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UNINA9910817071303321 |
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Brook-Shepherd Gordon <1918-2004, > |
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Titolo |
Uncrowned emperor : the life and times of Otto von Habsburg / / Gordon Brook-Shepherd |
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London, [England] ; ; New York, [New York] : , : Hambledon and London, , 2003 |
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©2003 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-20178-X |
9786613201782 |
0-8264-3280-8 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (285 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Pretenders to the throne - Austria |
Austria Biography |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Contents; Illustrations; Introduction; 1 A Shaky Inheritance; 2 The Perfect Match; 3 Collapse: A Child's Eye View; 4 Exile at Home: Eckartsau; 5 Swiss Dramas; 6 'Your Majesty'; 7 The Conundrum of the Crown; 8 Meltdown in Vienna; 9 Fatal Encounter; 10 Takeover by Telephone; 11 Homecoming; 12 New Horizons; 13 Across the Water; 14 Dropping Anchor; 15 Mr Europe; 16 Balance Sheet; 17 Royal Endgame; Notes; Bibliography; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Austro-Hungarian Empire dominated central Europe until 1918, when the last Habsburg Emperor, Karl, fled into exile. Karl's death in 1921 made his nine-year-old son Otto head of the Hapsburg family, a position he has now held for over eighty years. Born heir presumptive to an empire that stretched from the Tyrol to Transylvania, and from Poland to Sarajevo, Otto von Habsburg's life has both affected and been reflected in some of the most dramatic and historic events of the twentieth century. As a four year old in 1916, he walked in the funeral procession of the Emperor Franz Josef. Otto von |
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