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Elizabeth of Austria (Sissi)

Elizabeth of Austria, nicknamed Sissi, was born in 1837 in Munich, tragically killed in an assassination attempt in 1898 in Geneva. She was the cousin of Emperor Franz Joseph I and in 1854 she became his wife. In addition to the title of Empress of Austria, she later received the title of Queen of Hungary. In the 1860s, Elizabeth was considered the most beautiful queen in the world. She was obsessed with diets, exercise and her appearance (especially her hair). She did not pay significant attention to the duties of the Austrian empress, she mainly devoted herself to traveling, she loved riding horses. However, she played a very important role in the Austro-Hungarian settlement and she was crowned Queen of Hungary. She then spent a lot of time in Hungary at the castle in Gödöllő. The suicide of her son Rudolf, who suffered from depression and the feeling of an unfulfilled, misunderstood life, was a huge shock for her. In July 1898, Elizabeth of Bavaria (Sissi) was ambushed in Geneva by the Italian anarchist Luigi Lucheni, who seriously injured her during the ambush. Elizabeth later succumbed to this injury.

Franz Joseph I.

Franz Joseph I was born in August 1830 in Vienna as the first child of Archduke Francis Karol and Žofia of Bavaria. His mother Žofia raised him from early childhood, in a pious and purposeful spirit, as a future emperor. At the age of thirteen, Franz Jozef joined the army, which became his great hobby. This hobby also influenced the way he dressed - he wore a military uniform throughout his life. 2. on December 1848, Francis Joseph's uncle, Emperor Ferdinand I, abdicated the throne, and Francis Joseph's father, Francis Karol, renounced the succession in favor of his son. František Jozef became emperor at the age of 18 and remained so for a long 68 years until 1916. During his accession to the imperial throne, many national riots and revolutions raged in the kingdom. Franz Joseph and the Austrian army managed to pacify the revolution and rehabilitate the power position of Austria. František's reaction to the revolution brought neo-absolutism and the establishment of the so-called police regime. In international politics, Franz Joseph was not very successful. During the armed conflict between the Russian Empire and the coalition of the Ottoman Empire (Crimean War 1853-1856), he made Russia an enemy, after defeat in the war with France and Sardinia (1859) he had to cede Lombardy and after the Prussian-Austrian War (1866) he lost Venice. The biggest turning point in his political life was the Austro-Hungarian settlement (1867). The Austrian monarchy was divided into two parts (Austria-Hungary), had two capitals, two separate parliaments, the monarch, army, foreign policy and currency remained common. However, the creation of a dual state weakened the monarchy. In 1878 Austria-Hungary occupied Bosnia and Herzegovina. Francis Joseph I allied himself with Italy and Germany and a well-known and important coalition called the Triple Alliance was formed. After the assassination of Franz Ferdinand d'Este (nephew of Franz Joseph I), Austria-Hungary, led by Franz Joseph I, declared war on Serbia in 1914, which escalated into the First World War. Francis Joseph I was married to the Bavarian princess Elizabeth, nicknamed Sissi (1837 – 1898), daughter of the Bavarian Duke Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria. The marriage was initially happy, but the couple later became estranged. Sissi spent a lot of time traveling abroad.

King Friedrich II. Prussian

Friedrich II. or Friedrich the Great (1712 Berlin - 1786 Potsdam) was the king of Prussia from the Hohenzollern dynasty from 1740. He was a leading representative of Enlightenment absolutism. As king, he became famous as an excellent duke and significantly expanded the territory of Prussia. He refused to recognize the hereditary claims of Maria Theresa and after a short negotiation, he invaded and seized Silizek. He joined the alliance between Bavaria and France in the War of the Austrian Succession, which was to divide Austria. In the end, Maria Theresa was helped by the Hungarians, who defended her interests. In 1742, however, Maria Theresa was finally forced to sign peace with Friedrich and ceded Lower Silesia to him. Thanks to his militarism, he dragged a large part of Europe into the war and was one of the most powerful rulers of the time. He was attracted to French culture and the Enlightenment. He corresponded with Vottair and received him at his court. His meetings with JSBach are also known. He established a large collection of paintings in his yard.

Alžbeta Kristina Brunšvicko-Wolfenbüttelská

Alžbeta Kristina Brunšvicko-Wolfenbüttelská (*28 August 1691 Braunschweig, Germany – † 21 December 1750 Vienna, Austria) was a Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel princess, Czech and Hungarian queen from the Welf family, daughter of Duke Ludovít Rudolf (* 1671 – 1735 ) and Kristina Lujza Ottingenská (* 1971 - † 1747), granddaughter of the prominent Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel Duke Anton Ulrich. In the summer of 1708, she married the Habsburg Archduke Charles, who at that time was fighting in the War of the Spanish Succession under the name Charles III. The marriage was intended to strengthen the anti-French coalition The engagement took place in Vienna in April 1708, but the wedding took place on August 1, 1708 in Barcelona, where Elizabeth had arrived to see her future husband. The young couple then lived in Spain until 1711, when Charles' older brother, Emperor Joseph I, Elizabeth's husband, died. as his brother's successor, he took over the rule of the Habsburg Monarchy under the name of Charles VI and also won the throne of the Roman Emperor.He left Spain and left Elizabeth Christina in the country as his regent. Only in 1713, when it became clear that Karol had lost his fight for the Spanish kingdom due to the changed power-political conditions in Europe, she too left Spanish territory and lived the rest of her life in Austria. On October 18, 1714, in the Bratislava Cathedral of St. Martina crowned Hungarian queen. In September 1723, nine years after the Hungarian coronation, she and her husband were crowned in Prague with the St. Wenceslas crown of the Czech kings. The empress lived a long and happy marriage with her husband, but it was marked by an unfulfilled desire for an heir to the throne. Alžbeta Kristína could not have children for a long time, until eight years after the wedding, in 1716, her son Leopold Ján was born, but he only lived for a few months. He was followed by only three daughters: Mária Terézia (1717 – 1780), Mária Anna (1718 – 1744) and Mária Amália (1724 – 1730). After her husband's death in 1740, the widowed empress lived in Vienna with her eldest daughter Maria Theresa, who, based on the pragmatic sanction of Charles VI. became the heiress of the Habsburg monarchy. After her death, she was buried in the Capuchin tomb in Vienna. Meytens's excellent and monumental full-figure portrait captures the mother of Maria Theresa at the time when she was already the Hungarian and Czech queen. The author pays delicate attention to female beauty, but also to the rich draperies of imperial dresses with many applications and rich lace on the sleeves. , which is difficult to describe in a drawing. Queen Elizabeth Kristina holds a scepter in her right hand. The hand is placed on an arranged table with a massive burgundy drapery curtain, which gives the picture a somewhat unofficial theatrical character. The excellent late baroque style of Meytens is also characterized by a kind of sympathetic mannerism - e.g. In the proportions of the head and hands in relation to the overall statics of the figure. In any case, it is an exceptional portrait from the constellation of the gallery of the Habsburg dynasty.

Count Rudolf Franz Erwein von Schönborn

In the portrait here, Count von Schönborn is shown in a cut-out to the waist and with his hands – one leaning on a chair. The elderly man wears a typical rich wig with curls on his head and a rich brocade cloak over his red clothing. Behind the arranged curtain in the background, a view of the landscape opens up. Rudolf Franz Erwein von Schönborn was born on October 23, 1677, during his life he was an important politician and diplomat. the interesting thing is that he had strong artistic inclinations, was an excellent cellist and tried to compose music himself. he also created a rich collection of musical instruments in the mansion. He died on September 22, 1754 in Gaibach.

Emperor Francis II./I. Habsburg

The monumental format of this imperial portrait is based on the real life (physical) size of the emperor, whose royal destiny was closely connected with the period of the Napoleonic Wars. The figure is composed on a central axis, only the head is turned slightly to the left. The emperor is depicted in the uniform of the archduke and field marshal, also with the insignia and insignia of the order (especially the dominant order of the Golden Fleece). The emperor holds the railing with his left hand and holds the symbol of imperial rank in his right. Behind him you can see the multiplied drapery of a curtain or cloak. Behind the figure, the classicist interior of a cabinet or studio can be seen. Francis II. (I.) Habsburg (1768, Florence – 1835, Vienna) was the Archduke of Austria, King of Bohemia and Hungary (from 1792), the last Holy Roman Emperor (as Francis II., in 1792 – 1806), from 1804 Austrian emperor (as Francis I.) from the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, son of Leopold II. of Habsburg and Maria Ludovica of Spain. As the first-born son, he was destined to become his father's successor on the imperial, Hungarian, and Czech thrones. He was born during his father's tenure as the Grand Duke of Tuscany. From childhood, the young archduke possessed a natural intelligence and diligence, with which he compensated for his lack of talent for politics and country management. He was interested in natural sciences (especially botany), but also art and travel. In 1792, he ascended the throne as Francis II.; during the summer months, his Hungarian and Czech coronations and coronations as Roman emperor took place. During his reign, he was a fairly popular monarch among the people. The period of his reign was marked by the expansionist policy of Napoleon Bonaparte. As a response to Napoleon's declaration of the French Empire in In 1804, the Austrian emperorship was immediately proclaimed and the monarch accepted the hereditary title of Austrian emperor (as Francis I). With regard to political developments in Europe, in 1806 Francis renounced the crown of Holy Roman Emperor and declared the Roman imperial rank to be abolished. At the same time, he announced the demise of the Holy Roman Empire. František was forced to meet Napoleon on the battlefield. On October 20, 1805, the Austrian Imperial Army suffered a defeat at Ulm as part of the French European campaign. Less than a month later, the French occupied Vienna. The famous Battle of Slavkov in 1805 was supposed to put an end to Napoleon's conquest policy, in which French troops and the combined armies of Emperor Francis I and Russian Tsar Alexander I confronted each other. However, the battle ended disastrously for the coalition of Austrian-Russian troops. Its unfavorable consequence for Austria was the loss of some territories (Venice, Istria, Dalmatia) and the correction of its borders in Germany. From 1809, Francis I entrusted the leadership of foreign policy and, after 1815, of domestic policy to Chancellor Metternich and his group. In connection with this, the rights of regional assemblies were limited in the country, censorship was introduced, control of teaching and the creation of an extensive police apparatus. The result of these measures was the consolidation of conditions in the country and economic boom. The government supported the development of education, introduced a new civil code, and helped the development of industry. In foreign policy during his reign, Austria cooperated with Russia and Prussia to suppress revolutions. Francis II. he died after 43 years of rule of pneumonia. He was buried in the Capuchin tomb in Vienna. Francis II. he was married four times. In 1790, he married for the second time to Maria Theresia of Naples-Sicily. Spouses were direct relatives of the first degree (cousin); their parents were their own siblings. Such close family relationships in marriage caused that most of František's children had to deal with genetic degeneration and only a part of them were capable of independent existence.

Portrait of a Habsburg soldier

In the ending Baroque and the beginning of Classicism (the turn of the 17th and 18th centuries), in addition to official royal portraits, military portraits were also created, the creation of which was connected with local or larger wars of the time - also in Central Europe. After the defeat of the Ottoman expansion in the Battle of Vienna, the next most important wars were related to the special status of the pragmatic sanction, i.e. the hereditary succession of the Habsburg Emperor Charles VI, who - as he had no male descendants - entrusted the future of the empire to the hands of his daughter Maria Theresa, which most worried his neighbors, especially Prussia, which had many territorial claims. After all, it was from this "geopolitical" rift that the two Silesian Wars resulted, and then the Seven Years' War. Based on empirical research and the iconography of the present convolute of military portraits, we believe that they are closely related to these events. The plot frame consists of the period from 1740 onwards, i.e. the first years after the accession of Empress Maria Theresa. The author of all the portraits in this impressive ensemble is an unknown portraitist from the middle of the 18th century, who knew the academic principles of painting, which is manifested mainly in the anatomy, physiognomy and psychology of the figures, as well as in the skillful processing of their draperies. According to our investigations, the author was probably either English (possibly Dutch), as the military batches he mentions (leuitenant, second lieutenant, capitain, premier capitain, fahnderich) do not correspond to either Austrian or Prussian language standards - rather, they are based on Francophone or English practice of the time . In addition, spelling errors can also be found in the transcription of some names, places or ranks. The men depicted in the portraits of our envelope are members of the lower family nobility and at the same time graduates of the cadet schools of Central Europe at the time. Their professional field is a cuirassier career in heavy riding. According to all indications, they are members of the same squadron. All the portraits, in addition to the expressions of the faces and portraits, capture cuirassier (armored) clothing. Even in the middle of the 18th century, cuirass was an armored "shirt" that protected the torso from both cold and fire weapons. All portraits are composed in such a way that a specific person of a lower officer (ensign, lieutenant, first lieutenant, captain) can be seen in a cut-out to the waist, always in a left or right three-quarter turn with the face en face. In this view from the cuirass, we only see the plastron, i.e. the front part, protecting the chest and abdomen. Under the armor there is a period pour-point (coat, shirt) or a vest with suede sleeves (collets). Several of the depicted heroes have a pendent draped across their chest, i.e. a shoulder belt into which a saber was inserted. The vast majority of depicted warriors have a cloak or ribbon in red and white behind their cuirass. It could indicate a Habsburg provenance. The truth is, however, that these are the symbolic colors of the German Hanseatic cities from which these gentlemen came. When verifying the names, ranks, city or family coats of arms (they are on many paintings in this series), we came to the conclusion that these are mostly soldiers from the Protestant camp of the North German (Prussian) region (Juchen, Alefeld, Horn, Schleswig-Holstein, Somnu, Schack, Gebler, Anlofeld). The current location of this remarkable collection of military portraits of Junkers from the time of the Habsburg Monarchy is somewhat symbolic. After all, the Palatín Inn was named after the first Hungarian Palatine Štefan Iléšházy, who belonged to the Evangelical denomination. Men of war (and at the same time unrepeatable personalities of "small" history) are therefore in the right place.