{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Early Habsburgs","title":"Ep. 238: The Habsburg Empire at its Zenith - Ferdinand I and the Siege of Vienna","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3194,"description":"Today we celebrate the topping out of the Habsburg empire. By the middle of the 16th century it reached its furthest extent as a political entity ruled by one man. Over the last 42 episodes we have seen this family of minor counts playing their game of snakes and ladders until they had amassed lordships over Austria, the Netherlands, Spain and large parts of Italy. Today we look at how they finally got hold of the last bits, Bohemia and Hungary.\nThe story features a dutiful younger brother, the most cruel execution I have ever heard of, a foolish duke and an even more foolish king, the collapse of a kingdom, a love story and the reason for the incessant Habsburg inbreeding. I hope that will be enough to fill the last episode of this season.\nThe music for the show is Flute Sonata in E-flat major, H.545 by Carl Phillip Emmanuel Bach (or some claim it as BWV 1031 Johann Sebastian Bach) performed and arranged by Michel Rondeau under Common Creative Licence 3.0.\nAs always:\nHomepage with maps, photos, transcripts and blog: www.historyofthegermans.com\nIf you wish to support the show go to: Support • History of the Germans Podcast\nFor do it yourself merchandise go to: Merchandise • History of the Germans Podcast\nFacebook: @HOTGPod \nThreads: @history_of_the_germans_podcast\nBluesky: @hotgpod.bsky.social\nInstagram: history_of_the_germans\nTwitter: @germanshistory\nTo make it easier for you to share the podcast, I have created separate playlists for some of the seasons that are set up as individual podcasts. they have the exact same episodes as in the History of the Germans, but they may be a helpful device for those who want to concentrate on only one season.\nSo far I have:\nThe Ottonians\nSalian Emperors and Investiture Controversy\nFredrick Barbarossa and Early Hohenstaufen\nFrederick II Stupor Mundi\nSaxony and Eastward Expansion\nThe Hanseatic League\nThe Teutonic Knights\nThe Holy Roman Empire 1250-1356\nThe Reformation before the Reformation\nThe Empire in the 15th century\nThe...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/K5ssYjFo_ppv8CxKlYFgSQPpu_Ye6hqe0bZT3IxjQjI/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS85NmMy/NmIyZTkyNzc2YWZk/YTllN2Q2Y2YyNjk2/NTk1Ny5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}