#Anna of Tyrol

[love-for-carnation]

Portrait of Anna of Tyrol (1585-1618), daughter of Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria and wife of Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor Workshop of Frans Pourbus the Younger (1569–1622, Flemish)

[marianadecarlos]

My poor Babies 😢😢

Holy Roman Empresses that died because of childbirth related causes:

-Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Tyrol: Second empress to Ferdinand III. Mother of archduke Charles Joseph. Died aged seventeen.

-Maria Anna of Spain: First empress to Ferdinand III. Mother of Ferdinand IV; Maria Anna (Mariana), queen of Spain to Philip IV; archduke Philip August; archduke Maximilian Thomas; Leopold I; Maria (posthumous daughter, lived a few hours); died aged thirty nine.

-Margaret Theresa of Spain: First empress to Leopold I. Mother of archduke Ferdinand Wenceslaus; archduchess Maria Antonia; archduke John Leopold; archduchess Maria Anna Josepha. Died aged twenty one, while in her seventh pregnancy.

-Isabella of Portugal: Empress to Charles V. Mother to Philip II of Spain; Maria, Holy Roman Empress to Maximilian II; infant Fernando; Joanna, princess of Portugal to João Manuel of Portugal; infante Juan. Died aged thirty five, after giving birth to a stillborn son.

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Rosengarten - Italy ((by Anna Jewels (@earthpeek))

https://www.instagram.com/earthpeek/

There's something about standing in front of mountains like the Rosengarten in South Tyrol that fills my heart in a way nothing else can. The world feels so big, and my worries seem so small. In this moment, I feel free—completely at peace, as if the mountains are whispering that everything will be okay. The beauty here reminds me of the simple joys in life, grounding me in the present and filling me with gratitude. It’s moments like this that make me feel truly alive.

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Anne of Austria, Consort of Emperor Mathias

Artist: Gaspar de Crayer (Flemish, 1584–1669)

Genre: Portrait

Date: circa 1600-1699

Medium: Oil on Canvas

Collection: Nationalmuseum, Stockholm, Sweden

Anna of Tyrol

Anna of Tyrol (4 October 1585 – 14 December 1618) was by birth an Archduchess of Austria and member of the Tyrolean branch of the House of Habsburg and by marriage Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen of Bohemia and Queen of Hungary.

The first crowned Holy Roman Empress since the mid-15th century, she was responsible for the moving of the Imperial court from Prague to Vienna, which became one of the centers of European culture. A proponent of the Counter-Reformation, she held a great influence over her husband Matthias, with whom she founded the Imperial Crypt, which later became the burial place of the Habsburg dynasty.

[kened]

a freud promenade

walking with sigmund and anna this started as an idea for a small entry combining photographs i took in soprabolzano last year; the small town on a plateau overlooking the city of bolzano in the italian tyrol with some from the freud museum, london. i took a christmas walk in the dolomites on the ‘freud promenade’ near soprabolzano which is a relatively short hike through woodland, with views of…

[latestinbollywood]

Victor Mature Cause Of Death, Parents, Career, Education, Family, Net Worth And More

Victor Mature Cause Of Death:- A leading man in Hollywood throughout the 1940s and 1950s, Victor John Mature was an American theatre, film, and television actor. His most well-known movie performances can be found in One Million B.C., My Darling Clementine, Kiss of Death, Samson and Delilah, and The Robe. Alongside celebrities like Rita Hayworth and Betty Grable, he also made numerous musical appearances.

Victor Mature Cause Of Death

Victor Mature passed away on Wednesday in San Diego County, California. Hebecame famous for his role in movies while wearing a woolly mammoth loincloth. The Motion Picture Almanac stated that he was 86 years old, whereas other encyclopaedias stated that he was 83 or 84. Zollie Volchok, a friend, claimed that he passed away from cancer. In the 1940 film that launched his career as a star, "Tumak," Mr. Mature appeared bare chested and bare-armed while wearing loincloths, togas, and leotards.

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Parents

The birthplace of Mature is Louisville, Kentucky. His father was a cutler and knife sharpener from Pinzolo, in the Italian portion of the former County of Tyrol. His name was Marcello Gelindo Maturi, later Marcellus George Mature (now Trentino in Italy, but at that time part of the Austro-Hungarian Empire). His mother, Clara P, was of Swiss descent and was a native of Kentucky. At the age of 11, Marcellus Paul Mature, an older brother, passed away from osteomyelitis in 1918. His lone sibling, Isabelle, was born and passed away in 1906.

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Education

Victor studied at the Spencerian Business School, the Kentucky Military Institute, and St. Xavier High School in Louisville, Kentucky. He temporarily opened a café and sold confectionery before relocating to California. At the Pasadena Community Playhouse, Mature studied acting and performed. He resided in a tent in the backyard of Catherine Lewis' classmate Mrs. Willigan for three years.

victor mature education

Career

One reviewer referred to Mature as "a gorgeous Tarzan type" for the minor role he had in The Housekeeper's Daughter. Then, in One Million B.C., Roach handed Mature his first leading part as a fur-clad caveman. Hedda Hopper described Mature as "a sort of miniature Johnny Weissmuller"; the film received extensive publicity and helped to elevate Mature's fame. Roach then cast him as Captain Caution in a swashbuckling novel set during the War of 1812. Hal Roach, who only produced a few number of films each year, lent out Mature's services to RKO, who utilised him as the leading man in the musical No, No, Nanette starring Anna Neagle and Herbert Wilcox. The studio executives were so delighted with his performance that they purchased an option to assume Hal Roach's portion of Mature's contract, allowing them to utilise his talents for two films annually for three years.

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Net Worth

Victor Mature On January 29, 1913, an American actor was born. When he passed away, he was 86 years old. According to sources, Victor Mature's net worth was $1.5 million. INSTAGRAM Read Also: Mufti Abdul Gani Azhari Biography Read the full article

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January 13

[1334] Henry II of Castile, King of Castile and León (1369-79), born in Seville, Spain.

[1505] Joachim II Hector, Elector of Brandenburg (1535-71), born in Cölln, Germany.

[1610] Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria, Electress of Bavaria by marriage to Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria, born in Graz, Duchy of Styria.

[1865] Princess Marie of Orléans, French Princess by birth and Danish Princess by marriage to Prince Valdemar, born in Ham, London, England.

[1938] Tord Grip, Swedish football player and manager, born in Ytterhogdal, Sweden.

[1939] Jacek Gmoch, Polish football player, trainer and manager, born in Pruszków, Poland.

[1947] Carles Rexach, Spanish-Catalan football winger and manager, born in Pedralbes, Barcelona, Spain.

[1960] Takis Lemonis, Greek footballer and manager, born in Colonus, Athens, Greece.

[1962] Trace Adkins, American country singer and actor, born in Sarepta, Louisiana, United States.

[1966] Patrick Dempsey, American actor, born in Lewiston, Maine, United States.

[1968] Mike Whitlow, English football defender and coach (U-18 at League Two club Mansfield Town), born in Northwich, England.

[1970] Frank Kooiman, Dutch football goalkeeper, born in Vlaardingen, Netherlands.

[1977] Orlando Bloom, English actor, born in Canterbury, England.

[1980] Akira Kaji, Japanese football defender, born in Minamiawaji, Hyogo, Japan.

[1980] Nils-Eric Johansson, Swedish football defender, born in Stockholm, Sweden.

[1989] Bryan Arguez, American soccer defensive midfielder, born in in Miami, Florida, United States.

[1990] Liam Hemsworth, Australian actor, born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.

[703 AD] Empress Jitō, the 41st monarch of Japan, dies.

[858 AD] Æthelwulf, King of Wessex (839-858), dies.

[888 AD] Charles III, the Fat (Charles Le Gros) Emperor of the Carolingian Empire from 881-888, dies at about 49.

[1330] Frederick I (III), the Fair, Duke of Austria and Styria (from 1308) as well as the anti-King of Germany (1314-1325) and then the co-King until his death.

[1363] Meinhard III, Count of Gorizia-Tyrol, dies.

[1735] Princess Polyxena of Hesse-Rheinfels-Rotenburg, second wife of Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Piedmont, Queen of Sardinia (1730-35), dies at 28.

[1797] Duchess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel-Bevern, Queen of Prussia and Electress of Brandenburg as the wife of Frederik II the Great, dies at 81.

[1879] Henry the Navigator, Prince of the Netherlands, 3rd son of King William II of the Netherlands, dies at 58.

[1932] Sophia of Prussia, Queen Consort of the Hellenes (1913-17) and (1920-22) as the wife of Constantine I of Greece, dies at 61.

[2004] Harold Shipman (Doctor Death), British GP and prolific serial killer, commits suicide by hanging himself in his cell at HM Prison Wakefield at 57.

[2014] Bobby Collins, Scottish football midfielder and manager, dies at 82.

[2017] Antony Armstrong-Jones, Lord Snowdon, British photographer and ex-husband of Princess Margaret, dies at 86.

[roehenstart]

Anne of Austria, Consort of Emperor Mathias. By Gaspar de Crayer.

[books0977]

Anna of Tyrol (1604). Hans von Aachen (German, 1552-1615). Oil on canvas. Kunsthistorisches Museum.

The painting represents Archduchess Anna of Tyrol, daughter of Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol, wife of Emperor Matthias. She was by birth Archduchess of Austria and member of the Tyrolese branch of the House of Habsburg and by marriage Holy Roman Empress, German Queen, Queen of Bohemia and Queen of Hungary. Hans von Aachen synthesized Italian and Netherlandish influences in his portraits and erudite allegories. His portraits are remarkable for their psychological sensitivity. He executed several portraits for Emperor Matthias.

[tiny-librarian]

Royal Birthdays for today, October 4th.

Alys of France, Countess of the Vexin, 1160

Rudolf I, Duke of Bavaria, 1274

Margaret of Brabant, Queen of Germany, 1276

Louis X, King of France, 1289

Henry III, King of Castille and Leon, 1379

Charles IX, King of Sweden, 1550

Anna of Tyrol, Holy Roman Empress, 1585

Marie Sophie of Bavaria, Queen of the Two Sicilies, 1841

Emmanuel, Prince of Belgium, 2005

[venicepearl]

Anna of Tyrol

[travelbinge]

By Anna Ivanova

Prags Dolomites, South Tyrol, Italy

[annajewelsphotography]

South Tyrol - Italy (by Anna Jewels (@earthpeek)) 

https://www.instagram.com/earthpeek/ 

[travllingbunny]

Thank you for the tag, @ryder616!

This tag game has unexpectedly led to an interesting discussion about what exactly an “Endgame Ship” means... which seems to be largely open to interpretation. I’m still not sure how I see that term, but for the purposes of this post, but to narrow it down and not mention way too many ships, I’ll take Endgame in two different meanings: for “Favorite Ship(s) That’s Endgame”, I’ll take it to mean pairings that were together and in a happy relationship at the end of the story. But for “Ship(s) You Wish Had Been Endgame”, I will take “Not Endgame” to mean that the ship was not treated as these characters’ main romance at the end of the show, or at least there was a lot of ambiguity and/or a rival ship for one or both characters was instead the current one at the end of the story. (A lot of my favorite ships have the tendency to end up unhappily in spite of being portrayed as the main romance of the story..)

Warning: this post contains spoilers for Buffy the Vampire Slayer, Agents of SHIELD, The Hunger Games, The Leftovers, The Americans and The 100 (though if you’ve spent any time on my blog, you’ve certainly already been spoiled for the ending of The 100) and .

1. First Ship - When I was about 4 or 5, I was obsessed with Lady and the Tramp (I had a book version with a few pictures and it fell apart from how much I was reading it - it may have been my first book that wasn’t mostly a picture book), so I guess my first ship was two dogs (which is really appropriate, since I love dogs). If we’re talking TV, again going back to my childhood, before puberty and before I even knew what “shipping” was, I remember being pleasantly surprised when Raquel first appeared on Only Fools and Horses as a love interest for Del Boy - the show was an episodic comedy where the two brothers, in the early years, usually didn’t have a serious love interest. I thought “oh, he really is in love with her! And she feels the same, and they are so cute together.” I hoped she’d come back and wouldn’t just be a one episode character but a long-term LI. And then I was so happy when that very much did happen. I guess this can be considered the start of my TV shipping (and also an early sign of my love for contuinity and longer arcs on TV).

2. First OTP - Ignoring pre-puberty: at the age of 12, I was really obsessed with Wuthering Heights and Heathcliff and Cathy and read the book who knows how mny times. Regarding TV, I’ve shipped over the years, but I guess the first TV ship I would really call my OTP was in This Life, a 1990s UK drama about a bunch of 20-somethings in London, which I watched on TV in 2001. which now sadly seems almost forgotten. Anna and Miles had an on-off, love-hate relationship throughout - they were sexy, snarky, and it was painfully obvious that they were in love, but these idiots had trouble admitting it to themselves and even more to each other. If it had been a romcom, they would’ve been certain to end up together, but it was a realistic drama.

3. Current Favorite Ship - Bellarke - oh, what an OTP of all OTPs that was before it was stupidly destroyed out of spite. Over the last couple of years, Dark (season 3 mostly) made me really love Jonas and Martha (the first pairing I’ve made gifsets about), and most recently (last month!), I binged Halt and Catch Fire and fell in love with the show and with Joe and Cameron’s relationship (which, I just realized now, shows that my taste in OTPs hasn’t changed in 20 years).

If we’re talking current as in, in current shows rather than finished ones, then  Kanej (Shadow and Bone), Harlivy (Harley Quinn), Gereon and Charlotte (Babylon Berlin) and  Roy and Keeley (Ted Lasso).

4. Your ship since the first minute - I really rarely ship anything from the first minute (unless we’re talking Morticia and Gomez, who are of course already a perfect couple and nothing ever changes there). It usually takes time for me to fall for a ship. A rare exception is Roy and Keeley - their first one-on-one scene in S1 already had huge OTP vibes. 

5. Ship(s) You Wish Had Been Endgame - Do I even have to say it? BELLARKE. A hundred times Bellarke, who were portrayed as endgame before the showrunner decided to retcon and ruin them together with the show overall.

Others: Jessica and Luke in Netfix Narvel shows, May and Andrew on AoS, Willow and Oz; or, depending on how you interpret Endgame, Willow/Tara (some argue that it is Endgame as Tara is definitely portrayed as the love of Willow’s life regardless of everything else). Spuffy (again, there are different opinions as to its status as both the show and the comics ended ambiguously and tried not to have a clear Endgame pairing for Buffy’s character), Xander/Anya (if you take comics into account).

6. Ship You Wish Was Canon - Some would say Bellarke, again, but I tend to consider it canon. It’s debatable, for sure (if you only consider making out/sex and/or “I love you” as markers of canon, it is not canon; if it is enough for the show to make it so blatant in the first 6 seasons that you have to actively search for ways to deny it to make it sound platonic, and for actors to confirm it was portrayed as romantic- than it is.)

So my answer would be: Kastle (Netflix Marvel shows), QuakeRider (AoS), and Octavia and Diyoza (The 100) and maybe Faith and Buffy (mostly in the sense that canon could have explored the nature of Faith’s feelings for Buffy a bit more and a bit more openly).

7. Ship that Most of the Fandom Hates, but You Love - Angel and Darla, May and Andrew, Coulson and Rosalind (hated how it ended though). Miller and Bryan (because they were more interesting than Mackson, and Bryan had a personality), Though “ships that most of the fandom ignores” would be a more apt term. The one that most of the fandom does hate and I like it is Octavia/Ilian - I liked it for what it was, two damaged people finding comfort together in what could have grown into something more - instead of the “we’re ve just met and talked to each other once and we’re already IN LOVE!” trope that the writers of The 100 were so fond of.

8. You Don’t Even Watch the Show, but You Ship It - Why would I ship something from a show I don’t watch?

9. Ship That You Wish Had A Different Storyline -  BELLARKE (duh - the ending). Veronica and Logan (the ending, again). Coulson/Rosalind - they had such an interesting and fun dynamic that could have been explored much more; instead, the writers opted for one of the worst tropes there are, and I hated that entire plotline for so many reasons. Tyrol and Boomer on Battlestar Galactica - what they did with Boomer was crap. Baltar and Caprica - all the bad writing in season 4. This is a weird example of a ship that I shipped so hard for 3 seasons and that was given Endgame in every sense of the word, but, by that point, I barely cared anymore, because the writers forgot about their relationship throughout the final season and made it seem like they didn’t even remember each other, and then slapped a last minute happy ending. Plus they retconed/explained their connection in such a stupid and anticlimactic way that ruined it retroactively.

10. Favorite Ship(s) That’s Endgame - Everlark, Nora and Kevin (The Leftovers), Philip and Elizabeth (The Americans), and Josh and Della on Night and Day (a really obscure early 2000s UK show that was watched by maybe 100 people.) Some others worth mentioning: FitzSimmons, Niles and Daphne, Tim and Dawn (original UK The Office), Jake and Amy, Memori (the only bright spot in a rubbish ending). And of course, there’s Morticia and Gomez, though they are less Endgame and more AlwaysGame.

Tagging: @jeanie205 @kizo2703 @poppykru @sheigarche @weareagentsofnothing @sometimesrosy @misskittyspuffy @otp-armada @carrieeve @sexy-zeitreise-detektiv @jonaskanwalds @immortalpramheda @ladyofthefrostfangs @tennyo-elf @fandomkru @natassakar @hadrianvonpaulus @sillier-things @angearia @thekawaiislartibartfast @foolishnymeria @erikiara80 @heartbellamy and anyone else who sees this - sorry I didn’t tag you and please consider yourself tagged. :)

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Self-Portrait by Alphonse Mucha, 1899

Alfons Maria Mucha (Czech: 24 July 1860 – 14 July 1939), known internationally as Alphonse Mucha, was a Czech painter, illustrator, and graphic artist, living in Paris during the Art Nouveau period, best known for his distinctly stylized and decorative theatrical posters, particularly those of Sarah Bernhardt. He produced illustrations, advertisements, decorative panels, and designs, which became among the best-known images of the period.

In the second part of his career, at the age of 43, he returned to his homeland of Bohemia-Moravia region in Austria and devoted himself to painting a series of twenty monumental canvases known as The Slav Epic, depicting the history of all the Slavic peoples of the world, which he painted between 1912 and 1926. In 1928, on the 10th anniversary of the independence of Czechoslovakia, he presented the series to the Czech nation. He considered it his most important work. It is now on display in Prague.

Alphonse Mucha was born on 24 July 1860 in the small town of Ivančice in southern Moravia, then a province of the Austrian Empire (currently a region of the Czech Republic). His family had a very modest income; his father Ondřej was a court usher, and his mother Amálie was a miller's daughter. Ondřej had six children, all with names starting with A. Alphonse was his first child with Amálie, followed by Anna and Anděla.

Alphonse showed an early talent for drawing; a local merchant impressed by his work provided him with paper for free, though it was considered a luxury. In the preschool period, he drew exclusively with his left hand. He also had a talent for music: he was an alto singer and violin player

After completing volksschule, he wanted to continue with his studies, but his family was not able to fund them, as they were already funding the studies of his three step-siblings] His music teacher sent him to Pavel Křížkovský, choirmaster of St Thomas's Abbey in Brno, to be admitted to the choir and to have his studies funded by the monastery. Křížovský was impressed by his talent, but he was not able to admit and fund him, as he had just admitted another talented young musician, Leoš Janáček.

Křížovský sent him to a choirmaster of the Cathedral of St. Peter and Paul, who admitted him as a chorister and funded his studies at the gymnasium in Brno, where he received his secondary school education. After his voice broke, he gave up his chorister position, but played as a violinist during masses.

He became devoutly religious, and wrote later, "For me, the notions of painting, going to church, and music are so closely knit that often I cannot decide whether I like church for its music, or music for its place in the mystery which it accompanies." He grew up in an environment of intense Czech nationalism in all the arts, from music to literature and painting. He designed flyers and posters for patriotic rallies.

His singing abilities allowed him to continue his musical education at the Gymnázium Brno in the Moravian capital of Brno, but his true ambition was to become an artist. He found some employment designing theatrical scenery and other decorations. In 1878 he applied without success to the Academy of Fine Arts in Prague, but was rejected and advised to "find a different career". In 1880, at the age of 19, he traveled to Vienna, the political and cultural capital of the Empire, and found employment as an apprentice scenery painter for a company which made sets for Vienna theaters. While in Vienna, he discovered the museums, churches, palaces and especially theaters, for which he received free tickets from his employer. He also discovered Hans Makart, a very prominent academic painter, who created murals for many of the palaces and government buildings in Vienna, and was a master of portraits and historical paintings in grand format. His style turned Mucha in that artistic direction and influenced his later work. He also began experimenting with photography, which became an important tool in his later work.

To his misfortune, a terrible fire in 1881 destroyed the Ringtheater, the major client of his firm. Later in 1881, almost without funds, he took a train as far north as his money would take him. He arrived in Mikulov in southern Moravia, and began making portraits, decorative art and lettering for tombstones. His work was appreciated, and he was commissioned by Count Eduard Khuen Belasi, a local landlord and nobleman, to paint a series of murals for his residence at Emmahof Castle, and then at his ancestral home in the Tyrol, Gandegg Castle. The paintings at Emmahof were destroyed by fire in 1948, but his early versions in small format exist (now on display at the museum in Brno). He showed his skill at mythological themes, the female form, and lush vegetal decoration. Belasi, who was also an amateur painter, took Mucha on expeditions to see art in Venice, Florence and Milan, and introduced him to many artists, including the famous Bavarian romantic painter, Wilhelm Kray, who lived in Munich.

Count Belasi decided to bring Mucha to Munich for formal training, and paid his tuition fees and living expenses at the Munich Academy of Fine Arts. He moved there in September 1885. It is not clear how Mucha actually studied at the Munich Academy; there is no record of his being enrolled as a student there. However, he did become friends with a number of notable Slavic artists there, including the Czechs Karel Vítězslav Mašek and Ludek Marold and the Russian Leonid Pasternak, father of the famous poet and novelist Boris Pasternak. He founded a Czech students' club, and contributed political illustrations to nationalist publications in Prague. In 1886 he received a notable commission for a painting of the Czech patron saints Cyril and Methodius, from a group of Czech emigrants, including some of his relatives, who had founded a Roman Catholic church in the town of Pisek, North Dakota. He was very happy with the artistic environment of Munich: he wrote to friends, "Here I am in my new element, painting. I cross all sorts of currents, but without effort, and even with joy. Here, for the first time, I can find the objectives to reach which used to seem inaccessible." However, he found he could not remain forever in Munich; the Bavarian authorities imposed increasing restrictions upon foreign students and residents. Count Belasi suggested that he travel either to Rome or to Paris. With Belasi's financial support, he decided in 1887 to move to Paris.

Mucha moved to Paris in 1888 where he enrolled in the Académie Julian[18] and the following year, 1889, Académie Colarossi. The two schools taught a wide variety of different styles. His first professors at the Academie Julien were Jules Lefebvre who specialized in female nudes and allegorical paintings, and Jean-Paul Laurens, whose specialties were historical and religious paintings in a realistic and dramatic style. At the end of 1889, as he approached the age of thirty, his patron, Count Belasi, decided that Mucha had received enough education and ended his subsidies.

When he arrived in Paris, Mucha found shelter with the help of the large Slavic community. He lived in a boarding house called the Crémerie at 13 rue de la Grande Chaumière, whose owner, Charlotte Caron, was famous for sheltering struggling artists; when needed she accepted paintings or drawings in place of rent. Mucha decided to follow the path of another Czech painter he knew from Munich, Ludek Marold, who had made a successful career as an illustrator for magazines. In 1890 and 1891, he began providing illustrations for the weekly magazine La Vie populaire, which published novels in weekly segments. His illustration for a novel by Guy de Maupassant, called The Useless Beauty, was on the cover of 22 May 1890 edition. He also made illustrations for Le Petit Français Illustré, which published stories for young people in both magazine and book form. For this magazine he provided dramatic scenes of battles and other historic events, including a cover illustration of a scene from the Franco-Prussian War which was on 23 January 1892 edition.

His illustrations began to give him a regular income. He was able to buy a harmonium to continue his musical interests, and his first camera, which used glass-plate negatives. He took pictures of himself and his friends, and also regularly used it to compose his drawings. He became friends with Paul Gauguin, and shared a studio with him for a time when Gauguin returned from Tahiti in the summer of 1893. In late autumn 1894 he also became friends with the playwright August Strindberg, with whom he had a common interest in philosophy and mysticism.

His magazine illustrations led to book illustration; he was commissioned to provide illustrations for Scenes and Episodes of German History by historian Charles Seignobos. Four of his illustrations, including one depicting the death of Frederic Barbarossa, were chosen for display at the 1894 Paris Salon of Artists. He received a medal of honor, his first official recognition.

Mucha added another important client in the early 1890s; the Central Library of Fine Arts, which specialized in the publication of books about art, architecture and the decorative arts. It later launched a new magazine in 1897 called Art et Decoration, which played an early and important role in publicizing the Art Nouveau style. He continued to publish illustrations for his other clients, including illustrating a children's book of poetry by Eugène Manuel, and illustrations for a magazine of the theater arts, called La Costume au théâtre.

[historywithlaura]

FRIEDRICH III

Holy Roman Emperor

A brief History... until his reunification of Habsburg Austria...

(born 1415 - died 1493)

pictured above is a portrait of the Holy Roman Emperor, by Hans Burgkmair (the Elder) from c. late 15th-early 16th century

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SERIES - On this day September Edition: Friedrich was born on 21 September 1415.

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FRIEDRICH was born on 21 September 1415, at Innsbruck in the County of Tyrol. He was the eldest son of Ernst I, Duke of Inner Austria and Cymbarka of Masovia.

He was born a member of the Leopoldian line of the HOUSE OF HABSBURG. This line had been founded following the division of the territories of the Duchy of Austria through the Treaty of Neuberg in 1379. On this occasion, two Habsburg lines were founded: the Albertinians (after his great-uncle Albrecht III, who became Duke of Austria) and the Leopoldians (after his grandfather Leopold III, who became Duke of Inner and Further Austria).

The Leopoldians in turn divided their own territories. By 1406 his father received Inner Austria (comprised of the Duchies of Styria, Carinthia and Carniola and his uncle became Friedrich IV, Duke of Further Austria (comprised of parts of Swabia, Alsace and Austria) and Count of Tyrol.

His father died in 1424 and he and his brother inherited Inner Austria sharing the title of Duke, under the Regency of their uncle. He became known as FRIEDRICH V, DUKE OF INNER AUSTRIA and his brother as Albrecht VI, also Duke of Inner Austria.

When they reached the age to rule on their own their uncle did not allow them. Only in 1435 a distant Albertinian cousin Albrecht V, Duke of Austria released them from the Regency.

Around 1439 his ambitions grew, as in June his uncle died and he became Regent to his cousin Sigismund, Duke of Further Austria and by October his cousin the Duke of Austria (who was also Albrecht II, King of the Romans; Albrecht, King of Bohemia; and Albert, King of Hungary and Croatia) also died, leaving no male heirs but a pregnant wife.

At early 1440 he was also elected as KING OF THE ROMANS and became Regent for his cousin's posthumous son Ladislaus, Duke of Austria (who later became László V, King of Hungary and Ladislav, King of Bohemia).

Days before his coronation as FRIEDRICH III, HOLY ROMAN EMPEROR in 1452, he married LEONOR, and Infanta of Portugal. She was one of the daughters of Duarte, King of Portugal and Infanta Leonor of Aragón. They had five children (check the list below), but only two survived into adulthood.

By 1453 the Duchy of Inner Austria was raised to Archduchy, so he became the ARCHDUKE OF INNER AUSTRIA, jointly with his brother.

And over the next years he succeeded in unifying again all Habsburg territories under his rule, as the Albertinian line became extinct with the death of Duke Ladislaus (the Posthumous) in 1457, and the whole of Inner Austria was left to him after his brother's death in 1463.

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Check my posts on FRIEDRICH III's children and their Royal Weddings!

FRIEDRICH III and his wife LEONOR had five children...

Christoph of Austria - died aged four months;

Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor - husband first of Marie (the Rich) of Burgundy, Duchess of Brabant, second of Anna, Duchess of Brittany and third of Bianca Maria Sforza;

Helene of Austria - died aged three months;

Kunigunde of Austria - wife of Albrecht IV, Duke of Bavaria; and

Johann of Austria - died aged six months.