Chapter 21 – Bohemian tales and legends

Beyond festivities, social gatherings in one apartment or another at court were a common way to spend the evening. More or less permanent circles formed according to title, official function or simply personal friendship with the host or hostess. After having supper, guests used to amuse themselves by playing cards, making music and conversing. As […]

Chapter 21 – Princess Schwarzenberg’s last will

Eleonora’s last will, signed a week before her death, is supposedly kept in the family archive. The only citation having been published and thus available to me is as follows: solle mein Leichnam, ich mag in Wien, oder andernorts das Zeitliche verlassen, nach Krumau geführet, dort von armen Leuten in die St. Nepomuc Kapelle getragen, […]

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