Virtual Event
France and the Habsburgs: a Clash of Empires with Olivier Courteaux
December 7 @ 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm EST
Virtual Event
$12.00
France and the Austrian-Hungarian Empire during WWI
On 12 August 1914, France felt compelled to declare war on Austria-Hungary, Germany’s ally in Central Europe, in response to Austria’s military intervention against Serbia. Secret negotiations aimed at driving the last Habsburg emperor, Charles I, to sue for a separate peace in 1917, led French premier, George Clémenceau, to call for the destruction of the Austro-Hungarian empire, the following year.
In the series:
Nov. 9: Charles V and Francis I
Nov. 16: Louis XIV, the Habsburgs and the War of Spanish Succession
Nov. 23: Reversal of Alliances
Nov. 30: The Habsburgs and Napoleon
Dec. 7: France and the Austrian-Hungarian Empire during WWI
