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Empress Maria Ludovica – The Poet’s Immovable Muse
Empress Maria Ludovicaby Julia MeisterEmpress Maria Ludovica - The Poet's Immovable MuseEmperor Franz II/I had, as is still partly known, more wives than numbers in his name. Exactly four wives stood by him - sometimes more, sometimes less long - during his life. The...
Isabella of Bourbon-Parma
The Empresses Elisabeth, Maria Theresa, perhaps Zita – for the most part, the collective memory stops at this point to remember other Habsburg women. Historiography is still too masculine to be associated with mostly …
Anna Bon di Venezia
Anna Bon di Venezia by Anja WeinbergerTruly astonishing things happen when you try to learn more about Anna Bon. Like a mirage, she appears on the horizon of music history in the 1750s, only to disappear again in the mid-1760s. During this rather short period, she...
The latest contributions
Empress Maria Ludovica – The Poet’s Immovable Muse
Empress Maria Ludovicaby Julia MeisterEmpress Maria Ludovica - The Poet's Immovable MuseEmperor Franz II/I had, as is still partly known, more wives than numbers in his name. Exactly four wives stood by him - sometimes more, sometimes less long - during his life. The...
Isabella of Bourbon-Parma
The Empresses Elisabeth, Maria Theresa, perhaps Zita – for the most part, the collective memory stops at this point to remember other Habsburg women. Historiography is still too masculine to be associated with mostly …
Anna Bon di Venezia
Anna Bon di Venezia by Anja WeinbergerTruly astonishing things happen when you try to learn more about Anna Bon. Like a mirage, she appears on the horizon of music history in the 1750s, only to disappear again in the mid-1760s. During this rather short period, she...
The Veste Coburg
The Veste Coburg by Claudia Lindenlaub-SauerThe Veste Coburg, nicknamed the "Crown of Franconia" because of its towering silhouette, is one of the best-known castle complexes in Germany. It lies on a hilltop in the hilly country...
Jan Hus and Jerome of Prague in Constance
One of the central themes in the history of the city of Constance is the Council, which took place here from 1414 to 1418 and at which, after almost 40 years, the Great Western Schism was ended and a new Pope, Martin V, was elected. Many of today’s still existing …
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