{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"","title":"House of Wittelsbach - Part 4: War, revolution, and the fall of a dynasty","description":"Candlelight flickers over the faces of a royal family beset by doubt. The palaces are grander than ever, but outside their gates, the world is shifting. From the battlefields of Europe to the streets of Munich, the House of Wittelsbach faces a storm of war, revolution, and betrayal. The old order teeters, and within the walls of power, the end approaches.\r\n\r\nThe eighteenth century is an age of upheaval. The War of the Spanish Succession draws the Wittelsbachs into the jaws of continental conflict. Charles VII briefly wears the imperial crown, but his triumph is fleeting. Armies ravage Bavarian fields, and the cost of ambition weighs heavy on both palace and peasant. Castles and pavilions rise—rococo masterpieces like Amalienburg shimmer with gold and light—but the ledgers fill with debt. Nobles grumble, peasants bear new taxes, and the monarchy’s grip on power begins to slip.\r\n\r\nLearn more at: https://thelineagearchive.com/dynasty/house-of-wittelsbach","author_name":"The Archive Network"}