The late 19th-century mansion stands on about 320 acres, which include a Masonic temple and a swath of notable gardens ...

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In Vienna's Hofburg Palace, ground zero of the Habsburg Empire, I'm particularly entertained by its butterfly house, a tropical wonderland on the Danube. In this community of royal butterflies, the ...

(CBS) Following a long-standing family tradition and his personal wishes, Otto von Habsburg, last heir to the Austro-Hungarian Empire, was laid to rest this week, his body with his ancestors in Vienna ...

Political leaders and European royalty paid their last respects to Otto Habsburg, the eldest son of the last Austro-Hungarian emperor, who was buried at Vienna's Imperial Crypt on Saturday. Thousands ...

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People wearing historic outfits walk behind the coffin after the Requiem for Otto Habsburg at St. Stephen's Cathedral Credit: AFP/GETTY Vienna's archbishop Cardinal Christoph Schoenborn presided over ...

All twenty-seven member-states of the European Union are currently pondering Turkey's application for membership. A few are enthusiastic about the prospect; some worry about the economic and ...

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As anyone who likes art and design in equal measure knows, it’s very difficult to fuse the two successfully in your home. Too often you end up with a white-walled gallery-like space filled with great ...