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Franz Joseph and Elisabeth - The Last Great Monarchs of Austria-Hungary (Paperback)
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Franz Joseph and Elisabeth - The Last Great Monarchs of Austria-Hungary (Paperback)
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In 1848, an 18-year-old boy assumed the throne of Austria, one of
the most powerful countries in Europe. He would be its last
significant emperor, the only monarch to serve two countries, and
the last cogent head of the prestigious Habsburg dynasty. Emperor
Franz Joseph's reign was marked by revolutions, often fueled by
rising liberalism and nationalism, and wars orchestrated by
conquering architects such as Napoleon, Metternich, and Bismarck.
This book gives attention to these political and cultural events,
but it is essentially a biography of Emperor Franz Joseph and his
enigmatic wife, Empress Elisabeth. Franz Joseph, with an
overwhelming sense of dynastic responsibility, played all the roles
assigned to him as Emperor. Elisabeth played none, as a wife,
mother or Empress. Many factors played a part in her ""abdication""
and in the decisions Franz Joseph made during his reign - none more
enigmatic than the self-proclaimed Peace Emperor's final act of
mobilising of Austria-Hungary's armies, detonating World War I at
the cost of 16 million lives.
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