Our knowledge of the inner world of the 19th-century Habsburg dynasty derives chiefly from its rigid court etiquette, the cold pragmatism of political compromises, and rivalries for power. Yet the private correspondence preserved in our Foundation’s collection reveals a more personal side of family life.
The public can now view a selection of the Habsburg dynasty’s jewels preserved in Canada for the first time. The exhibition opened on 4 Septe
Preserved by the Habsburg family over several generations, the newly acquired documents reveal previously little-known details of the dynasty’s history and offer insight into the everyday lives, relationships and private correspondence of its earlier members.
In keeping with the spirit of the summer holidays, our latest exhibition explored the many journeys that shaped Otto von Habsburg’s life.
