The history of the Austria-Hungary Empire is a history of much of Europe. The family Habsburg ruled this empire for nearly 700 years-the longest reign of any of the nobility who controlled nation-states in Europe. The time of our novel is 1893 and is set in Imperial Vienna, the grand capital of the Empire. It was the forty-fifth year of Emperor Franz Josef's rule.Over the centuries a romantic aura has embraced Vienna, fascinating writers, musicians...
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