The Last Empress: Life and Times of Zita of Austria-Hungary, 1892-1989 - Hardcover

Brook-Shepherd, Gordon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0002158612 ISBN 13: 9780002158619

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1991

Synopsis

This biography follows the life of the Empress Zita, one of the most remarkable royal women of recent times. After the assassinations at Sarajevo in 1914, Zita's husband became heir to the Habsburg monarchy. By 1916 the 24-year-old Zita was Empress of Austria-Hungary. Only two years later she witnessed the crumbling of the 650-year-old monarchy. The couple were exiled and Zita's husband died in 1922. Although two unsuccessful attempts to wrest back the crown were made, Zita did not return until she was 90 years old when, after over 60 years of exile, she was allowed to return to Austria.

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Product Description:

Very Good, HARPER COLLINS PUBLISHERS, LONDON. 1991 Gordon Brook-Shepherd. A very good, near fine copy in black cloth boards with a very good dust jacket. xix, 364 p., 14 p. of plates, ill.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0002158612
• ISBN 13: 9780002158619
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 320