Über Jahrhunderte ringen zwei Imperien über die Vorherrschaft in Europa: die Habsburger und das Osmanische Reich. Die Seite des Abendlandes verkörpert Prinz Eugen von Savoyen, der bereit ist, gegen seinen eigenen König, Ludwig XIV., aufzubegehren. (Text: arte)
Miniserie documental que recrea la vida de Eugenio de Saboya, el joven príncipe que llegó a ser uno de los más brillantes generales al servicio de Austria en la guerra contra el Imperio Otomano, a finales del siglo XVII.
An expedition to the 17th century and to the most complex times that Europe has ever experienced.
The superpowers are the Habsburg Empire and the Ottomans. We follow Prince Eugene of Savoy, a commander of the House of Austria and Emetullah Rabia Gülnuş Sultan, first concubine in the harem and later, as mother of two Sultans, Valide Sultan. Elaborate computer simulations and skilful re-enactments immerse viewers in the elegant, yet also brutal and merciless world of the Habsburg and the Ottoman Empire. Showing not only their military encounters but also the mutual influences in the fields of culture, science and even food.
