Download or read book Imperial Twilight - The Story of Karl and Zita of Hungary written by Bertita Harding and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-05-31 with total page 343 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The start of World War I is seen as the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria but who came after him in the line of succession. This is fascinating historical love story of the couple thrust into the limelight of the most turbulent years in European history. Karl and Zita would become the rulers of the Austro-Hungarian empire but it was a royal family doomed to fail. An in-depth and gripping story that is often overlooked in the vast archive of work on the First World War.