Cover title. Single issue of Calliope : exploring world history (v. 11, no. 9, May, 2001).

The origins of the House of Habsburg ; The sun never sets on his empire / by Matt Caples -- No renunciation, no archduchess / by Janeen R. Adil -- Marriage and empire / by Matt Caples -- The Order of the Golden Fleece / by Beverly M. Glennon -- Problems of inheritance / by Anthony Kugler -- Rivals for life ; Armies and war ; Maria Theresa, the reformer / by Robert Nemes -- Maria Theresa at home / by Karen E. Hong -- Matchmaking schemes / by Ellie Mockett Whitney -- A magnificent city ; The father of Schoènbrunn Zoo ; By coach with the queen / by Jody Wosepka Hekela -- The arts at Schoènbrunn / by Barbara Krasner-Kait -- Maria Theresa's legacy / by Linda Masternak Justice -- An interview with Karl Habsburg.