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Twilight of the Habsburgs, The Life and Times of Emperor Francis Joseph

Twilight of the Habsburgs, The Life and Times of Emperor Francis Joseph

by Alan Palmer

  • HISTORY
  • 1997
  • PAPER
  • 400 PAGES

In this vivid biography and history, Palmer sketches the culture and politics of the now-vanished world of the Austro-Hungarian empire. Franz Josef ruled as the emperor of Austria and king of Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, Croatia, and Slavonia from 1848 until his death in 1916 .  (AST14, $15.00)


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