| AUSTRIAN SOVEREIGN IN EXILE Austro-Hungarian Royalty in Exile | ||
|---|---|---|
| Tape Master: | 6275 | |
| Catalog #: | 369740 | |
| Clip Number: | 369740-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | ON 493 J | |
| Timecode: | 01:08:04 - 01:08:43 | |
| Location: | Madeira | |
| Year Shot: | 1922 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | IMMIGRATION: Exile LOCATIONS/EUROPE: Portugal ROYALTY: Austrian | |
| Description: | AUSTRIAN SOVEREIGN IN EXILE Brief footage of Karl I, the last Emperor of Austria-Hungary, w/ wife Zita on the island of Madeira where they were exiled after World War One. (He had proclaimed himself emperor in 1916 and abdicated in 1918.) The ex-sovereign & his wife seen here going to church in Madeira: shot from steps at Funchal Cathedral showing the ex-royals arriving walking from their car toward cam, past parishoners who tip their hats to them. Next we see them leaving; walking out doors of cathedral; shaking hands w/ priests who bow to them; & walking down steps; nodding to people lined up on sides. | |
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