Vienna

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Role in the family history

In August 1896 Archduke Franz Ferdinand met Nicholas II here in the uniform of his Russian regiment; the State Archives (HHStA) are where papers on the Kalaushins’ parade commission should be sought.

Events

1. August 1896

   The Archduke in the uniform of a Russian regiment

   ◆ documentedVienna

Institutions2

• the Austrian National Library (ÖNB, ANNO)Library
• the Austrian State ArchivesArchive

Documents and photographs2

In the chronicle

1. 6. The Workshop

   • …which bore his name. In August 1896 he met Nicholas II at the station in Vienna in the uniform of his Russian regiment, and, as the Austrian and Hungarian papers reported, “Circassians in…
   • Where the documents may be found. Haus-, Hof- und Staatsarchiv, Vienna: HA OMaA 505, the 1915 inventory of the Konopiště arms collection; Franz Ferdinand’s papers, cartons 35–40…

2. 12. The Chroniclers

   • The Archduke’s commission. Haus-, Hof- und Staatsarchiv, Vienna: HA OMaA 505; Franz Ferdinand’s papers, cartons 35–40 “Ehrenpreise und Geschenke” (1892–1914). Czech…

3. 14. Sources and Further Research

   • Vienna. The Haus-, Hof- und Staatsarchiv and the Kriegsarchiv of the Austrian State Archives: the papers of…
   • Haus-, Hof- und Staatsarchiv, Vienna: HA OMaA 505, the inventory of the Konopiště arms collection drawn up in 1915 in the probate of the…
   • Kriegsarchiv, Vienna — the Archduke’s military chancellery, heading “Geschenke” (gifts), 1908–1914.

Nearby

• Konopiště215 km
• Hungary238 km
• Šabac460 km
• Yugoslavia488 km
• Berlin524 km