Originally constructed from 1696 as a grand hunting lodge, Schönbrunn Palace later became the official Hapsburg summer residence. Under the supervision of Maria Theresa (the only female Habsburg ...
Sitting on the southwestern edge of the Innere Stadt, the 13th-century palace was the winter residence of the Habsburgs, and a center of power for some 600 years. These days, the Hofburg Palace is ...
The Empress is back on Netflix for Season 2 and has history buffs sniffing for a lesson in one of Europe's most famous dynasties back in the day. It follows the story of Empress Elisabeth of ...