The thrifty Dutch rebelled against the Spanish and, over a long period, won their independence. Spain’s relatives, the once great, wealthy Habsburg empire, had their own problems. In the 19th century ...

Though these books stop at 1914, they have a contemporary relevance by being in varying degrees concerned with Palacky's proposition, "If Austria did not exist it would be necessary to invent her." Dr ...

The Duchess' children formed an integral part of the Habsburg dynasty. Below are Empress Elisabeth of Austria's children in order: Sophie Friederike was Elisabeth's first child, who tragically passed ...

‘Polyphiloprogenitive’ isn’t a word a reviewer gets to use very often, so an opportunity to apply it to the Habsburg dynasty during the nineteenth century is irresistible. Though a less important ...

The Jewish origin of the Hapsburg dynasty has historically been proven without a doubt, declares an article in the local “Arbeiterzeitung.” This article traces the ancestry of the Hapsburgs ...

saying in a conspiracy theory-laden speech that his right-wing government will eliminate a global “shadow army” that serves the European Union and a “liberal American empire.” Meanwhile ...

In Robert Musil’s The Man Without Qualities, a book that encapsulates like no other the ineffable muddle of the Habsburg Empire, the eminent statesman Count Leinsdorf struggles to define the essence ...