

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    This short, yet powerful statement, is attributed to the French monarch, Marie Antoinette, and she can be seen saying it in the 2006 movie titled Marie Antoinette by Sofia Coppola. The movie follows the life of the young queen after she arrives from Austria and is thrust into a lavish life as the new Dauphine of France. However, much like the powerful statement of ‘let them eat cake’, which is falsely attributed to Antoinette, many points of this movie fell short of any prevalent historical…

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    became devoted to eradicating this one aspect of weakness in his otherwise absolute reign. Louis XIV was forty-seven years old in 1685, arguably the most powerful ruler in all of Europe. On October ninth, shortly after the death of his wife, Maria Theresa of Austria, and after an indecently short period of mourning, Louis XIV, clandestinely married…

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    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (WOLF-gang, ah-muh-DAY-us, MOE-tsart) was born in Salzburg, Austria on January 27, 1756. His father, Leopold, was a bookbinder. He was also a violin teacher and became famous when he published a method of study for the violin. Wolfgang's older sister Maria Anna was called Nannerl by the family. Her father began teaching her to play the clavier when she was seven years old and Wolfgang also showed an interest very early. Both…

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    During her reign she made a lot of improvements to Russia that have improved the government and the country for a long time. Then in 1772 she came together with Frederick William II of Prussia and Maria Theresa, the three of them divided a large section of Poland between their three states so Russia grew much bigger than it was before (McGuire 86). Under Catherine’s rule they defeated the Turks so Russia also spread southward to the Black Sea (Spielvogel…

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    dawn of the French Revolution (1768-1789). The most notable events that took place during that time period were the end of the 7 Years war, The American Revolution, and of course the French Revolution. The movie starts in Austria at 1768 with Marie being whisked away from Austria to France to get married to Dauphin Louis XVI in order to smooth over the relationship the Franco-Austrian relationship. Marie was taken by carriage to meet Comtesse de Noailles, who became her chaperon during her…

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    In Cesare Beccaria’s “On Crimes and Punishment,” he discusses the specific laws that he believed to be barbaric and in need of reform to more efficiently protect the rights of victims and criminals. This text was well-received by many European emperors during his time and is utilized in the United States’ Constitution and Bill of Rights, as well as still being a reference for legal proceedings to this day. Beccaria was born March 15, 1738 in Milan, Italy to an aristocratic father. He went to a…

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