Colonial Empire, Habsburg-style

What do Mozambique, Tianjin, and the Nicobar islands have in common? Very little! Except that they were all sites of the Habsburgs' clumsy attempts at an overseas empire. In this episode, we dive into three little-known and ill-fated colonial ventures that saw the Habsburgs trying their hand at global expansion with less than stellar results. And while the lasting impacts of these colonies are near non-existent, you can see some in one of these places – if you squint. For more, check us out on social media at viennapastandpresent or at viennapastandpresent.com. Reach out to us at [email protected]. We love hearing feedback and ideas. Danke! Links http://english.china.org.cn/english/culture/72974.htm  Austrian East India Company - Wikipedia Bankipur (Bengal) - Wikipedia Austro-Hungarian concession of Tianjin - Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_III,_Holy_Roman_Emperor https://secretvienna.org/aeiou-isnt-just-a-string-of-vowels/#:~:text=There%20are%20multiple%20possible%20meanings,comes%20from%20Frederik%20III's%20notebook. https://www.habsburger.net/de/kapitel/aeiou https://www.vienna.at/raetsel-geloest-das-bedeutet-das-kuerzel-a-e-i-o-u/7994782 https://www.habsburger.net/en/chapter/weak-yet-tenacious-emperor-frederick-iii https://hdgoe.at/1919_tianjin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_concessions_in_Tianjin