The oldest living man, 113-year-old Yisrael Kristal of Israel, remembers throwing candies at Franz Joseph's car when he was a boy.

@DebtBuysFreedumb

5 жыл бұрын

Wow I bet he's experienced so much in his life.

@XxpauldadudexX

5 жыл бұрын

wow, a living person who actually saw a monarch, a man, born in 1830s...history alive.

@gabrielm.942

4 жыл бұрын

NowAndZen because he was a stupid boy

@jiwoo2820

4 жыл бұрын

@NowAndZen because he liked his ruler ?

@98based30

4 жыл бұрын

>Jew loving Franz Joseph *Did not expected that reaction but ok*

Having no one to relay on but Conrad Von Hotzendorf. Poor guy....

@XxpauldadudexX

5 жыл бұрын

468 likes but only 2 comments....weird???

@jakob4414

4 жыл бұрын

XxpauldadudexX People like the comment Because it sounds right But they dont know enough to spark a debate

@XxpauldadudexX

4 жыл бұрын

@@jakob4414 haha, yeh that's probably the reason 😉

@mediocreman6323

4 жыл бұрын

@@XxpauldadudexX Why should anybody comment on WilliamTanaka's remark? It is correct. Nothing needs to be added.

@XxpauldadudexX

4 жыл бұрын

@mediocre man Not neccessarily, some ppl might disagree...others have more to add?

"He detested Napoleon III." Well considering Napoleon III left his brother to be executed in Mexico can you really blame him.

@gavinsmith9871

6 жыл бұрын

he probably got popcorn to watch the Franco-Prussian war

@TrollFacedDude

5 жыл бұрын

Santiago Giuntoli I liked Napoleon Bonaparte. The man who began the end of monarchies in Europe. Yeah, sure, he would have created his own empire, but his ideals and laws helped spread democracy across the entirety of the continent. The Revolutions of 1848 were a direct cause of his ideas and actions.

@TheLocalLt

5 жыл бұрын

Caimmy de Sá they expanded to the Balkans because Prussia kicked them out of Germany. Also the Ottomans kept losing in the Balkans so the door was wide open for Russian and Austria. WWI really started as a competition to see who would replace the Ottomans in the Balkans. Even though the Ottomans fought with Austria, they didn’t stand to gain much in the Balkans, as they mainly joined Austria to take revenge on Russia and the South Slavs kicking them out, but they recognized it would be Austria, not the Ottoman State, that would be dominating the Balkans in the event of a win

@daniel_sc1024

5 жыл бұрын

@Caimmy de Sá Considering Austria was frequently at war with Bourbon France, and suffered defeat at the hands of both Napoleon I and Napoleon III, I don't understand your comment that France and Austria were natural allies.

@daniel_sc1024

5 жыл бұрын

@Santiago Giuntoli Queen Victoria was quite fond of Napoleon III and his wife, Eugenie, and remained friends with them even after they went into exile in England.

Franz Joseph lost his wife, his daughter and two sons as well as his brothers? I cannot imagine what he must've felt..

@elysiankentarchy1531

6 жыл бұрын

Slightly off, he lost one of his three daughters as well as his only son but also two of his brothers. Deaths: His sister (Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria): 1840 His first daughter (Archduchess Sophie of Austria): 1857 His younger brother (Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico): 1867 His mother (Princess Sophie of Bavaria): 1872 His father (Archduke Franz Karl of Austria) 1878 His son (Rudolf, Crown Prince of Austria): 1889 His other younger brother (Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria): 1896 His wife (Empress Elisabeth of Austria): 1898 So to put it another way when Franz was 10 he lost a sister, 27 his first daughter (his first child actually), 37 his brother, Maximilian, 42 his mother, 48 his father, 59 his son, 64 his other brother, Karl Ludwig, and 66 his wife but that doesn't even highlight how he must have felt, his son committed suicide, his brother Maximilian was executed, his wife was assassinated all of that had to take its toll as he got older and see/hear about it all happen, especially since it was said he loved his wife very much with someone writing of him at the funeral: "It was pitiful to look at the Emperor, he showed a great deal of energy in his immense pain, but at times one could see all the immensity of his grief.". It is also said he broke down crying at hearing how many of his people were dying in the war (the war being WWI of course) because he felt like all his subjects were his grandchildren and they were dying in droves.

@michaeldiekmann6494

6 жыл бұрын

Alone, I would guess

@XxpauldadudexX

5 жыл бұрын

So tragic.

@PeruvianPotato

4 жыл бұрын

Damn I feel sorry for the guy

@tomtk907

4 жыл бұрын

Intresting but Saaaad :/ greetings from Austria

At an outbreak of WW1, soldiers in Austria-Hungary were, too, convinced that they would be home by the time leaves fall of the trees. So when the war was not over by autumn 1914, a joke surfaced claiming Franz Joseph was seen gluing leaves back on the trees around Vienna to 'buy time'. On a sadder side, he supposedly broke down and wept when he heard about his troops being massacred in the fields of Galicia.

@AEIOU05

7 жыл бұрын

He was a very caring and emotional man, was like a grandfather for his Empire and saw all of its citizen as his grandchildren

@XxpauldadudexX

5 жыл бұрын

What a caring man, unusual for monarchs in those days.

@nikolavideomaker

4 жыл бұрын

Really feel sorry for him, if only he was a more capable ruler. Still see him as the reason for the downfall of the empire.

@thunderbird1921

3 жыл бұрын

@@nikolavideomaker Franz Joseph wasn't a terrible leader, but he wasn't great with military stuff (Even before World War I, the empire was crushed by the Prussians in 1866 and battered by Napoleon III's Second French Empire in 1859).

@here_we_go_again2571

2 жыл бұрын

He was a broken, almost out of touch (at least with modern warfare and politics) old man when WW1 began. It is truly unfortunate that the German Kaiser (Wilhelm ii) offered Austria-Hungry aid to deal with Serbia/Russia. Both Austria-Hungary and Russia were ill-prepared for war. If Germany had not gotten involved by invading Belgium, France and Russia; both A-H and Russia would have called it quits after a very short period of conflict.

In Poland he is still remembered as one of the good Emperors and a populair brand of water has his potrait as brand logo.

@kovanecky

4 жыл бұрын

even that time, when Austria has been occupant on 3th part of Polish State, majesty of Franc Joseph I was so strong in Polish Galicia. Simple people loved him because Cracov and Viena relations was always friendly and incoming world revolution was not welcome in Galicia. Unfortunately He was also a last European Leader who was seen as paneuropean icon of unity, in small ethinic nations.

"Don't worry it is just a small nation, no one will notice" "HOTZENDORF!!!!!"

@konradvonschnitzeldorf6506

7 жыл бұрын

Thats right

@hello.iamstalin6940

7 жыл бұрын

Konrad von Schnitzeldorf Hey, you are kind of responsible for USSR. thank you komrade

@Usammityduzntafraidofanythin

7 жыл бұрын

Wait, how?

@wach9191

7 жыл бұрын

No Free Will Because WW1 was a reason why bolsheviks rise to power. I mean germans brought Lenin themselves.

@Gitami

7 жыл бұрын

German command bought train tickets for Lenin and Austria-Hungary's military stamped Lenin's passport book.

I feel bad for the guy. I think a movie about his life would be interesting

@jaojao1768

6 жыл бұрын

Too Old agreed

@johngalvano5895

6 жыл бұрын

There's the Sissi trilogy www.imdb.com/title/tt0048624/ And a tv movie from 09 www.imdb.com/title/tt1442136/?ref_=tt_rec_tti And the show Fall of Eagles has some episodes about him www.imdb.com/title/tt0207885/?ref_=ttfc_fc_tt

@Gew219

6 жыл бұрын

There were many. Mainly about his early marriage and the suicide of his eldest son. For example 1968's "Mayerling" starred Omar Sharif of "Lawrence of Arabia" fame.

@XxpauldadudexX

5 жыл бұрын

@Christian Changer I guessed there'd have been movies of his life. He was one of Europe's most powerful and influential monarchs.

@388Caroline

3 жыл бұрын

John Galvano Fall Of Eagles excellent.

RIP Emperor Franz Joseph. Can't believe it's been 100 years already. Always in my thoughts.

@slyasleep

3 жыл бұрын

settle down.

@harv6803

Жыл бұрын

yeah ok you weirdo nationalist

As a Hungarian, I'm proud that He was once our Emperor and King. Gott Erhalte Franz den Kaiser. Rest in peace, Father of Austria-Hungary.

My ancestor saved the Emperor´s life in the battle of Solferino in 1859. He was a Büchsenspanner charging the weapons, when the young Emperor happened to stand beside him in the trench. He was so curious that he stuck his head out of the trench to see what´s going on outside on the battlefield. The enemies saw his imperial head and shot his way and my ancestor immediately pulled the Emperor back down in the trench very rudely shouting "Schädl owe, Majestät!" (Skull down, majesty - skull in that case is a folksy Austrian expression for head). In commemoration of this act he was rewarded later on with 10 or 12 beautiful glasses of Bohemian crystal and the Emperor´s initials FJ engraved. My grandmother still kept 2 of these glasses, as they were always passed on to the kids. This incident was later on processed in the famous novel "Radetzkymarsch" by Joseph Roth, which reflects the end of the Austrian monarchy.

@svarb_9830

6 жыл бұрын

Cool, I did read the book, in czech language. I didnt know it is based on a real event. Very interesting.

@mb8663

6 жыл бұрын

I was just going to suggest “The Radetzky March” as a great novel that really evokes the atmosphere of the waning years of the empire. I believe there’s a fairly recent English translation.

@sjinnie_boy4988

6 жыл бұрын

Luitpold Walterstorffer Wow! Thats really cool and interesting

@user-bl8xf2oi7e

5 жыл бұрын

Luitpold Walterstorffer pretty cool

@linguisiclion26lion70

5 жыл бұрын

Much admiration to my Austrian brother, Hungary

Gotta respect his devotion to duty if nothing else. Talk about being cursed by Conrad.

@abu-hureraali4531

7 жыл бұрын

i was devout to my job to the last day still touring the empire

@Zondelkond

7 жыл бұрын

Gott erhalte Franz, den Kaiser, Unsern guten Kaiser Franz!

@abu-hureraali4531

7 жыл бұрын

lang lebe Oesterreich

@dariusniederer856

7 жыл бұрын

Are you the real Kaiser Franz Joseph I ?

@abu-hureraali4531

7 жыл бұрын

Darius Niederer yes

At least he didn't have to see the Empire he worked so hard for crumble beneath his feet.

@oddballsok

7 жыл бұрын

But he felt it in his bones the last decade of his life...

Poor man. You know you're in trouble when you depend on Von Hotzendorf for advice.

‘If one has the whole world against one, without a single friend, there is little chance of success, yet one must fight back as long as possible, do one’s duty to the last, and finally perish with honour.’ - Extract from a letter written by Franz Joseph in to his mother 1866

A monarch loving his people and wishing the best for him. Wish that didn't become outdated. :/

@murrayaronson3753

3 жыл бұрын

I think Queen Elizabeth II, Queen Margrethe II, King Baudoin, Queen Beatrix were or are like that. Probably Emperor Akahito of Japan.

As a Hungarian history student (and wanna-be history teacher) it has always amazed me how Franz Joseph's reputation changed in my nation. He was deeply hated after the revolution, but ended up such a respected figure. I really love it. Thank you for these amazing videos, I have just found this channel and I am really happy foreign people want to learn about our history.

@alejandrocontreras6362

2 жыл бұрын

Hungary is an amazing country, I wish you didn't had such a hard language, that way I could learn tp speak hungarian

"Nothing has been spared me in this world." ~ Franz Joseph when hearing of Elizabeth's murder. If I remember correctly, Franz Joseph found out about his wife's murder on the same day that there was to be a national celebration in honor of his years as a ruler. One of his brothers was also murdered too, in Mexico, shot by revolutionaries.

I think he died deeply troubled about the future of his Empire . and that after a live in service of his Empire , to bad

@hjorturerlend

7 жыл бұрын

Uhm, he was 86 o_O

@cameronsprague101

7 жыл бұрын

hjorturerlend woosh* he's saying that when he died he was likely worried about the future of his empire. Not that he died because of it.

@bp837

7 жыл бұрын

sander de witt Nah, he was pretty much senile when he died.

@sandervr10

7 жыл бұрын

Harlowe Iasingston ah oke that's makes it no problem , thanks was a little worried but now I'm fine..

@bp837

7 жыл бұрын

sander de witt He had been senile since the war's start. He just signed the declaration, his generals actually decided it. Had he been stable, he would've probably realised the risks that were in place.

i believe a citizen could walk into this man's palace and speak with the emperor directly during certain hours of the day

@AEIOU05

7 жыл бұрын

Yes that's true, no one was rejected to meet the emperor but waiting times where long.

@murrayaronson3753

3 жыл бұрын

@@AEIOU05 Believe it or not that was once true of the American government in Washington, D.C. In 1965 it was possible to walk into the State Department. go to the Secretary of State's office, wait for him in the anteroom, get his attention, and then speak with him. As late as 1940 there were citizens who walked into the White House and went at least as far as the anteroom to the Oval Office without an appointment or security checks. Times have definitely changed and not necessarily for the better.

@SymphonyBrahms

2 жыл бұрын

@@murrayaronson3753 Too dangerous now. Too many crazies running around.

Have you done one about Albert Schweitzer. A famous German doctor in a french African colony during the great war. He helped a lot of people. A light in the darkness. Keep up the good work Indie and team.

@aka99

7 жыл бұрын

yeah one video about Albert Schweitzer woulde be awsome!

@stevenjlovelace

7 жыл бұрын

What's your avatar? I know it's based on the German War Ensign, but what does it represent exactly?

@rrrr7659

6 жыл бұрын

100% this. We need a special on all the hero doctors and nurses of the war.

@cainikmaster446

5 жыл бұрын

Im kinda late but I could mention that a city in Germany near me has a school named after him. (Albert-Schweitzer-Gymnasium)

Not necessarily a time of crisis. Austria will develop terminators that can go back in time so they might turn the tide in favour of the empire.

@BelaM27X11

7 жыл бұрын

could you say them to save the german empire as well, please *puppy-eyes*

@AB8511

7 жыл бұрын

That would be a movie plot - Terminator (Arnold Schwazeneger) trying to assasinate Conrad von Hotzendorf....

@HaloFTW55

7 жыл бұрын

AB8511 An android modeled after an Austrian bodybuilder assassinating an Austrian?

@materialmatters2759

7 жыл бұрын

Best chance of AH winning the war would probably be if Hotzensmurf dies in August 1914. Have him killed in July and the war would not happen.

@kreol1q1q

7 жыл бұрын

Better yet save Franz Ferdinand's life and look at all the reforms he'd push through to make the Empire both more efficient and more just to its Slavic nations and realms.

Karl would have been a great emperor. Its a shame he had not the time to prove himself.

@here_we_go_again2571

2 жыл бұрын

If Karl had not insisted on claiming the throne, he could have retired in luxury, as did Wilhelm ii. It was obvious, after the war, that most in both Austria and Hungary wanted nothing to do with a monarchy. I think that Emperor Karl was as out of touch with the realities of the polical situation as were Franz Joseph and Nichols ii. It is truly unfortunate that Kaiser Wilhelm ii offered aid to Austria-Hungary in dealing with Serbia. A-H and Russia, alone would have had a very short period of conflict.

@SymphonyBrahms

Жыл бұрын

He was a man of peace. He tried to end the war but was unsuccessful.

That was probably one of the saddest stoyes of european monarchs I have ever heard... Franz Joseph was such a tragic figure...

Born 101 years and died 100 years and a month before my grandmother.May them both rest in peace.

a rare example of a compassionate monarch, am I right? He wasnt perfect, but god forbid...

@Elleoaqua

2 жыл бұрын

no, you are wrong/learn some history

@Recartloaded

11 ай бұрын

@@Elleoaqua yes he was he became a more compassionate leader over time as he got older

“Nothing has been spared in this world.” -Franz Joseph

I hope you eventually do one of these for his successor Emperor Carl as well. I really think that Emperor Karl is actually a pretty tragic figure. The man had actually fought at the front before becoming Emperor and knew what things were like there. Then, when he becomes Emperor, he starts trying to get everyone to make peace because he saw that the war was going nowhere and his reward for trying to stop the war was to be admonished by his allies as a traitor, to lose his empire, and then even the crown of Austria.

@TheLocalLt

5 жыл бұрын

MrHistoryBuff1 yep and then later he rode victoriously into Budapest to at least retake the Hungarian throne, only to be kicked out by his own former admiral, Miklos Horthy, now in charge of Hungary and unwilling to put a Habsburg back on the Magyar throne.

@lukaskloiber4248

Жыл бұрын

@@TheLocalLt Read a bit of histroy. Horthy and the hungarian Parlament were very willing to give the Throne to Karl. Only the entente said if that would ever happen, hungary would be completly dissolved.

@TheLocalLt

Жыл бұрын

@@lukaskloiber4248 yes they were sympathetic to his cause as legitimist monarchists, but Horthy never thought the entente would accept it, he went through the motions of asking the entente so he could show Karl their rejection and prove to him that it was a terrible idea for him to return to the throne. Eventually in Karl’s second attempts, it came to blows between Horthy’s Hungarian Army and Karl’s royal guard. Horthy and co. were loyal to Karl but they were loyal to the kingdom itself moreso. So yes you could say the entente forced it, but it was more self-discretion on the part of the regency

@lukaskloiber4248

Жыл бұрын

@@TheLocalLt Never thought you would still read it. It would have been definitely interesting if Horthy would have given the Throne to Karl. I blame the entente more than Horthy but I think he should have tried the entente. And I'm not quite sure but the Royal Guard and Supporters were quite successful in the second restoration attempt. Getting close to Budapest, but Karl withdraw himself as I understood.

As an Austrian Monarchist, I have been waiting for this Episode for a Long time, and I wasn't dissapointed. Great Episode, as always. Will you also do Videos on his sucessor Kaiser Karl and his son, Archduke Otto?

@felixbabuf5726

7 жыл бұрын

+Simon Tusch Wait, Austrian monarchists still exist?

@simon38778

7 жыл бұрын

Yes actually, it's quite big even as far as I know. Most Austrians I've ever met atleast have some respect for monarchy, and the Habsburgs in particular. And Karl von Habsburg (the Habsburg with the most legit Claim) is honarary citizen in over 1000 Citys.

@mapperfromvienna134

7 жыл бұрын

Anything is better than the fucked up government we have today.

@KramYEET

7 жыл бұрын

I always feel bad for Austria. They were such a large power in Europe for so long, now they're just considered little Germany.

@simon38778

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, I'd much rather have another Franz Josef instead of Hofer or Van der Bellen.

RIP in peace Franz

@brunoatella8264

7 жыл бұрын

RIP already means rest in peace

@mybutthasteeth1347

7 жыл бұрын

That's how much he respects him

@brunoatella8264

7 жыл бұрын

fair enough

@isocheeso

7 жыл бұрын

Have you been living under a rock? It's a joke, dude.

@general2109

7 жыл бұрын

RIP in Pepperoni

He was not only a symbol of unity to the army but to all the people of the empire. Practically every household in the empire had a picture of him (We still have it). This picture often hung right next to the picture of jesus or a crucifix and there are many fotos of people praying to his picture. You can say what you want about his time as emperor but to me he was the last great emeror of Austria. Nice episode as allways and keep up the good work. A.E.I.O.U.

@emil5111

7 жыл бұрын

Philip Mastny enless you were Romanian, Czech, Slovak, Bosnian, Serbian, Croation, etc. then he was an occuping force that turned a blind eye to you, but other then does guys, yeah great unifire lol.

@adrianh.3102

6 ай бұрын

@@emil5111: Not to all of them, I would encourage you to look up the Anti-Serbian riots that broke out across the empire. Including Sarajevo.

A very underrated Monarch and truly devoted to his people.

I came into this video imagining Emperor Franz Joseph as a war-mongering sociopath., but now that I see how beloved he was by his people, how he treated the different ethnic groups in his empire with respect and gave them a voice, how philanthropic he was, and how tragic his personal life was, I've completely reassessed my opinion of him. Now I see him as a well-meaning leader who was goaded into the war by the morons and sociopaths surrounding him. Now I realize it was Wilhelm II who was the real prick.

@cassiusemmanualtheyoutubep3171

6 жыл бұрын

Del Wilhelm had some personal tragidies too, not this bad but still.

@Gew219

6 жыл бұрын

Well, only if you consider unhappy marriage, death of his newborn daughter, murder of his wife and suicide of his only son not that bad.

@Alv11269

6 жыл бұрын

Del Kaiser Wilhelm was tortured as a boy because he was disfigured, he opposed slavery which is why he got rid of Bismarck. He started schools for the most underprivileged the buildings still stand today & by 1916 Germany was under the control of the mad power hungry tyrant. The man even sent letters just 14 days before the start of the war to avoid war but it was his genrals, field marshals, & few admiral who felt they needed a war. Please visit the national museum of Berlin. Read the Kaiser's personal letters & you will know what kind of man the Kaiser was.

@ianli3027

6 жыл бұрын

Interestingly Wilhelm did not actual expect a war between Austria-Hungary when he had heard the Serbian response to the Austrian ultimatum, which was that the Serbian government agreed to all the terms, except one.

@d4n4nable

5 жыл бұрын

@@ianli3027 The most important one. Serbia was hosting terrorists, like Afghanistan was hosting AlQaida. There's no way the Austrians could trust the Serbian state to fairly prosecute the Black Hand.

It was good run chaps, I did my best.

@franzjosefi7327

4 жыл бұрын

Indeed.

@awc6007

4 жыл бұрын

You did great but seriously by 1913 you should have just joined Germany

He actually doesn't seem like that bad a leader.

@emil5111

7 жыл бұрын

Plasticcaz He ignored many people of his empire and cause ethnic tenchians as well as refused to modernize and anexed Bosnia(which ultimatly indirectly caused the war)...what is a bad leader to you?

@Plasticcaz

7 жыл бұрын

I'm just saying a lot of what they mention in this video seems fairly positive.

@emil5111

7 жыл бұрын

Plasticcaz I dont think he was a bad at heart leader, he seemed to have really cared about his people, but the problem was that he saw his people as only Austrian and Hungarian, he completely ignored over 50% of his other peoples like Romanians, Croations, Serbs, Bosniaks, Slovaks, Czechs, Slovenians, etc. Which was common back in does days, but never really a good thing to do if you want to keep your empire.

@samuelmunoz7652

7 жыл бұрын

he was a victim of his time, no one could have forseen the events that lead to wwi, he just wanted to keep his empire but the circumstances and ambitious generals forced his hand in the wrong direction, a tragedy really.

@Loostyc

5 жыл бұрын

@@emil5111 It isn't true. He actually supported the nations, e.g. he helped finance the "czech" national theater in Prague. He also spoke czech and he was in fact procclaimed emperor in Moravia.

He seemed like a decent dude :/

@slyasleep

3 жыл бұрын

then "decent" is a very low bar. He turned a blind eye to democracy being cynically sabotaged, and national minorities effectively not being granted representation.

@BobBob-eb4io

3 жыл бұрын

@@slyasleep just because it not a democracy dosent immediately make it bad

@aderinolamiju

2 жыл бұрын

@@BobBob-eb4io monarchies are bad

@aderinolamiju

2 жыл бұрын

@CrusaderPrince yes they are

@aderinolamiju

2 жыл бұрын

@CrusaderPrince Republics

It's interesting to see a monarch as strong as Franz Joseph I, and also down to earth with the needs of the people

No war after the first world war has ever had such epic mustaches!

@dubiousdoublechin6363

7 жыл бұрын

Fun fact: It was part of the uniform policy in the British army (or at least some parts) to have a moustache until 1916, when it would get in the way of a proper gas mask fit

@elysiankentarchy1531

6 жыл бұрын

Yes but his world war I moustache was more so.

My great-grandmother was born in Budapest, Hungary. She eventually became a cook in this Kaiser's kitchen when she was a teen for several years. She said he was always a kind man. One time Franze Joseph asked to see her to personally compliment her on a dish had she made. The older cooks became jealous of this and made her life miserable. After saving enough money, my g-grandmother decided to leave and emigrate to the United States. She really was an excellent cook.

In Trentino a lot of people still have Franz Joseph's portrait in their houses.

@michealohaodha9351

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, I was very surprised when I visited the Val di Fassa to see the gold/ black flag flying from buildings!

@federicosbetta1368

7 жыл бұрын

then you might have been more surprised seeing the armed landschutsen militia in the region marching in Trento a couple years ago.

@michealohaodha9351

7 жыл бұрын

Not really, I was there in Landesschutze uniform myself ;) I just did not realise how strongly the old loyalty was still held

@jaojao1768

6 жыл бұрын

Federico Sbetta interesting

@eddgrs9193

6 жыл бұрын

We have it in Banat Region, West Romania.

Just started playing as Austria in Victoria 2! You guys really have a great timing, sets me in the mood.

@cameronsprague101

7 жыл бұрын

Evilsamar XD I was thinking of doing the same thing!

@koffieslikkersenior

7 жыл бұрын

Well, let me know if you can manage to steal the germanic states from Prussia

@triglos5413

7 жыл бұрын

I have formed german empire with austria it was really hard at first btw :P

@ErichZornerzfun

7 жыл бұрын

Austria is a fun country to play in that one.

@TheWoollyFrog

7 жыл бұрын

That game is really annoying. Too many illogical rules and conditions. Worst part is how all of your provinces never give you enough soldiers. You are always outnumbered by your enemies unless you play as the UK or China.

thank you indie

@VladTevez

7 жыл бұрын

+Franz Joseph I How's the afterlife, your Imperial Majesty?

@Tundra1919

7 жыл бұрын

better than i expected

@VladTevez

7 жыл бұрын

Franz Joseph I Glad to hear, your Imperial Majesty! Kicking Hötzendorf's ass for eternity?

@agagaming780

7 жыл бұрын

Franz Joseph I what a great guy you are

@mapperfromvienna134

7 жыл бұрын

Inbred bastard.

My great-grandfather in Banat, West Romania volunteered in WW1 because he was such a fan of Franz Josef.

The peace treaties after ww1 was overkills, don't understand how Europe could make such awful decisions, these led to ww2. I don't say that the winner shouldn't make the other side pay, winners dictate what should be done, Germany lost such a huge chunk, but look at Hungary, it lost 72 % of the original country, that is ridicuolus.

@TheGreatWar

7 жыл бұрын

Compared with the peace treaty after the Franco-Prussian war it was definitely a reasonable treaty.

@majan6267

7 жыл бұрын

and compared to the peace of brest-litowsk, which germany forced upon russia, the treaties of Versailles, Saint-Germain and Trianon where quite reasonable, too

@Cruxair

7 жыл бұрын

But these countries aren't as small as Hungary today, are they?

@majan6267

7 жыл бұрын

hungary lost some land to romania, yes, but most of that land wasn't undisputedly hungarian anyway (in an ethnic sense). Otherwise Russia lost a huge lot more land in brest-litowsk. All the central powers lost some lands in the war, as they would have taken some lands if they had won, i'm pretty sure AH would have taken venetia, and party of romania and at least a good chunk or all of serbia, germany wanted to make belgium a vassal-state and surely would have kept on to some more of the baltics and the osmanians would have liked to get a bit too (maybe split serbia with AH and take some caucasus from russia). all in all the treaties were hard but not harsh, nothing unusual in those times. But times changed and it suited the right wing post war propaganda too frame them as harsh and cruel and over the top, especially in germany during the great depression it was just too good an opportunity to blame it all on versailles

@Cruxair

7 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't call Transylvania "some land" it is more than what Hungary is today, and back then it had a 1/3 hungarian population, plus it was a very important place in hungarian history, also it lost huge chunks to another neighbours too. All of this places had a huge hungarian mkinority. The treaty was made to separate the nationalities and give them their own country, but noone cared about the huge numbers of hungarians that has to live in another country today too. The ww2 Hungary would have been the best solution, but they had to take it apart again. All the problems in eastern/central europe today come from the stupid decisions people made in ww1/2. Just think about it, if this place wasn't so separated the soviets wouldn't have been able to keep it for such a long time, and it wouldn't be the shithole it is today.

wow... this episode really just blew me away... what a beautiful tragedy!

I was damn near brought to tears with this.Thank you.

Great episode! Been looking forward to it for a long time. Keep up the good work!

He is the monarch I admire and respect the most: so dedicated to his job, while facing horribly harsh blows from fate.

Simpaty from a brazilian monarchist who is a fan of the habsburghs.Curiosly do you guia know that the yellow on the brazilian flag and national teams uniform is the Habsburgh yellow?The color was chosen by our first and greatest empress,archduchess leopoldina .,she lived for 9 years in Brazil but had an imense impact in the country from being the architet of independance,through being the person who signed the independance decree in 02/07/1822 and working tirelessly her contacts in the diplomatic field to obtain international recognition for the country.leopoldina was a giant!Long live the habsburghs!

South Tyrol back to Austria please...

@gergely675

5 жыл бұрын

Burgenland come back to Hungary please

Thanks! I've been waiting years for this episode!

Did you know that Franz Ferdinand was married to a lady in waiting called Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, and that Franz Josef refused to allow her to share her husband's title and status? During the funeral service they put her on a lower bier and put two gloves on her coffin to show that she was only a lowly lady in waiting. They weren't entombed in the imperial crypt because of Sophie's status.

@kreol1q1q

7 жыл бұрын

Yes, well, they did stress he was a staunch conservative, opponent of change and a total 19th century traditionalist.

@cassiusemmanualtheyoutubep3171

6 жыл бұрын

I've also heard Franz had plans to ease the tensions in the Balkans. If that's true than the Black Hand assassinated someone who could have helped them. I also believe Franz really loved his wife given his last words.

@meistereder6382

6 жыл бұрын

I think something like that is more directed at Ferdiand and not so much his wife.

@elysiankentarchy1531

6 жыл бұрын

He did have plans to ease tensions in the Balkans. The problem is that Ferdinand's plans to ease tensions were the last thing the Black Hand wanted and he was the last person they wanted on the throne. The Black Hand wanted a pan-Slavic nation (something that Russia supported) dominated by Serbia and Austria-Hungary's continued existence was in the way and Ferdinand's reforms to give the southern Slavic people (and the peoples of the Empire in general) more autonomy would have completely dashed their ambitions for a pan-Slavic nation. Which, as a side note, Serbia got its pan-Slavic nation after World War I, Yugoslavia.

@d4n4nable

5 жыл бұрын

@@elysiankentarchy1531 This. The Black Hand wasn't interested in a Danube Federation, in which Czechs, Galizians, Ruthenians, Slovaks, Croatians and Slovenians have equal rights as Germans and Hungarians. They wanted division within the Empire to destroy it.

A wonderful, concise biography of a major player who seldom gets the attention he deserves. Thank you all. As always, great job!

I can't wait till Indy's son in 2039 starts the channel " The Second World War " I'm -------------- Nidel and welcome to the Second World War. For the next 6 years I will make videos about world war 2.

@pnutz_2

7 жыл бұрын

"I'm macklemore's cousin and this, is the second world war"

@Zamolxes77

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah, or it could be "The Third World War - 100 days ago". First episode: "Nukes were launched, everybody died. The end".

@TheGreatWar

7 жыл бұрын

m.reddit.com/r/TheGreatWarChannel/comments/4ksvy2/will_you_guys_ever_do_a_ww2_channel_our_official/?compact=true

@crazyzombiebos7778

7 жыл бұрын

Wait till 2039 to like you did on this channel.

@Statusinator

5 жыл бұрын

Boy, 2039 sure came quick, didn't it? Indy's son looks just like him.

I've been waiting a long time for this one and you did not let me down. :)

Love the series, keep up the good work.

As a hungarian I thought many many times how different life would be had the empire not fallen... And I have to say if the minorities had more rights besides us hungarians life here in central europe would have been mich easier...

invade serbia they said it will be easy they said

@ufukcangencoglu2279

6 жыл бұрын

It would be If Alexander III hadn'T interfered.

@d4n4nable

5 жыл бұрын

@@ufukcangencoglu2279 And look where it got him.

What a great channel, will look to support you on Patreon.Cheers!

This might be the best episode of WHO DID WHAT IN WW1?, so far. Great job Indy and team! I will now cry myself to sleep wearing my brand new Hötzensocks

I know that this has been brought up once or twice already but could you guys do an episode on Colonel Alfred Redl? The sale of Austria's attack plan and order of battle to the Russians by him (and via them to the Serbs) in the pre-war years really helped swing the balance further against Austria-Hungary.

@TheGreatWar

7 жыл бұрын

He was brought up several times already, definitely worth exploring.

Franz Joseph was also the grandfather of Isabella Marie of Austria, the Red Duchess. She was the daughter of his son Rudolf with Stephanie of Belgium.

very good episode indy keep em up!

German leaders always sport unusual moustaches. Franz Josef, Konrad Von Hotzendorf, Franz Ferdinand, Otto Von Bismarck, Kaiser William, Adolf Hitler, ...Angela Merkel!

@karlkarlos3545

7 жыл бұрын

How funny. And only 3 of them are actually German.

@eugenohanka

7 жыл бұрын

Affiliation with a nation in central Europe, a matter of feeling. This is why Austrian Hitler is the German. The beloved grandson of Queen Victoria is Kaiser der Deutschen. Franz Josef I. was german no more after he lose to the Prussians

@MyLateralThawts

7 жыл бұрын

Karl Karlos so prior to 1870 Germans didn't exist? They just magically appeared on this planet? That's fascinating!

@eugenohanka

7 жыл бұрын

actually yes. Before then there were Saxons, Bavarians, Franks, Schwabs, Prussians, rainlendar, tiroler, Carinthia, ... It is the same with Italians. For us in Bohemia, there arose at the same time the two nations. I have one great great uncle who become german and his cousin became czech and his grand grandson is italien now.

@karlkarlos3545

7 жыл бұрын

Christian Unger You really don't know the definition of nationality, do you? It doesn't matter what Franz Josef might felt he was - de facto he was the Emperor of Austria-Hungary and not "German leader". Germany and Austria went different paths after 1866.

I think 'infamous chief of staff' is probably more reflective.

We austrians never forgett u FRANZ!!!!!

Fair and well balanced assessment of Franz Joseph I. Thanks to all, who researched and presented him so well.

This is one of my favorite Who Did What in WWI episodes, largely because, in telling his life story, the clock is rewound for us to see a chain of events which led to the onset of the war. Also, you gotta feel sorry for a guy who suffered so much personal loss. Keep up the great work!

Omg I love this series and thus channel

Pls make an episode about Alfred Redl ,his betrayal of the Austrian throne made a huge impact in the war .

@ErichZornerzfun

7 жыл бұрын

To his credit he was a brilliant spy it would be interesting to tackle him.

@michealohaodha9351

7 жыл бұрын

Certainly interesting I dont deny that but he was an odious individual motivated by nothing other than greed. A dog that bit the hand that fed him so to speak

@ErichZornerzfun

7 жыл бұрын

Michéal Ó hAodha To be fair he was initially coerced however I agree an honorable man would have resigned and in face or blackmail or tried to help his country.

@michealohaodha9351

7 жыл бұрын

Well one of the main reasons (they were outnumbered, outgunned and outfinanced as well). But to the Serbs in particular it really helped. Austria-Hungary is a criminally under-studied empire and not many know about this traitor. Its all put down to ineptitude despite very brave soldiers. Not fair!

@ErichZornerzfun

7 жыл бұрын

I was actually rather shocked when I learned about him as well, he could easily be the greatest (ie most successful/damaging) spy in history and his actions were essential in the fall of the AH fortresses and the failure of the invasion of Serbia. The discovery of his actions just had the compounded effect of having the AH war plans partially redrawn and reorganized a little before the war.

Wow, super great video!

I love your channel keep up the great stuff

The history of the Habsburgers in the first half of the 20th century can only be described as tragic.

RIP Franz Josef

Keep up the awesome stuff!

I'm watching all your videos starting at the very beginning. I've seen about 10 so far and they've been both entertaining and informative. There is so much about WW1 that I wasn't taught in school. We talked about the very beginning, the very end, the Treaty of Versailles, and that's basically it. We weren't taught even the most basic info about the different countries/empires that fought in the war, or even the major battles.

@fordequinox2191

7 жыл бұрын

Oh I'm sorry. We talked a little about trench warfare, but that was it.

@TheGreatWar

7 жыл бұрын

Glad you like it and welcome to the show.

Not one word in this video about the emperor’s greatest influence: his Catholic Faith.

@StaK_1980

4 жыл бұрын

well, are you surprised?

@SymphonyBrahms

2 жыл бұрын

Only Catholics would be interested in that. If it's even true.

"Shit just got real yo!" - Franz Joseph

@Hanson_the_third

6 жыл бұрын

Cosmin cu K Epic rap battles of history?

@cosminblk8359

6 жыл бұрын

Kovacic Luka Nope, BBC :)

@Hanson_the_third

6 жыл бұрын

Cosmin cu K Wierd, tought it was that show.Probably mixed things up

You guys create the best videos

Hey Indy and Team, you mispelled Throne in the description. Love the show

Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, Unsern guten Kaiser Franz, Hoch als Herrscher, hoch als Weiser, Steht er in des Ruhmes Glanz; Liebe windet Lorbeerreiser Ihm zum ewig grünen Kranz. |: Gott erhalte Franz den Kaiser, Unsern guten Kaiser Franz! :| Über blühende Gefilde Reicht sein Scepter weit und breit; Säulen seines Throns sind milde, Biedersinn und Redlichkeit, Und von seinem Wappenschilde Strahlet die Gerechtigkeit. |: Gott erhalte unsern Kaiser, Unsern guten Kaiser Franz! :| Sich mit Tugenden zu schmücken, Achtet er der Sorgen werth, Nicht um Völker zu erdrücken Flammt in seiner Hand das Schwert: Sie zu segnen, zu beglücken, Ist der Preis, den er begehrt, |: Gott erhalte unsern Kaiser, Unsern guten Kaiser Franz! :| Er zerbrach der Knechtschaft Bande, Hob zur Freiheit uns empor! Früh' erleb' er deutscher Lande, Deutscher Völker höchsten Flor, Und vernehme noch am Rande Später Gruft der Enkel Chor: |: Gott erhalte unsern Kaiser, Unsern guten Kaiser Franz! :|

Will their be an episode about Rasputin?

@petlahk4119

7 жыл бұрын

I think he said something about how there will be but that it won't happen until March 2017 when the Russian Revolution hits.

@TheGreatWar

7 жыл бұрын

Yes

This show is like all i watch the world wars have all ways fascinated me and this gives me amazing facts. Thank you

The series become better and better!

He was pretty generous, too. He himself financed the building of the Opera House in Budapest from his own money.

@rankovasek1987

3 жыл бұрын

As well as the Czech national theatre. Czech nobles and people put together a huge amount of money, built a theatre and it burned down soon after. When the emperor heard about this, he immediately sent a significant financial support for the repairs.

I might be a historian when i grow up

@andre-louisrochet6517

7 жыл бұрын

If it were not a money issue I would too

@shockingblue8069

7 жыл бұрын

Do something that gives you money and take history as a hobby.

@liv-in-a-bookaboutboringst2178

7 жыл бұрын

I would like to be one too or an archeologist,but also a businessman.Also Is mise as Eireann freisin.

@StylesisTNA

7 жыл бұрын

IRISH BROTATO I'm currently in college to become a history teacher. I would suggest a similar career path for economic stability. If you go to become a professor you can essentially do both.

@DarkshadowXD63

7 жыл бұрын

I know right that's it's one flaw

Excellent! Keep going.

That was a great video, i really liked it.

Quite a different outlook on the Austrian situation, really different then what was seen in the weekly episodes, july crisis ...

I see something interesting right now, two cousin, Emperor's of complete different countries, perhaps was the two bests monarchs of the XIX century and they are, Pedro II Emperor of Brazil and his cousin Franz Joseph I Emperor of Austria, maybe the devotion to duty that they had was in their Habsburg blood

Aloha from Hawaii. I would like to know if the Great War channel would be outlining some of the political goals and a biography special on Franz Ferdinand at some point in the near future? And if so, would you be able to share some of the sources you use in that special as I am majoring in history and have a fascination with the events from around the turn of the 20th century due to how they have shaped the world we live in today. Keep up the excellent work!

Hey TGW, You guys have an error with the listed lifespan of Kaiser Wilhelm II at minute 4:36. You list the lifespan of Czar Nicolas II (1868-1918) from the previous panel for Wilhelm instead of his actual lifespan of (1859-1941). Thanks again for the great work!

TGW crew, are you planning to briefly mention WWI Christmas Battles of 1916/1917 in Latvia (near Riga), and the role of Latvian Riflemen in that offensive?

@aka99

7 жыл бұрын

sorry sir, what? :) sounds interesting!

@Lachausis

7 жыл бұрын

aka99 Just a classic bloody WWI battle, where a good opportunity is wasted away by faulty organization, and, as usual, washed away by blood of thousands of good men. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christmas_Battles

My country, Albania had and have a big aleat, and that is Austria. Thanks to Austria, we are indipended and free.

great video u make history fun

Hey Indie and team, maybe one for out of the trenches or a special episode: Can you do an feature on the medical corps, doctors, nurses and medics in WWI? I'm a Combat Medical Technician in the RAMC and we get taught a fair amount in training about the actions of the corps back in the war (especially the casualty receiving stations around Ypres which became some of the best trauma hospitals in the world), and of course our heroes like Noel Chavasse, and Martin-Leake, but we learn virtually nothing about the medics in the forces of the other nations, and I'm curious what similar services where like, how developed they where, or if they even existed. thanks a lot :)

The Kaiser is dead. Long live the Kaiser !

@materialmatters2759

7 жыл бұрын

Long live Kaizer Söze

@emilemchew

7 жыл бұрын

Stefan T it's spelled Keyzer Soze

@victoirevanleuven4528

3 жыл бұрын

@@emilemchew still wrong it is Kaiser not keyzer dat is almost correct but not quite in dutch we write keizer but keijzer is usually the old way of writing it or somebody's last name written in the old way.... german is kaiser.. and yes I am multi lingual as I am dutch and spoke german and several other languages from a very early age and lived 10min away from the germen and belgian borders and there we even speak a dialect across the borders of all things!

True story, Austria was allied with Russia prior to the Crimean War, but refused to participate, leading further to its diplomatic isolation and eventual collapse. This meant that in the long-term, the Crimean War did more damage to Austria than to any of the nations who actually fought in the war.

Excellent episode.

nice vid im subscribing