Bernhard A. Macek (born 1975 in
Vienna
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,
Austria
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) is an Austrian historian and author.
Biography
Macek, born in Vienna, studied history at the
University of Vienna
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. Since 2001 he has worked at the Imperial Palace Hofburg (Sisi Museum/Imperial Apartments/Silver Collection).
In addition, he directs the Department of Viennese Urban History at ÖAB (Austrian Archeology Association).
He also works on publications on historical topics, for example about the coronation of
Joseph II
Joseph II (13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from 18 August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg monarchy from 29 November 1780 until his death. He was the eldest son of Empress Maria Theresa and her husband, Emperor F ...
(Holy Roman Empire) or about the life of
Charles I Charles I may refer to:
Kings and emperors
* Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings
* Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily
* Charles I of ...
, the last Emperor of Austria.
Macek's lecturing led him to the
University of Vienna
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,
to the Pope Benedict XVI Philosophical-Theological University Heiligenkreuz, to the city of Heusenstamm (Germany) on the occasion of the celebrations "250 Years of the Imperial Visit",
to the Italian Cultural Institute in Vienna, to
Madonna di Campiglio
Madonna di Campiglio () is a village and a ski resort in northeast Italy. It is a ''frazione'' of the ''comune'' of Pinzolo. The village lies in the Val Rendena at an elevation of above sea level, and has approximately 1,000 inhabitants.
Th ...
(Italy) for the festival "Mistero dei Monte – Vostre Altezze,
["https://www.campigliodolomiti.it/lang/DE/eventi/dettaglio/mistero_dei_monti_-_vostre_altezze,8006.html] etc.
Publications
* ''Feldmarschall-Leutnant Franz von Holbein-Holbeinsberg. „Directiven“ der Spanischen Hofreitschule. Reitkunst, Militär und Gesellschaft des 19. Jahrhunderts'', (= Historica Austria 7), Wien 2008, .
* ''Die Krönung Josephs II. zum Römischen König in Frankfurt am Main. Logistisches Meisterwerk, zeremonielle Glanzleistung und Kulturgüter für die Ewigkeit'', Frankfurt am Main u. a. 2010, , doi:10.3726/978-3-653-04406-5.
* ''
Haydn
Franz Joseph Haydn ( ; ; 31 March 173231 May 1809) was an Austrian composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the string quartet and piano trio. His contributions ...
,
Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age ...
und die Großfürstin. Eine Studie zur Uraufführung der „Russischen Quartette" op. 33 in den Kaiserappartements der Wiener Hofburg'', Wien 2012, .
* ''Kaiser Karl I. Der letzte Kaiser Österreichs. Ein biografischer Bilderbogen'' (= Die Reihe Archivbilder), Erfurt 2012, .
* with Renate Holzschuh-Hofer: ''Die Wiener Hofburg. Die unbekannten Seiten der Kaiserresidenz'', Sutton-Verlag, Erfurt 2014, .
* with Rossana Crisci: ''Francesco Giuseppe I., Testimonianze'', MGS Press, Trieste 2016. , (in Italian).
External links
*
Library of Congress
Notes
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Living people
1975 births
21st-century Austrian historians
Austrian male writers