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The Swiss roots of the Habsburg family

Habsburg Castle Aargau By Freaktalius - Own work, CC BY-SA 4.0

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

The lessons we can learn from the Habsburg Empire

Vienna, Austria: View of Upper Belvedere in Christmas decorations at Christmas Eve

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

Our interview with Croatian TV N1

Giovanni Vale from Extinguished Countries at N1 Television

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

The crowdfunding campaign for the Habsburg Empire has started!

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!

Our interview with Italian TV Rai

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