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Episode 5
This week Simon Sebag Montefiore follows the Habsburgs' efforts to stay in power, as Emperor Franz Josef's empire and his family proved impossible to control.
This week historian Simon Sebag Montefiore follows the Habsburgs' efforts to stay in power. Emperor Franz Josef's empire and his family proved impossible to control. With his struggles with Napoleon III and Bismarck, and the suicide of his son Rudolf, to the assassination of his beautiful wife Sisi, Franz Josef was losing control.
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Mon 2 May 202202:30GMT
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Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Presenter | Simon Sebag Montefiore |
| Director | Richard Downes |
| Series Producer | Richard Downes |
| Executive Producer | Mike Smith |
