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Theodor Zasche: The Emperor's birthday: The children of Archduchess Marie Valerie present their congratulations, drawing, 1908

A desperate attempt to slow down the centrifugal tendencies within the Empire: Franz Joseph's grandchildren are dressed in the costumes of various ethnic groups within the Empire. From left to right: Archduke Hubert Salvator in Hungarian costume, Archduchess Hedwig in Moravian costume, Archduke Franz Salvator in Tyrolean costume and Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska in Dalmatian costume.

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Schloß Schönbrunn Kultur-und Betriebsges.m.b.H./Fotograf: Alexander E. Koller

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    The condition of the Habsburg Monarchy on the eve of the war

    Around the turn of the century the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy enjoyed a glorious flowering in the arts, scholarship and science. At the same time, however, the country was shaken by apparently insoluble social and national conflicts. Under a dazzlingly brilliant surface the Habsburg imperium was struggling with a profound crisis.