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The End of the Habsburgs: The Decline and Fall of the Austrian Monarchy by [John Van der Kiste]

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In 1806, the Holy Roman Empire ceased to exist when Francis II became Emperor of Austria. 112 years later, the Habsburg empire collapsed after the First World War after surviving many tribulations. During the year of revolutions in 1848 the much-loved but incompetent Emperor Ferdinand had abdicated in favour of his young nephew Francis Joseph. His long reign was marked by defeat in several wars, family tragedies and scandals including the execution of his brother Maximilian, Emperor of Mexico, the suicide of his son Crown Prince Rudolf, and the assassinations of his wife Empress Elizabeth, and nephew Francis Ferdinand. He was succeeded in 1916 by the succession of his great-nephew Charles, who abdicated in 1918 and died after two unsuccessful attempts to regain the throne of Hungary, but his eldest son Otto remained head of the family and Member of the European Parliament for twenty years. This book looks at the final chapter of the Habsburgs, from the Napoleonic era to the age of the dictators and post-war Europe.

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November 26, 2019
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John Van der Kiste has published over forty books including works on royal and historical biography, local history, true crime, music and fiction, and is a contributor to the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. His previous titles include Queen Victoria's Children, Kaiser Wilhelm II and The Romanovs: Tsar Alexander II of Russia and his Family and ‘Alfred―Queen Victoria's Second Son’ and ‘Prussian Princesses’ for Fonthill. He lives in Devon. --This text refers to the hardcover edition.

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0822XC2M7
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Fonthill Media (November 26, 2019)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 26, 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 2117 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 329 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #406,366 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #75 in History of Austria & Hungary
- #424 in Biographies of Royalty (Kindle Store)
- #963 in Royalty Biographies

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John Van der Kiste read Librarianship at Ealing Technical College, where he edited the student librarian journal Stamp Out. The author of over seventy books, including historical and royal biography, popular music, true crime, local history, plays and fiction, he has also contributed articles to and reviewed books and records for local and national publications, was a consultant to the BBC documentary 'The King, the Kaiser and the Tsar', and is a contributor to 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biography' and 'Guinness Rockopaedia'. He lives in Devon, and his spare time interests include reading, music and painting. His latest titles are 'James II and the First Modern Revolution' (Pen & Sword), '1970: a Year in Rock: The Year Rock Became Mainstream', 'Mott The Hoople and Ian Hunter in the 1970s', and 'Free and Bad Company in the 1970s' (Sonicbond). Due in 2022-3 are titles on King William IV, Queen Victoria's daughters-in-law, and Manfred Mann's Earth Band in the 1970s. He has also edited an English translation of 'Ena and Bee' by Ana de Sagrera, previously published in Spain in 2006, due later in 2022.

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Fran W

Good story

Reviewed in the United States on January 30, 2021

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I really enjoyed this book but some pictures would have been nice to see more into the stpory.

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Lawrence E. Kopec

A good introductory view of the fall of the Habsburgs, but...

Reviewed in the United States on October 9, 2021

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The book glosses over many of the important details. Also, it brings up names of important players without explaining who they are or what their significance is.

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Patrick Walesby

EXCELLENT

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 13, 2020

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GOOD STUFF

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Muy

Reviewed in Mexico on October 29, 2021

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Excelente biografía, la recomiendo ampliamente para quien deseen conocer la historia de la dinastía de los Habsburgo del siglo XIX y sus descendientes.

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Grant Alcorn

Not worth buying

Reviewed in Canada on November 3, 2020

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Terrible read. Not worth buying. Sorry I bought and am now stuck with it.

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