Royals and the Reich
The Princes von Hessen in Nazi Germany
Published on 30. July 2009
Book
Paperback/Softback
546 pages
978-0-19-921278-1 (ISBN)
Description
The link between Hitler's Third Reich and European royalty has gone largely unexplored due to the secrecy surrounding royal families. Now, in Royals and the Reich, Jonathan Petropoulos uses unprecedented access to royal archives to tell the fascinating story of Queen Victoria's great-grandsons, the Princes of Hesse, and the important role they played in the Nazi regime.
Petropolous tells the fascinating tale of how, lured by prominent positions in the Nazi regime and highly susceptible to nationalist appeals, the princes became enthusiastic supporters of Hitler and helped make the Nazis socially acceptable to wealthy, high-society patrons.
Permitted access to Hessen family private papers and the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle, Petropoulos follows the story of the House of Hesse through to its tragic denouement - the princes' betrayal and persecution by an increasingly paranoid Hitler, followed by prosecution after the war.
Petropolous tells the fascinating tale of how, lured by prominent positions in the Nazi regime and highly susceptible to nationalist appeals, the princes became enthusiastic supporters of Hitler and helped make the Nazis socially acceptable to wealthy, high-society patrons.
Permitted access to Hessen family private papers and the Royal Archives at Windsor Castle, Petropoulos follows the story of the House of Hesse through to its tragic denouement - the princes' betrayal and persecution by an increasingly paranoid Hitler, followed by prosecution after the war.
Reviews / Votes
Meticulously researched, 'Royals and the Reich' is a densly written but completely fascinating account of a family and its fortunes. * Peter Burton, Beige, Vol. 2, Issue 4 * Jonathan Petropoulous's 'Royals and the Reich: The Princes von Hessen in Nazi Germany' is to be welcomed. * Peter Burton, Beige, Vol.2, Issue 4 *More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
50 black and white halftones, 1 map
Dimensions
Height: 235 mm
Width: 158 mm
Thickness: 33 mm
Weight
798 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-19-921278-1 (9780199212781)
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05/2006
Oxford University Press
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Person
Jonathan Petropoulos is the John V. Croul Professor of European History at Claremont McKenna College, Southern California, and a former Visiting Fellow of Clare Hall, Cambridge. The author of numerous books on Nazi Germany, including The Faustian Bargain (also published by Oxford University Press), he has also served as an expert witness in legal cases involving Holocaust victims' assets and organized several art exhibitions focusing on art and politics in Nazi Germany. He lives in Claremont, California.
Content
Introduction ; 1. The Interconnectedness of the Nobility: Strategies to Preserve Privilege Through the Great War ; 2. The Princes von Hessen during the Weimar Republic: Tribulations, the High Life, and Fascist Flirtations ; 3. Nazi High Society: Making Hitler "salonfahig" and Helping the Nazis to Power ; 4. A Place in the Reich: Princely Careers in the Nazi State ; 5. Roles in an Increasingly Radical Regime ; 6. Miscalculation and Misfortune ; 7. Postwar Justice: Denazification and (Partial) Dispossession ; 8. Rebuilding a Life: Schloss Fasanerie, Financial Viability, and Burdens of the Past ; Conclusion: Understanding German Princes in the Twentieth Century ; Appendix I: Princes in the Nazi Party ; Appendix II: Family Tree of the Princes von Hessen-Kassel ; Bibliography ; Introduction ; 1. The Interconnectedness of the Nobility: Strategies to Preserve Privilege Through the Great War ; 2. The Princes von Hessen during the Weimar Republic: Tribulations, the High Life, and Fascist Flirtations ; 3. Nazi High Society: Making Hitler "salonfahig" and Helping the Nazis to Power ; 4. . A Place in the Reich: Princely Careers in the Nazi State ; 5. Roles in an Increasingly Radical Regime ; 6. Miscalculation and Misfortune ; 7. Postwar Justice: Denazification and (Partial) Dispossession ; 8. Rebuilding a Life: Schloss Fasanerie, Financial Viability, and Burdens of the Past ; Conclusion: Understanding German Princes in the Twentieth Century ; Appendix I: Princes in the Nazi Party ; Appendix II: Family Tree of the Princes von Hessen-Kassel ; Bibliography