The imperial family: Sophie and Franz Karl; Franz Joseph and his wife Elisabeth with the children Gisela and Rudolf; Franz Joseph's brothers Carl Ludwig and Ferdinand Maximilian with their wifes
The imperial family: Sophie and Franz Karl; Franz Joseph and his wife Elisabeth with the children Gisela and Rudolf; Franz Joseph's brothers Carl Ludwig and Ferdinand Maximilian with their wifes
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The Habsburg dynasty: Here you can read potted biographies, examine portraits from seven centuries and dip into the historical contexts of past epochs.
Select a period in Habsburg history, from the beginnings of Habsburg rule in the Middle Ages to the collapse of the Monarchy during the First World War.