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Knights Cross of the Military Order of Maria Theresa

  • Alexander I of RussiaAt 10:45 on the 23rd of December 1777, a baby named Alexander Pavlovich drew his first breath inside the Winter Palace in Saint Petersburg.
  • Frederick William III of PrussiaFrederick William III entered the world on the 3rd of August 1770 in Potsdam. His father Frederick William II of Prussia neglected him during his childhood…
  • Karl Mack von LeiberichKarl Mack von Leiberich entered an Austrian cavalry regiment in 1770. He served under his uncle Georg Wilhelm Leiberich, who commanded a squadron within that…
  • Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-EsteFerdinand Karl Anton Joseph Johann Stanislaus entered the world on the 1st of June 1754 inside the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna.
  • Alexander II of RussiaOn the 13th of March 1881, a bomb exploded on the Catherine Canal in Saint Petersburg. The blast shattered the legs of Emperor Alexander II and tore open his…