Leupold von berchtold biography of michael
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Leopold Berchtold
Austro-Hungarian politician (–)
Leopold Anton Johann Sigismund Josef Korsinus Ferdinand Graf[a] Berchtold von und zu Ungarschitz, Frättling und Püllütz (Hungarian: Gróf Berchtold Lipót, Czech: Leopold hrabě Berchtold z Uherčic) (18 April – 21 November )[1] was an Austro-Hungarian politician, diplomat and statesman who served as Imperial Foreign Minister at the outbreak of World War I.
Life
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[edit]Born in Vienna on 18 April as the son of Count Sigismund Berchtold von und zu Ungarschitz, Frättling und Püllütz (–) and his wife, Countess Josephine von Trauttmansdorff-Weinsberg (–). He belonged to a wealthy Austrian noble family that owned lands in Moravia and Hungary.[2][3] He was reputed to be one of Austria-Hungary's richest men.
His paternal grandparents were Count Siegmund Andreas Corsinus Berchtold von und zu Ungarschitz and Countess Ludmilla Maria Theresia Wratislavová z Mitrowicz. His ma
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‘Dance of the Furies’ by Michael S Neibergis a definitive social history of Europe leading up to the outbreak of world war, its initial spasms and the first months of the conflict.
‘Dance of the Furies’ is a comprehensive academic study into the lives of those who were living right across Europe when war broke out in July/August There were people who wanted change (but not if it meant war) and people content with life as it was who wished to keep it that way (but not if it meant war). Next to no one cared for the violent spits and spats on the edges of the old established empires, though plenty despaired of their politicians and rulers and how they ruled. Short localised wars came and went, there were assassinations a plenty, empires persisted, industry and trade grew, there was a burgeoning Press.
Michael g is a polyglot; in ‘Dance of the Furies’ he picks through hundreds of diaries, memoirs, letters, papers, nationa
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Wrongfully Accused: Germany and the Origins of World War I
Abstract
By examining the events that led to the outbreak of the First World War, one can determine whether any one nation was responsible for starting the war or failed to exercise its ability to prevent it. The origins of The First World War have seen no shortage of attention from historians in the hundred-plus years since its conclusion. Nevertheless, none have successfully presented a case that explains how what should have been a relatively minor diplomatic crisis transformed into the First World War. Instead, the traditional stance of blaming Germany for the war has been the dem facto argument since the Treaty of Versailles included the “War Guilt” clause. Several historians, especially in recent years, have presented credible alternative theories that claim the blame lies with the other powers such as Russia or Britain. However, modern historians collectively fail to supplant Germany as the bearer of responsibility