Nestled between Switzerland and Austria, Liechtenstein had a special relationship with the Habsburg Empire. It was not part of it, but its rulers lived in Vienna from 1719 until 1938. In the 19th century the principality adopted many Austrian laws, introduced the Austro-Hungarian Gulden as its official currency and signed a customs treaty with the… Continue reading Liechtenstein and the Habsburg Empire
For centuries Slovenia, parts of Croatia, Serbia, and Montenegro were part of the Habsburg Empire. Bosnia and Herzegovina was administered by Vienna for several decades between the end of the 19th century and World War I. What remains of these historical ties in Austrian foreign policy today? We discussed this with Florian Bieber, director of… Continue reading A special relationship between Austria and the Western Balkans?
The history of the Habsburgs has its roots not in Austria, as one might think, but in neighbouring Switzerland. It is here in fact – and more precisely in the canton of Aargau – that the castle built in the 11th century by Radbod of Habsburg, who is considered the founder of the lineage, is… Continue reading The Swiss roots of the Habsburg family
Pieter M. Judson holds the Chair in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century History at the European University Institute in Florence (Italy). He is the author of “The Habsburg Empire: A New History”, published in 2016 and so far translated in 12 languages. We asked him what perception Europeans have of this “extinguished country” and what lessons… Continue reading The lessons we can learn from the Habsburg Empire
We spoke about Extinguished Countries and the upcoming guidebook to the Habsburg Empire with Croatian public television HRT. The programme that interviewed our own Giovanni Vale and Ivana Pogačić is Alpe Dunav Jadran. At this address you can find the video of the episode, recorded in our offices in Zagreb and near the Croatian National… Continue reading Our interview with Croatian HRT
The Croatian portal Tportal came to meet us at our office in Zagreb to talk to us about the upcoming book on the Habsburg Empire and the Extinguished Countries project in general. They were also particularly interested in when a guide to Yugoslavia will come out… You can read the full interview (in Croatian) here.
We’ve been invited to talk about the Habsburg Empire’s legacy and the Extinguished Countries project at the Croatian branch of N1 television. N1 is a regional 24-hour news channel, as well as CNN International’s local broadcast partner and affiliate. It has branches in Slovenia, Croatia, Serbia and Bosnia-Herzegovina, and it is available in all former… Continue reading Our interview with Croatian TV N1
We just started our crowdfunding campaign for the second Extinguished Countries guidebook: the Habsburg Empire. You can now pre-order your copy of the guide and join us in this new adventure in Europe’s history! Watch the campaign video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OoSOPNQCFRI Extinguished Countries is a series of travel guidebooks to countries that no longer exist. … Continue reading The crowdfunding campaign for the Habsburg Empire has started!
Today we had the pleasure of presenting the Extinguished Countries project and the forthcoming guide on the Habsburg Empire on TGR RAI Bolzano television. You can watch the entire interview (in Italian) here below or on the television’s website: https://extinguishedcountries.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/3011-BGR0730-S-OSPITE-STATI-SCOMPARSI_2079633.mp4 TGR is the regional information service of RAI, the Italian public television. Bolzano, in the… Continue reading Our interview with Italian TV Rai
Imagine walking along a road that crosses rural Japan and takes you through 69 post towns, where merchants, samurais, monks and travelers once used to stop by. All around you, artifacts, buildings and landscapes recount the story of Japan and how its unique identity was gradually formed. You wander through the country and dive at… Continue reading The Nakasendo Project [Part 2]
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