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He Died at 34. His Widow Wore Black for 67 Years

At 9:21 PM on November 21st, 1916, Emperor Franz Joseph I died. He had ruled for 68 years. His 29-year-old successor would lose everything in just 2 years. Within 24 months, Emperor Karl would watch his empire dissolve, his palaces confiscated, his fortune seized. He would attempt to reclaim his throne TWICE. Both times he failed. Britain exiled him to a remote Atlantic island. He caught a cold walking in the rain. The cold became pneumonia. On April 1st, 1922, he died at age 34. His 9-year-old son Otto watched. His 30-year-old widow Zita was left alone with 8 children and almost no money. She wore mourning black for the next 67 years. One of their daughters worked as a social worker in New York's poorest neighborhood under a fake name for 13 years. Another son was banned from Austria for his ENTIRE LIFE. At one point in Canada, the family ate salad made from dandelion weeds picked in the yard. This is what happened to the Habsburg bloodline after 600 years of empire ended overnight. 00:00 - The Emperor Dies 06:00 - The Empire Collapses 14:00 - The First Restoration Attempt 22:00 - Exile to Madeira 28:00 - Death at 34 36:00 - 67 Years in Black 46:00 - The Children in Exile 56:00 - The Dynasty Today #Habsburg #AustriaHungary #FallenEmpires #RoyalHistory