Maria Theresa was immediately acknowledged as the rightful heir of the Holy Land – at that time spanning much of central Europe, including Germany, Austria and Switzerland – on the date of her birth ...

José, were banished from the country when Italy was declared a republic. Could they soon be allowed to rest on home soil?

“It’s a different world; they have better facilities for tourists, including a restaurant and a lookout tower,” says the entrepreneur. Mikulčice is best known for its archaeological park, home to ...

"From the Heart of Europe: Austria on Screen" promises to bring ... played by Marie-Luise Stockinger (Maria Theresia). “Gina takes care of her two siblings as she tries to navigate the ...

The role of personality and charm in running a state is one theme of Richard Bassett’s superb book, the first English biography of the Empress Maria Theresa since Edward Crankshaw’s in 1969. The ...

An equally important blow was struck by an Italian mathematician Maria Gaetana Agnesi in the 18th century. Agnesi was the first woman to write a mathematics textbook and to be appointed to a ...

During his service in World War I he received the country’s highest award, the Military Order of Maria Theresa ... is shown fleeing the Nazi regime in Austria by escaping over the Swiss Alps ...

The Embassy of Austria is celebrating Austrian women ... such as Marianna Martines, Maria Theresia von Paradis and Alma Mahler. Atlas Brew Works’ brewery and tap room in D.C.’s Ivy City ...

PARIS — On May 1, 1756, a bombshell in Versailles, France: Maria Theresa’s Austria and Louis XV’s France officially put an end to a 250-year rivalry dating back to Charles V and Francis I.

Schönbrunn was one of the first places in Austria to be declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site, back in 1996. A tour will lead you through apartments belonging to Maria Theresa as well as Emperor ...