Surrounded by a wreath of flowers and leaves in the colours of the Hungarian flag, a silver urn containing the heart of Otto von Habsburg was interred.
Stunningly beautiful, Austrian Empress Sisi was a legendary beauty who left behind a heritage of skincare and haircare that is indispensable even today.
Escape into the rugged Swiss and Austrian Alps, embracing the luxurious comforts of charming cities and towns while still experiencing the best the mountains have to offer.
The Habsburg Monarchy came to an end in November 1918. The last emperor, Karl I, refused to abdicate and went into exile. Unsuccessful endeavours to regain power culminated in two failed putsch attempts in Hungary. Following the early death of the former emperor in 1922, his widow Zita became the figurehead of the monarchist-legitimist movement in Central Europe. Militant and
The Habsburgs may have had opulent homes like Schonbrunn Palace - but did it mean they were happy?
Flemish School, 16th century Later emperor Charles V [1514-16] London Hampton Court Palace Royal Collections Windsor Palace www.royalcollection.org.uk/microsites/b2r/object.asp?exhi...
Otto was the eldest son of the last Emperor and Empress of Austria, Karl und Zita, and is thus referred to as the last ‘crown prince’ of the dynasty. In the transition from pretender to the Habsburg throne to committed European politician his long life reflects the history of Central Europe in the twentieth century.
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A 20. századi magyar történelmet hosszú időre determináló, az első világháborút követő bő két évtized eseményei elválaszthatatlanok az osztrák-magyar flotta utolsó főparancsnoka, az 1920. március elsején Magyarország kormányzójának megválasztott Vitéz nagybányai Horthy Miklós altengernagy személyétől. Noha az admirális nevével fémjelzett Horthy-korszak már több mint hét évtizede véget ért, a történelmi távlat ellenére is e két évtized és Horthy személyének mindenfajta aktuálpolitikától mentes, tárgyilagos megítélése még várat magára.
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