The “world of yesterday” and political reality – The eventful summer of young Otto von Habsburg in 1924

Among the Otto von Habsburg Foundation’s holdings are numerous diaries maintained by governesses and tutors, documenting the upbringing and development of the imperial children. These records provide valuable insights into the everyday life of the family up to the mid-1930s. Beyond the rigid constraints of court etiquette – or at times operating entirely within them – they occasionally reveal lighter, more personal moments from the children’s formative years. MORE