Yongzheng Emperor

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…

Historians often refer to absolutist monarch Joseph II of Austria (1741-1790) as an enlightened despot due to the numerous social reforms he instilled during his reign. Joseph commissioned countless works of propaganda that showcase his enlightened ideology, yet it is through one of these images that one can also see the ironies that invalidate the possibility of an effective enlightened despot. The authority of a despot relies on his ability to secure his own power, while a true Enlightenment…

While Isabella of Castile was not the most important person during the Renaissance, Queen Isabella was an important person, because of all the things she did for her people. During her reign, Isabella and her husband Ferdinand of Aragon made progress for their lands and their people. They overcame and conquered what they could. Since Henry the IV, Isabella’s brother, never had a child, the opposition attempted to replace him with Afonso, her other brother. However, Afonso died before he could…

Ferdinand II, the king of Spain, was born on March 10, 1452. He was king of Aragon and king of Castile. He started the entrance of Spain into the time of royal extension. He gather Spanish kingdoms and into the country of Spain. Isabella of Castile, the queen of Spain, was born on October 18, 1469. Her marriage with Ferdinand of Aragon helped Spain become stronger, more powerful, and more successful. Ferdinand of Aragon and Isabella of Castile union brought their kingdoms together. The union of…

Queen Isabella and King Ferdinand were both very important people. They both were born around the same time and did great things during their lifetime. They got married in 1469, October 19. Getting married opened many doors for both realms. They had five children total, four girls and one boy. All of them got a chance to be King, or Queen of Aragon, Asterais,or Portugal. Queen Isabella was born in April, on the 22 of 1451. Before she became queen her half brother, Henry IV of castle. He was the…

The prince and the princess were married and lived happily ever after.” Well, here’s reality. Ferdinand and Isabella were much more than a married couple in rule of Spain. They had major contributions and influenced lives today. Sponsoring Columbus’ voyage, creating the Spanish Inquisition, uniting Spain’s largest kingdoms, and kicking the Muslims and Jews out of Spain. People who did not agree and went against their choices, were tortured and possibly killed. Ferdinand of Aragon was…

all of the lands of China. The emperor, Yongzheng, was the third emperor to rule under the Qing Empire. Yongzheng quickly became an empire who sought a huge amount of power. He became to be known as a very autocratic emperor as the time passed by. Yongzheng worked hard to have complete control of all his officials and have full control of his people’s views and morals throughout the entire land of his empire, and he intended to keep it that way. He was an emperor who had absolute power over…

China has outstanding naval capacity in the early 1400s (see the discussion of the Ming voyages in the unit Ming Voyages: 1405-1433). The Chinese political and social order is at its height in this "late imperial" period of the last two dynasties: the examination system has, from the Tang dynasty onward, created a strong centralized and fully functional civil service in place of an aristocratic elite with a territorial base of power. Scholar-gentry, residing at home as they study for the next…

mission to convert China to Christianity, they did have some influence that had an impact later on. However, when the Pope challenged the authority of emperor Kangxi in the early 1700’s, Christianity became controversial religion to be associated with. In 1724, Christianity was legally “kicked out” of China altogether by Kangxi’s successor, Yongzheng. Local religions and ideologies such as Confucianism, Buddhism, Daoism were encouraged and widely practiced until the Taiping rebellion came into…

1.) The first artifact that show evidence of ritualism in Ancient China the Mao Gong Ding. This artifact shows how successful of a ruler King Li and King Xuan were. It was also something to represent how ethical of a ruler they were. This artifact was created by Duke of Mao, who was assigned by King Xuan to take care of all governing matters. The Duke of Mao created this piece of work to honor King Li and his reign. The Mao Gong Ding is a big three – legged cauldron made out of bronze (bronze…