6 AFTER SADOWA “The Beginning of the End of the Dynasty”

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE vii
3. CONTENTS ix
4. MAPS xi
5. ABBREVIATIONS USED IN THE FOOTNOTES xiii
6. 1 FROM COUNTESS TO EMPRESS “La Montijo Triomphe” 1
7. 2 THE ITALIAN WAR An Apprentice in Revolt 25
8. 3 THE COLD WAR OF 1859-1861 The Triumph of the “Italianissimes” 49
9. 4 THE GRAND DESIGN Italy, Mexico, and Poland, 1861—1863 80
10. 5 EMPIRE IN THE DOLDRUMS The Loss of Hegemony, 1863—1866 114
11. 6 AFTER SADOWA “The Beginning of the End of the Dynasty” 144
12. VII. A Time To Speak: “II Faut en Finir” 174
13. VIII. A House Divided 205
14. Appendix: Mettemich to Rechberg, February 22, 1863 213
15. Bibliography 219
16. Index 229