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Ep. 208: Albrecht II (1438-1439) - Boy Meets Princess, Boy Becomes King
Episode 6
Last week we saw the family slowly climbing out of the hole that Friedrich IV of the Tyrol had dug them. But despite all these consolidation efforts,…
1 year ago
Ep.207: Habsburg Dukes (1308-1437) - How the Habsburgs got their Chin
Episode 207
“The Habsburgs ruled half of Europe with a chin that entered the room five minutes before they did,” is one of those witticisms that made the 19th ce…
1 year ago
Ep.207: Habsburg Dukes (1308-1437) - How the Habsburgs got their Chin
Episode 5
“The Habsburgs ruled half of Europe with a chin that entered the room five minutes before they did,” is one of those witticisms that made the 19th ce…
1 year ago
Ep. 206: Habsburg Dukes (1308-1437)– Division, Destruction and Degradation
Episode 206
Success for a princely family in the Late Middle Ages has a lot to do with reproductive luck. Not having any offspring, in particular no male offspri…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 206: Habsburg Dukes (1308-1437)– Division, Destruction and Degradation
Episode 4
Success for a princely family in the Late Middle Ages has a lot to do with reproductive luck. Not having any offspring, in particular no male offspri…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 205: Habsburg Dukes (1308-1437) – Sempach, Birth of a Nation
Episode 205
On July 9th, 1386 in a field near the Sempach lake., the armies of archduke Leopold of Austria line up against the forces of the city of Lucerne and …
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 205: Habsburg Dukes (1308-1437) – Sempach, Birth of a Nation
Episode 3
On July 9th, 1386 in a field near the Sempach lake., the armies of archduke Leopold of Austria line up against the forces of the city of Lucerne and …
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 204: Habsburg Dukes (1308-1437) – Rudolf IV, Founder and Forger
Episode 204
Rudolf IV of Habsburg (1339–1365), son of Albrecht “the Wise,” reigned as Duke of Austria for just seven years but left a lasting mark. Born when the…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 204: Habsburg Dukes (1308-1437) – Rudolf IV, Founder and Forger
Episode 2
Rudolf IV of Habsburg (1339–1365), son of Albrecht “the Wise,” reigned as Duke of Austria for just seven years but left a lasting mark. Born when the…
1 year, 1 month ago
Ep. 203: Early Habsburgs – From Rudolf I to Albrecht the Wise
Episode 203
The Habsburg dynasty, originating from Radobot’s castle in 11th-century Switzerland, rose from obscurity to European prominence. In 1273 Rudolf of Ha…
1 year, 1 month ago