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Battle of Rivoli
The Battle of Rivoli (14-15 January 1797) was the climactic battle of Napoleon's Italian Campaign of 1796-97. A fourth and final attempt by the Austrian army to relieve the siege of Mantua was thwarted by Napoleon Bonaparte's Army of Italy...
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Battle of Aspern-Essling
The Battle of Aspern-Essling (21-22 May 1809) was a major battle of the Napoleonic Wars (1803-1815). It saw an Austrian army under Archduke Charles defeat a French army led by Emperor Napoleon I (r. 1804-1814; 1815) as it attempted to cross...
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Map of the Battle of Novi
This map presents the Battle of Novi, fought on 15 August 1799 and won by the allied armies of Russia and Austria under the command of Field Marshal Alexander Suvorov. It was dedicated to His Majesty Emperor Alexander by Lieutenant General...
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Maria Theresa, c. 1742
Maria Theresa of Austria, oil on canvas by Martin van Meytens, c. 1742.
National Gallery of Slovenia, Ljubljana.
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Archduchess Maria Theresa as a Young Girl
Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria as a young girl, oil on canvas by Andreas Møller, c. 1727.
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna.
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Maria Theresa in Mourning Dress
Maria Theresa in mourning dress, oil on canvas by Anton von Maron, 1773. For the last 15 years of her reign, Maria Theresa of Austria dressed only in mourning attire to grieve the death of her husband Francis I. Kunsthistorisches Museum...
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Trial and Execution of Louis XVI
The trial and execution of King Louis XVI of France (r. 1774-1792) was one of the most impactful events of the French Revolution (1789-99). In December 1792, the former king, now referred to as Citizen Louis Capet, was tried and found guilty...
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4 Women of the French Revolution
The French Revolution (1789-1799) sought to dismantle the oppressive society of the old regime and build a new world based on the principles of "Liberty, Equality, Fraternity". This push for societal change led to a burgeoning feminist movement...
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Affair of the Diamond Necklace
The affair of the diamond necklace (1784-86) was a scandal that centered around Queen Marie Antoinette of France (l. 1755-1793). Although the queen was innocent of any involvement in a plot to steal a luxurious diamond necklace, the scandal...
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Continuity and Change after the Fall of the Roman Empire
The cataclysmic end of the Roman Empire in the West has tended to mask the underlying features of continuity. The map of Europe in the year 500 would have been unrecognizable to anyone living a hundred years earlier. Gone was the solid boundary...