The Transylvanian Trilogy, written by her father Count Miklós Bánffy, is a warts-and-all portrait of the decline of the Hungarian nobility in the period preceding the Great War. The three novels ...

When Matthew Goodman began research for his new book, “Paris Undercover: A Wartime Story of Courage, Friendship, and Betrayal ...

Born in 1896 into a family of ancient nobility – no ancestor had held a job more recently ... The whole point of the novel, the very reason for the form’s existence – as the Hungarian theorist Georg ...

In 'Paris Undercover,' author Matthew Goodman digs up the truth behind a successful 'memoir' that played fast and loose with facts as one of its subjects sat in Nazi prison ...

He took the idea to Paul Winkler, another Hungarian Jew who had fled Paris ... “It did lead Americans to understand the nobility of the French cause and the resistance.” JTA has documented ...

D’Habsburg had his name legally changed to resemble that of the famous European family and is not a descendant of nobility ... house of the defunct Austro-Hungarian thrones.

This breed dates back to Hungarian nobility, originally bred as a protector of both livestock and aristocratic families. Its fearless nature and deep loyalty made it a trusted guardian for centuries, ...

Awarded slave compensation in Mauritius as partner in Sir Charles Cockerell & Co. Son of John Larpent (1741-1824) and Anna Margaretta Larpent (1758-1832). Entered the East India house of Cockerell and ...