The Habsburgs ruled vast swathes of Europe for more than 200 years but the dynasty became known for its inbreeding as well as ...

One study has suggested that a distinct facial deformity seen in the Habsburg dynasty was caused by inbreeding, which was ...

Researchers examined historical portraits of these monarchs to study their unusual facial quirks and trace familial ties ...

In death, however, the 19th-century Habsburg monarch has joined a long ... of Elisabeth Public domain via Wikimedia Commons An 1874 portrait of Elisabeth by Franz Xaver Winterhalter Public domain ...

The portrait, depicting the American Virginie ... in the wake of Dutch independence from Spanish Habsburg rule, embraced her as a moral and heroic symbol. Rembrandt and his contemporaries such ...

Inside the Salzburg Cathedral, Mozart’s hands still float across the organ, and Habsburg rulers seem to stare at you from the portrait hall in Ambras Castle. Better yet, alongside these ...

This heraldic figure was carved into the wall of the Cenacle, probably during the pilgrimage of 1436, when Archduke Frederick of Habsburg — the future emperor ... the documented graffiti offer a ...

CODART (the international network of curators of Dutch and Flemish art) have shared news that the Museum Hof van Busleyden in ...

Vienna is Wagner’s city—his visionary structures dot the streets like clues to a future that never quite arrived. Visit his ...

She completed the look with a clutch by the Duchess of Edinburgh-approved label, Sophie Habsburg, and Maison Natan pumps ... Their engagement was announced in November 2022 with a new portrait of the ...