Interesting private letters of Franz Joseph, the late Emperor of the former Austria-Hungarian Empire, throwing light upon the relation of Franz Joseph to the Jews, were published too day. One of the ...

After season 1 depicts Elisabeth's struggles to adjust to the harsh standards of life at court, season 2 jumps ahead to the birth of her second child when the royal family's legacy is in danger. Since ...

ROME — The Catholic faith and traditions of the Habsburg monarchies helped them enjoy mostly stable marriages and large, happy families that were crucial in governing their kingdoms for more than ...

All of the Hungarian synagogues were filled to capacity today when Hungarian Jewry celebrated the centennial of the birth of the late Emperor Francis Joseph, who was a great friend of the Jews in the ...

One of the German-speaking world's most beloved stories, that of the fairy tale-like marriage between Bavaria's teenage Princess Elizabeth and Austria's Emperor Franz Joseph, gets a right royal sendup ...

The Empress, one of the best period pieces on Netflix, is back for a new season of intense palace intrigue, breathtaking gowns, and sexy romance among the Hapsburg royals. The German-language romance ...

TimesMachine is an exclusive benefit for home delivery and digital subscribers. About the Archive This is a digitized version of an article from The Times’s print archive, before the start of online ...

The man behind the salvation of Emperor and King Franz Joseph I, in 1853, Maximilian Karl Lamoral Graf O'Donnell Von Tyrconnell's paternal lineage traces back to County Mayo and further still to Niall ...

Views of Francis Joseph I, Emperor of Austria-Hungary, and an entourage of military officers and civilians walking down a wide avenue; the street is lined with people greeting the Emperor. Interior ...