Hapsburg Empire

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9:30a, 1/26/25

AG

Looking for a good book recommendation about this. After traveling through central Europe, a couple of times over the last 18 months I have become very interested in this topic.

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5:21p, 1/26/25

It's not a book, but I remember really enjoying this documentary several years ago…

https://www.bbcselect.com/watch/vienna-empire-dynasty-and-dream/

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6:12p, 1/26/25

Just to clarify, are you interested in the Austro-Hungarian Empire or the Hapsburg family itself?

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6:46p, 1/26/25

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Both I guess.

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In reply to p_bubel • 9:43a, 2/23/25

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p_bubel said:
It's not a book, but I remember really enjoying this documentary several years ago…

https://www.bbcselect.com/watch/vienna-empire-dynasty-and-dream/

Was it jaw-dropping?

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9:52a, 2/23/25

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I did finally get a book on this and I'm almost done. "The Habsburgs" by Martyn Rady. I'm really enjoying it and I've learned a great deal. I highly recommend for anyone interested in this subject.

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12:34p, 2/24/25

I wish that Emperor Franz Josef could have been around long enough to experience the collapse of his glorious empire … the empire that he was striving to preserve when he declared war on Serbia and Russia in the summer of 1914.

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12:38p, 2/24/25

Of course, no discussion of the Hapsburgs is complete without a mention of the Hapsburg Jaw, a physical characteristic of the Spanish Hapsburgs that resulted from the inbreeding of certain European royal families.
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/distinctive-habsburg-jaw-was-likely-result-royal-familys-inbreeding-180973688/

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In reply to BrazosBendHorn • 8:19p, 2/24/25

AG

As in good King Charles II

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