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Born at the Villa Wartholz in Reichenau an der Rax (Lower Austria) on 20 November 1912, Otto was the first child of the designated heir to the throne Archduke Karl and his wife Zita. As the future crown prince he was the focus of much attention. At the funeral of his great-great-uncle Emperor Franz Joseph in November 1916 the four-year-old Otto ...
War of the Spanish Succession: A major European conflict of the early 18th century (1701/2–1714) triggered by the death in 1700 of the last Habsburg king of Spain, Charles II. The Austrians, the Dutch, and English allies formally declared war against France and its allies in May 1702.
Following this the Western powers banished Karl and his family to the Portuguese island of Madeira in the Atlantic, where he died from Spanish influenza on 1 April 1922, at the age of only 35. Karl was interred in the church of Nossa Senhora do Monte near Funchal. Karl’s memory was subsequently upheld by his wife Zita.
This old book is the story of the last of the Hapsburg line, who died on a small Portuguese island three years after the end of the First World War. He was an accidental Emperor, since three men before him in line died young. His is an interesting story, and the author relates it to the reader in a personal story.
- Gordon Brook-Shepherd
Oct 19, 2021 · The latest from historian Shawcross (France, Mexico and Informal Empire in Latin America, 1820–1867) continues his research on colonial powers in Mexico. He writes that in 1862, with the United States involved in its own civil war, French emperor Napoleon III saw his chance to wrest hegemony over Mexico from the States.
Oct 19, 2021 · This book has been provided by the editor via NetGalley for the purpose of a review. As an Austrian and more importantly an Austrian who has worked as a guide in the Imperial Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna during my university years, I already knew my share about the Habsburgs, including Emperor Francis Joseph I (1830-1916) and his brother, archduke Maximilian.
The assasination precipitated a crisis which led to the outbreak of World War I. Franz Josef died on November 21, 1916. He did not live to see Austria's defeat in the war. His grand nephew, Karl I assumed the throne for two years, but was the last Habsburg monarch. -- MS
