In retrospect of the early days of The Case of Princess Schwarzenberg, I must admit that the death of the Prince, her husband, at a deer hunt in June 1732 was what first caught my attention. Hunting is, of course, intrinsically a dangerous entertainment, and accidents occurred in the past as they do in our […]
According to Count Khevenhüller’s Tagebuch, Marianne left the Hofburg for Hetzendorf on 2 May to spend the summer season there. This former hunting lodge was considered far more suitable for her convalescence than the vast, overcrowded, and noisy Schönbrunn. The cosy and compact Hetzendorf Palace has remained largely unchanged to this day, making it easy […]
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