Emperor Charles of Austria

There was a problem filtering reviews right now. Please try again later. Charles I is given more The last Habsburg emperor. Charles I is given more credit in his peace making efforts prior and during WWI, often considered weak by critics this book proves otherwise.

Had circumstances been different and he had become Emperor of Austria it appears that he would have been a well respected ruler. One person found this helpful.

Received it yesterday in excellent condition. Looking forward to reading this account! My husband thoroughly enjoyed the book and has finished it. Don't let the rather soppy title dissuade you, this is a fine, insightful and well-written history. It provides background into the final years of the Austro-Hungarian empire guaranteed to fascinate any English-speaking audience, social commentary gleaned from period newspapers, memoirs of the Habsburg aristocracy and their close observers, and a glimpse into diplomatic and military views eclipsed by Germany in histories of the Great War.

Throughout it's written with professionalism and competence. Lastly, it tells a story that even Hollywood could not manage; a true tale of romance and tragedy and faith.

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Buy two copies so that you can keep one safe on your shelves and have one to risk lending. This book tells the story of the last Emperor and Empress of Austria-Hungary. A little known history of the early 20th century. We were only given the point of view of the victors of WWI. It was a well written book. Worth the time to read. I was socked to learn how much England had a hand in destroying their rival royal houses. The Emperor Karl I worked so hard to bring peace and end the War but no one wanted to listen.

Millions lost their lives in this war and the seeds for an even worse war was planted. The great if's of history. If his plan had been given a chance the beast Hitler would not have gained power.

The Roman Catholic Church in has declared him Blessed- patron of peace. This book will open the eyes of the world to the real Emperor Karl I and the Empress Zita- the last Habsburg rulers after years. See all 11 reviews.

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Beatification, the intermediate stage to canonisation, is expected to follow by September. So the last emperor will become the Blessed Charles, although to become Saint Charles another miracle has to be attributed to him. Some historians smell a political agenda behind the campaign to make a hero of one of the least impressive Habsburgs.

Emperor of Austria

They note that the Pope has beatified no less than 1, contenders for sainthood, vastly more than any of his predecessors, and that the Polish pontiff, with his intense interest in central Europe, is seeking to revive an Austrian church with a history of combative political activism, which in the s degenerated into "clerico-fascism".

If the church is now celebrating Charles's religious record, the last emperor's political career was singularly undistinguished. Out of his depth, not really a politician. I don't know why he is being beatified," said Helmut Rumpler, a history professor who heads the Habsburg commission of the Austrian Academy of Sciences.

Pope to beatify 'buffoon' who was Austria's last emperor

When Charles came to the throne in on the death of Emperor Franz Josef, amid war and with the Austro-Hungarian empire in its death throes, he was greeted with contempt. His chief of staff complained: As the empire collapsed at the end of the war, he fled to Switzerland, but refused to abdicate. He was then manipulated by rightwing Hungarian nationalists into staging two comic-opera attempts at reclaiming the throne in Budapest.

But the biggest controversy surrounding Charles is also the main reason the Vienna cardinal applauds him.

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