For generations of Habsburgs, Laxenburg with its palace and park, lying to the south of Vienna, was their favourite...

Laxenburg

1740–1916

Between 1726 and 1732 Prince Eugene of Savoy had an imposing palatial complex surrounded by an extensive park built...

Schloss Hof

1740–1792

As author, journalist, jurist and counsellor of state, Sonnenfels was an important representative of the Enlightenment...
Joseph von Sonnenfels

* 1733, † 25. Apr 1817

A native of Venice, Giacomo Casanova was a writer, Mason, well-travelled adventurer, bon vivant and welcome guest in...
Giacomo Casanova

* 02. Apr 1725, † 04. Jun 1798

In 1713 Emperor Charles VI issued an edict declaring the indivisibility of all Habsburg lands and that the...

The Pragmatic Sanction, 1713

19. Apr 1713

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