Chapter 5 – Two Princesses in the family Schwarzenberg
In spring 1757, in the contemporary history of the family, there were two Princesses of Schwarzenberg (both deceased) to refer to. To avoid potential misunderstanding, let’s review the persons involved one more time. At the time of the narrative, the Schwarzenberg family comprised the incumbent prince (born 1722, only indirectly presented in the narrative) and […]
Chapter 5 – Court events over Easter, 1757
According to Count Khevenhüller (1706–1776), the Easter celebrations at court in 1757 were not particularly joyous. His famous diary offers a little amusing story: on Maundy Thursday, 7th April, Chancellor Kaunitz was late to the service and had to take part in the next one, standing right behind Khevenhüller’s chamberlain. This man, the Count says, […]