Emperor Charles I of Austria & Zita in Bolsano / Kaiser Charles I von Österreich und Zita

[bduhe219]

the germans had made numerous attempts to expand their army and use it to bully other neighboring nations. the fault should lie entirely on the germans and their military. they betrayed austria, frace, russia, and all the baltic nations. i think if they had won wwi they would have advanced on england and try and establish earlier what hitler tried in 1939.

[silas2009ize]

Die Marianische Kirche hat Kaiser Karl zum Siegelzeugen der Heiligen Gerechtigkeit erhoben. Er bezeugt die Gerechtigkeit Gottes in der göttlichen Seinsordnung gemäss dem Siegelkreuz!

[801Milcah]

way to go Allies.. way to go. -_-

[FRAGIORGIO1]

I wish to add that Bolzano (Boetzen in German) is part of the Sud Tyrol called Alto Adige in Italy. It was awarded to Italy after WW I, even though the population there is overwhelmingly German-speaking. The southern part of the old Tyrol centered around Trento was Italian-speaking, so it is understandable, but giving the northern part of what is now the Trentino region to Italy was not. Perhaps some day the ethnic complications in Europe may be better and more justly arranged.

[AugustusAurelianus1]

@fabianoasc - thank you so much, my friend, this is a great video!

[samk1101]

Had Clemenceau been wiser, then WWII would never had happened and France would not have falled to the Germans in just a few weeks.

[ProjectFlashlight612]

History's forgotten Kaiser Karl, and that's a shame. Alone among the warring monarchs in WW1, he made great efforts to bring the carnage to an end via a no-blame ceasefire. "Just...make peace, guys. We were all to blame for this, there's no point to it anymore, and we should all just stop it now" was his simple creed. Had he become emperor a bit earlier, he may well have succeeded and thus saved the lives of those who fell in the last couple of years of that ghastly, meaningless bloodbath.

[eeuplad]

@ProjectFlashlight612 Sound reasoning, but Clemenceau (as an example) was motivated by hatred of the enemy so fully that nothing but complete revenge would suffice.

[lahire666]

@eeuplad

France was attacked by Germany in 1914, and France made the greatest efforts and sacrifices to lead the Entente to the Victory. That's why Clemenceau was so inflexible.

So, Charles I of Austria asked for an armistice only after the Franco-Serbian Army led by Marshal Franchet d'Esperey liberated Serbia after 3 years of occupation, then invaded Hungary and threatening Vienna.

[FRAGIORGIO1]

@ProjectFlashlight612 Unfortunately, the devil of Clemenceau refused the secret offer and made it public to humiliate the Central Powers, so hundreds of thousand and perhaps millions of French, Austrians, Germans, British, Russians, and Americans --among others-- had to die for Clemenceau and his desire to crush Germany, and thanks to him the creation of the conditions for Communist revolutions, instability in Central Europe, and an oppressed Germany ready for a Hitler.

[FRAGIORGIO1]

This very day, July 4 of 2011, Karl's heir, Archduke Otto von Habsburg-Lothringen (Lorraine in German) has died. He was a man who labored for the unity of Europe and even for the admission of Turkey to the European Union, speaking of his admiration and solidarity with so many good Muslims.

[rustohiski]

Marsch der Hohenfriedberger, i believe that is Prussian and not Austrian. Anyway, most fascinating film depicting a tragic person: Karl would die in 1922 in exile in Madeira as a broken man. Kaiserin Zita, meanwhile, had a long life and passed away in 1989.

[grindig]

how is that march called?

[xander7ful]

The quality of the film/video from these days in Austria is so clear. Like they were taken yesterday. Amazing.

[iphygenie80]

pauvre homme!

[hwlphwynn]

Poor Karl, a few months more... Poor us too. Gruesse aus Triest.

[KaiserKarel]

Návrat monarchie, pořádku a cti, konec s úplatky, podvody a vším co přináší republika.

[tiroler64]

Hallo, danke fürs posten, als süd-tiroler find i des video besonders interessant. wie bist du auf dieses schmalfilm gekommen?

[HappyFault]

Wow, that was great! Thanks for posting it!

[telewiza]

Nice video. I wonder what year this is. The title says Kaiser and Kaiserin so it is in the 1917 or 1918. Interesting because it looks quit peacefull.