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I recently fell down a wikipedia rabbit hole and found the interesting story of Archduke Wilhelm of Austria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archduke_Wilhelm_of

I recently fell down a wikipedia rabbit hole and found the interesting story of Archduke Wilhelm of Austria. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archduke_Wilhelm_of_Austria https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archduke_Wilhelm_of_Austria It was interesting to read about the diverse opinions of the different parts of the Hapsburg.

ASalazarMX 2y ago
While I don't approve the principles of royalty and nobility, the Habsburg family has a special place in my heart because Mexico executed our second emperor, Maximilian I, in the 19th century. Seems like he was a good guy, but he failed to realize how fragile his conservative support was, which he lost when he resonated with liberal ideals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_I_of_Mexico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_I_of_Mexico
PhasmaFelis 2y ago
"Unemployed landowner" is a pretty funny job status.
- jjeaff 2y ago
  We have a lot of those today. We just call them Landlords.
  - jazzyjackson 2y ago
    Boo. Every landlord I ever had was retired, working full time to earn enough to buy second properties, or were a management company, so the landlord there is actually a CEO of a property management firm. If there's somebody renting property without doing any work they're probably better characterized as a slumlord.
    - PhasmaFelis 2y ago
      There's a lot more slumlords than you may realize. Plenty of scummy property management firms, too. I suspect they far outnumber your nice guy landlords. Kind of depressing that the grandparent comment got people angry enough to flag it into oblivion. Leave it to HN to stand up for the big guy, I guess.
    - morkalork 2y ago
      Last two landlords I've had were ReMax agents. Felt kinda dirty, like they were exploiting the real estate game a bit. They were in a very knowledgeable position in the market vs everyone else.
  - morkalork 2y ago
    Not landed gentry?
    - surfingdino 2y ago
      aka. proper landlords

ASalazarMX 2y ago

While I don't approve the principles of royalty and nobility, the Habsburg family has a special place in my heart because Mexico executed our second emperor, Maximilian I, in the 19th century. Seems like he was a good guy, but he failed to realize how fragile his conservative support was, which he lost when he resonated with liberal ideals. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_I_of_Mexico https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maximilian_I_of_Mexico

PhasmaFelis 2y ago

"Unemployed landowner" is a pretty funny job status.

jjeaff 2y ago
We have a lot of those today. We just call them Landlords.
- jazzyjackson 2y ago
  Boo. Every landlord I ever had was retired, working full time to earn enough to buy second properties, or were a management company, so the landlord there is actually a CEO of a property management firm. If there's somebody renting property without doing any work they're probably better characterized as a slumlord.
  - PhasmaFelis 2y ago
    There's a lot more slumlords than you may realize. Plenty of scummy property management firms, too. I suspect they far outnumber your nice guy landlords. Kind of depressing that the grandparent comment got people angry enough to flag it into oblivion. Leave it to HN to stand up for the big guy, I guess.
  - morkalork 2y ago
    Last two landlords I've had were ReMax agents. Felt kinda dirty, like they were exploiting the real estate game a bit. They were in a very knowledgeable position in the market vs everyone else.
- morkalork 2y ago
  Not landed gentry?
  - surfingdino 2y ago
    aka. proper landlords