The Habsburgs : embodying empire

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The Habsburgs : embodying empire

Andrew Wheatcroft

Viking : Penguin Books, 1995

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [347]-368) and index

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Description

This title is a history of the extraordinary rise to power and eventual decline of the Habsburg Empire. This episode in history covers three centuries, and traces their area of influence to almost all the countries of Europe - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, Hungary, Spain and Italy. Because the Habsburgs dominated so many national histories, their family history is usually fragmented. This obscures the trans-national nature of the dynasty. Polyglot and adaptable - they remained identifiably Habsburg. It is essential, therefore, to approach them as an entity. The author has worked in both the Spanish and the Austrian archives.

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  • NCID
    BA26511687
  • ISBN
    • 0670854905
  • Country Code
    uk
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England
  • Pages/Volumes
    xxix, 384 p., [32] p. of plates
  • Size
    24 cm
  • Classification
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