On just about any list of must-see places in Italy, Trieste isn’t usually in the top 10. But one visit to this elegant city, ...

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French Emperor Napoleon III, resolved upon forming a “Second French Empire” like his namesake uncle, soon deposed Mexican President Benito Juarez and declared Austrian Archduke Maximilian to ...

One theory, reportedly, as an explanation to it. One theory states that it is when Archduke Maximilian of Austria proposed to Mary of Burgundy with a diamond ring that this how proposals and ...

One of the earliest documented versions of what can be termed as Propose Day is in 1477 when Archduke Maximilian of Austria presented a diamond ring as a token of love to Mary of Burgundy.

One of the earliest recorded engagements was in 1477, when Archduke Maximilian of Austria proposed to Mary of Burgundy with a diamond ring—an act that is believed to have started the tradition ...

The area is dotted with stunning castles, including the majestic Miramare Castle, perched dramatically on a cliffside, built between 1856 and 1860 for Archduke Maximilian, Emperor Franz Josef's ...

Diamonds didn’t gain prominence until 1477 when Archduke Maximilian of Austria proposed with a diamond ring, setting a trend that would eventually dominate the market. Today, diamonds are deeply ...

Even the famed Miramare Castle has a museum within it, featuring paintings and furniture from the personal collection of Archduke Maximilian of Hapsburg. Another famous palace, the Castle Of San ...

In the city of Trieste, Miramare Castle was the fanciful neo-Gothic home of Archduke Maximilian of Austria. Twenty minutes up the coast, the 14th-century Castle of Duino is surrounded by ...

Johannes Nussbaum as Archduke Maximilian holding a piece of paper on a beach in 'The Empress.' Franz's brother Maximilian is the troublemaker of the royal family, an unrepentant womanizer who ...