European Royalty during World War II by Glenn A. Steinberg One may draw from the study of history the lesson that the age of princes is over. . . . For two hundred years we have been watching the decomposition of this system. The princely houses have retained nothing but their pretensions. With these they traffic, and by these they live. . . . If one day we had time to waste, it would be a ...

Back to Modern History SourceBook Modern History Sourcebook: Count von Beust: Memoirs of the Ausgleich, 1867 Count von Beust negotiated the Ausgleich (Compromise) of 1867, which transformed the Austrian Empire into the Dual Monarchy of Austria-Hungary. The dangers which Austria has to face are of a twofold nature. The first is presented by the tendency of her liberal-minded German population ...