Elsa, the Princess von and zu Liechtenstein.A Symbol of Old and New European Elites Merging in the 20th Century

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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Elsa, the Princess von and zu Liechtenstein.A Symbol of Old and New European Elites Merging in the 20th Century
Original language description
The presented essay discusses the influence and activities of a figure sitting on one of Europe's thrones that was in many regards quite unusual and extraordinary. Elisabeth, otherwise known as Elsa von Gutmann came from one of the most influential Jewish entrepreneurial families in the old monarchy. The relationship of the heir to the throne and as of 1929 the ruling Prince Franz I. of Liechtenstein with a woman of Jewish descent broke all the conventions of the time. What was most unusual was the willingness of a highly esteemed aristocrat to legalize this relationship. Franz even refused to abdicate his succession right to the throne because of his efforts to push through his marriage to Elsa, which his older brother Prince Johann II. did not wish to allow. As is shown in the essay, Franz II. was adamant about keeping his right of succession mainly because he was aware of the fact that he could only marry Elsa without having consideration for the opinions of his family, if he was th
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Type
J<sub>x</sub> - Unclassified - Peer-reviewed scientific article (Jimp, Jsc and Jost)
CEP classification
AB - History
OECD FORD branch
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Project
<a href="/en/project/GA14-04113S" target="_blank" >GA14-04113S: Jewish Noble Elites in Central Europe in Comparative Perspective</a><br>
Continuities
P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Publication year
2015
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

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