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This week Simon Sebag Montefiore follows the Habsburgs' efforts to stay in power, as Emperor Franz Josef's empire and his family proved impossible to control.

This week historian Simon Sebag Montefiore follows the Habsburgs' efforts to stay in power. Emperor Franz Josef's empire and his family proved impossible to control. With his struggles with Napoleon III and Bismarck, and the suicide of his son Rudolf, to the assassination of his beautiful wife Sisi, Franz Josef was losing control.

23 minutes

Last on

Mon 2 May 2022 02:30GMT

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Role Contributor
Presenter Simon Sebag Montefiore
Director Richard Downes
Series Producer Richard Downes
Executive Producer Mike Smith

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