Emperor Francis Joseph, king of the Hungarians

PREFACE

On the Way to the Royal Hungarian Throne: The First 37 years . . 1

1. A Well-Brought-Up Young Man Who Might Even Become Heir to the Throne . . 5
2. A Royal Archduke Attired in the Hungarian Tricolor . . 19
3. An Amateur Actor amidst the Turmoil of 1848 . . 29
4. The Young Hero of the Battlefield and a Birthday Present . . 43
5. The Anointed Murderer . . 57
6. The Tyrant . . 67
7. Edward and the Welsh . . 85
8. The Compromise of an Autocrat . . 99
9. "The Empress is Learning Hungarian" . . 115
10. Five Minutes Past Midnight . . 121

On the Hungarian Royal Throne: The Last 49 Years . . 139

1. The Limits on Freedom of Speech . . 145
2. Matyas Hunyadi, the Heroic Lion . . 151
3. Why Tell Lies? . . 159
4. The Great Hungarian Split Consciousness and the Lammergeyer . . 169
5. An Even Greater Split in Hungarian Consciousness and the Naked King . . 181
6. The Non-Existent "Magic Spell": the King's Personality . . 193
7. Our Father Kossuth, Prince Rezso', "Ferenc Joska" and Elizabeth of Bavaria . . 211
8. "Francis Joseph Has Sent Word . . 225

EPILOGUE . . 233
BIBLIOGRAPHY . . 235
INDEX . . 243