Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal
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Alois Leopold Johann Baptist Graf Lexa von Aehrenthal was a diplomat of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. According to his biographer Solomon Wank, he exuded a strong monarchical-conservative outlook, loya
Portrait of Aehrenthal (1907)
Bosnian Crisis
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The Bosnian Crisis, also known as the Annexation Crisis or the First Balkan Crisis, erupted on 5 October 1908 when Austria-Hungary announced the annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina, territories forme
Alois Lexa von Aehrenthal
…actions that angered the South Slav element in the Balkans. As Imperial Foreign Minister between 1906 and 1912, Aehrenthal formulated and executed the Austro-Hungarian annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina and their integration in 1908 into the Austro-Hungarian Empire. With the annexation he sought to permanently block in the Balkan south of the empire…
Cover of the French periodical Le Petit Journal on the Bosnian Crisis: Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria declares independence and is proclaimed Tsar, and the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph annexes Bosnia and Herzegovina, while the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II looks on.
Bosnia-Herzegovina and the Sanjak of Novi Pazar
Buchlovice (Buchlau) Castle
Sarajevo citizens reading a poster with the proclamation of the annexation at the location where Gavrilo Princip stood 1908.