Rudolf. Crown Prince and Rebel : Translation of the New and Revised Edition, «Kronprinz Rudolf. Ein Leben» (Amalthea, 2005)

Der Suizid von Kronprinz Rudolf von Österreich (1858–1889) in Mayerling am 30. Januar 1889 war ein Schock für ganz Europa und sollte die Welt nachhaltig beeinflussen. Hier zeichnet die Bestsellerautorin Brigitte Hamann das detaillierte Bild eines liberalen Intellektuellen, der stets vehement gegen Antisemitismus, Nationalitätenhass und Klerikalismus eintrat und dessen politisches Ziel ein vereintes Europa liberaler Staaten war. Brigitte Hamann Portrays Rudolf Von Habsburg, Crown Prince Of Austria, As A Liberal Intellectual Who Stood In Opposition To His Father Emperor Franz Josef And The Imperial Establishment. Against The Prevailing Currents Of His Time, Rudolf Wanted To Modernize The Habsburg Empire By Abolishing The Privileges Of The Aristocracy. He Vehemently Opposed Nationalism And Anti-semitism And Fought For Liberalism And Democracy And The Rights Of The Minorities Within The Multinational Empire. His Political Goal Was A United Europe Of Liberal States. For A Long Time, Crown Prince Rudolf Was Known Mainly In Connection With His Suicide At Mayerling With Baroness Mary Vetsera. However, The Mayerling Tragedy May Be Seen As The Last Consequence Of Living Without Any Prospect Of Realizing His Ideals--back Cover. Childhood At The Imperial Court In Vienna -- A Bourgeois Education -- A Year Of Traveling -- Ornithology -- Residence In Prague -- An Inappropriate Friendship -- Representation For Technology And Science -- The Military -- Hungary -- Chaos In The Balkans -- Germany -- The Big Reversal -- The Road To Mayerling -- Mayerling -- Reactions. Brigitte Hamann ; Edith Borchardt, Translator. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 455-459) And Index. This is a translation of Brigitte Hamann's study of Rudolf von Habsburg, Crown Prince of Austria.