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They ceded their powers to their family office managers who rule by proxy, both tending to the inherited wealth and investing it so that they can live without h

• 082349872349872 2y ago
  There may be a slight gap between being emperors (motto: AEIOU "the whole world is under austria") and having a family office.
  • bee_rider 2y ago
    To be fair, rich or upper middle class European is probably actually a better gig than old-timey king from when they were in charge, hah. No countries want to kill them as a major political objective anymore, the creature comforts produced by modern industrialized societies are incredible if you can afford them, and even the nobility in a feudal system has bunch of stupid rules they have to follow, which we’ve just thrown out in liberal democracies.
    • 082349872349872 2y ago
      > stupid rules they have to follow A belief in that speech in the Iliad which justifies getting the best portion of everything at home because of one's willingness to stand in the van overseas being one example of a custom/rule which proved exceptionally stupid in the years leading up to 11 Nov 1918.
    • jowea 2y ago
      That made me realize something, those "stupid rules", specifically the ones about what is an appropriate marriage, are the reason the probably most well known Habsburg was in a modern convertible car on his last day.