Napoleon was a supporter of the French Revolution. Under his command, the revolutionary armies advanced across Europe...
Napoleon Bonaparte
King of the French
The younger Napoleon was the first legitimate son of Napoleon Bonaparte and his wife Archduchess Marie Louise. Although...
Napoleon Franz Bonaparte
Duke of Reichstadt
Crown Prince Pedro of Bragança was a lively child who was adept at evading the attempts of his tutors to educate him...
Pedro I of Brazil
Emperor
1822–1831
During the reign of Pedro II (1849–1889), Brazil enjoyed decades of peace, and, still more importantly, of technical...
Pedro II
Emperor of Brazil
1831–1889

Prague (Czech: Praha), the capital of the kingdom of Bohemia, grew out of a number of originally separate...

Prague

1527–1918

Pressburg (present-day Bratislava) lies on the River Danube in the extreme west of the historical kingdom of Hungary...

Pressburg

1527–1792

The Salzkammergut lies on the Alpine chain at the borders of the federal provinces of Upper Austria, Salzburg and...

Salzkammergut

1849–1914

Built around 1720 in the game-rich wetland forests bordering the Danube, this Baroque hunting lodge was a favourite...

Schloss Eckartsau

1918

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

Schloss Hof

1740–1792

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