Royals and the Reich : the princes von Hessen in Nazi Germany / Jonathan Petropoulos.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Petropoulos, Jonathan, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Princes--Germany--History--20th century--Biography.

Princes.

National socialism--Social aspects.

National socialism.

Germany--History--1933-1945.

Germany.

Hessen, Philipp von, 1896-1980.

Hessen, Philipp von.

Hessen, Christoph von, 1901-1943.

Hessen, Christoph von.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (545 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Oxford, [England] : Oxford University Press, 2006.

Summary:

Princes Philipp and Christoph von Hessen-Kassel, great-grandsons of Queen Victoria of England, had been humiliated by defeat in World War I and feared the social unrest wrought by the ineffectual Weimar Republic. Petropoulos shows how the princes, lured by prominent positions in the Nazi regime and highly susceptible to nationalist appeals, became enthusiastic supporters of Hitler. 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

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; A Note about Nomenclature; Abbreviations; 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 "salonfähig" 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 PastConclusion: Understanding German Princes in the Twentieth Century; Appendix 1: High Nobility in the Nazi Party; Appendix 2: Geneological Tree of the Princes von Hessen-Kassel in the Twentieth Century; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-979607-6

0-19-971319-7

OCLC:

960164487