Karl Habsburg-Lothringen, the grandson of the last emperor of Austria-Hungary, Karl I, has said there is no need for his family to show remorse for the First World War.
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Serbia claims letter from 1913 absolves it of blame for the outbreak of the First World War
The Director of the National Archive of Serbia, Dr. Miroslav Perisic, has unveiled a copy of a document from 1913 which he claims absolves Serbia of any “guilt” for outbreak of the First World War.
Continue reading‘Archduke Franz Ferdinand relative: don’t blame us for First World War’
Karl Habsburg-Lothringen, the grandson of the last emperor of Austria-Hungary, Karl I, has said there is no need for his family to show remorse for the First World War.
Continue readingAustrian press criticises Serbian presentation of 1913 document
The Austrian press has been critical of the presentation of a document by the National Archive of Serbia, which Serbia claims absolves it of any “guilt” in starting the First World War.
Continue readingExhibition: ‘Doomsday – Jewish Life and Death in World War I’, Vienna
The Jewish Museum in Vienna will explore the “grave consequences” for the Jews which came with the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, in a new exhibition this spring.
Continue readingCentenary Countdown: Five months until the 100 year anniversary of Archduke’s assassination
Today marks five months until the Centenary of the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand and six months until Centenary of the outbreak of the First World War.
Continue readingExhibition: Total war and Austria-Hungary, Vienna
An exhibition at Vienna Technical Museum (Technisches Museum Wien), entitled Under the watchwords of war and technology, will explore the impact of total war on the battlefront to the home front on Austria-Hungary.
Continue readingExhibition: Franz Ferdinand’s journey around the world, Vienna
An exhibition at the Weltmuseum in Vienna, Austria, will explore a ten month world trip that Archduke Franz Ferdinand made in 1892-93.
Continue readingItalian regional president calls for commemoration of Austro-Hungarian soldiers
The President of the Italian Region of Friuli Venezia Giulia, Deborah Serrachiani, has called for soldiers who fought for Austria-Hungary – who came from what is now Italian territory – to be commemorated.
Continue readingExhibition: ‘World War I in Vienna – City Life in Photography and Graphic Art’
A new exhibition at the Wien Museum (Vienna Museum) in Austria will explore the impact of the First World War on the Home Front.
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