Liechtenstein and the Habsburg Empire
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
A special relationship between Austria and the Western Balkans?
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
The Swiss roots of the Habsburg family
The history of the Habsburgs has its roots not in Austria, as one might think, but in neighbouring Switzerland. It is here in fact –
The Habsburg origins of the kerosene lamp
Kerosene, or paraffin, is a combustible liquid derived from petroleum. Its discovery is generally attributed to Canadian geologist Abraham Gesner who distilled kerosene from bituminous
The tragic love story behind the Brestovac Sanatorium in Zagreb
Everyone enjoys hearing a nice, cheesy love story. Ljerka Šram and Milivoj Dežman’s love story is undoubtedly one of those tales of an unending and
The Nobel Prize Winner vs. Austria-Hungary
Most of the world knows Ivo Andrić as a Nobel Prize-winning author. However, to Habsburg administrators of his home of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Andrić was