Zita: Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary

Charles A. Coulombe

Empress Zita of Austria (1892—1989) was declared a Servant of God by Pope Benedict XVI. But who is she? What is it about her life and spirituality that inspired the Church to open the investigation into her beatification? Zita’s life and her integral...

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Opening Credits

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Dedication

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Opening Quotation

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Acknowledgements

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Introduction

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Chapter 1: Many Nations, One Family

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Chapter 2: Monarchy, Yes—But What Kind?

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Chapter 3: The Raising of a Princess

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Chapter 4: The Man She Married

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Chapter 5: Newlyweds in Peace and War

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Chapter 6: The Young Imperials

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Chapter 6: Part 2

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Chapter 7: Annus Horribilis

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Chapter 8: After the Fall

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Chapter 9: Return of the King?

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Chapter 10: Death of an Emperor

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Chapter 11: An Empress Alone

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Chapter 12: An Empress in the Americas

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Chapter 13: The Long Loneliness

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Chapter 14: A Saint Among Sinners?

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Afterword

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Ending Credits

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