Empress of Austria Elizabeth of Wittelsbach (1837-1898) was the wife of Franz Joseph I, ruler of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Made world famous in the cinema in the guise of Romy Schneider, she is represented there as the icon of a Vienna vibrating to the rhythm of the waltz. But the personality of
Deputy of the Third Estate in 1789, he had the Tennis Court oath adopted. He was very influential in the Constituent Assembly. Leader of the monarchians (supporters of an English-style parliamentary monarchy), discouraged by the turn of events, he preferred to emigrate from 1790 to 1801.
Alchemist of the Hellenistic period, Mary the Jewess (also called Maria Hebraea, or Miriam Prophetissa) is considered one of the pioneers of alchemy; she is credited with the invention of several instruments and techniques, including giving her name to the bain-marie. Hellenistic period What we k
Empress of the West and second wife of Louis I the Pious. She was chosen by the emperor from among the most beautiful heiresses of the empire. Ambitious, much younger than her husband (17), she quickly took on a great influence. In 827, she married her sister Emma to Louis the German. She is the mot