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Maria of Austria – A future Empress (Part one)

March 14, 2022 Moniek Bloks 0

Maria of Austria was born on 21 June 1528 as the second child and eldest daughter of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor and Isabella of Portugal. She was baptised immediately, probably in the Church of San Miguel de Sagra. Of her seven siblings, only her elder brother Philip (the future King Philip II of Spain) [read more]

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Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este – A soul of fire

March 1, 2022 Moniek Bloks 0

Maria Ludovika of Austria-Este was born on 14 December 1787 as the daughter of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este, a son of Maria Theresa of Austria, and Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d’Este. She was born in Monza in the duchy of Milan. She was baptised with the names Maria Ludovika but was more commonly known as just [read more]

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Maria Josepha of Bavaria – The neglected Empress (Part two)

January 1, 2022 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part one here.  Joseph wrote, “My wife has become insupportable to me… They want me to have children. How can I have them? If I could put the tip of my finger on the tiniest part of her body that is not covered with boils, I would try to have children.” He was so [read more]

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Maria Josepha of Bavaria – The second choice (Part one)

December 31, 2021 Moniek Bloks 0

Maria Josepha of Bavaria was born in Munich on 20 March 1739 as the daughter of the future Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Amalia of Austria. She was the youngest of seven children, though two of her siblings did not live to adulthood. The relationship between her parents is difficult to pinpoint. Charles [read more]

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Maria Theresa of Austria

Maria Theresa of Austria – ‘Let others wage war: thou, happy Austria, marry’ (Part four)

November 24, 2021 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part three here. The death of Francis meant that Maria Theresa had to rebuild her world. In the months following his death, she remained in deep mourning. In her prayer book, she recorded the exact length of his life, to the hour: “Emperor Francis, my husband, lived 56 years, 8 months, 10 days and [read more]

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Maria Theresa of Austria – Mother and Empress (Part three)

November 22, 2021 Moniek Bloks 0

Read part two here. On 4 February 1750, Maria Theresa gave birth to another daughter, Maria Johanna. But a family tragedy was to come later that year. With her health destroyed by the many “fertility treatments,” Maria Theresa’s mother, Elisabeth Christine, died on 21 December 1750 at the age of 59. Her heart and entrails [read more]

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