Leopold Graf Berchtold – Grandseigneur und Staatsmann oder der Urheber des Weltkrieges? Zur Außenpolitik der Habsburgermonarchie der letzten Jahre vor dem Ersten Weltkrieg

Abstract

Autor dedicated this study to the personality of Count Leopold Berchtold, who served as Foreign Minister of Austria-Hungary in last years before the outbreak of First World War. Author presents Berchtolds diplomatic career, analyzes the circumstances of his nomination as Foreign Minister and primarily pays the attention to the Berchtolds role in the last years before First World War and especially during the July Crisis 1914.