91 years ago today, the long reign of Franz Josef of Austria-Hungary ended.
As a curiosity, Graf von Berchtold, who pushed his Emperor to war, died on the day a couple of baker's dozen years later. I do not think we can complain about the extent to which he got to see the consequences of his politics.
Wednesday, November 21, 2007
Franz Josef 1830-1916
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Why the woman ist covered up like the women in afghanistan? Leike a niqab or a burqa...
The newly ascended Empress is dressed like that because it's a funeral, sir.
Why the newly ascended Emperor and Crown Prince are not wearing black remains an open question, of course.
There are later photos of the Empress where her face is shown, but after the Emperor's passing in 1922, she always wore black.
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