The Habsburg dynasty ruled the Austrian lands for 640 years, experiencing ups and downs, and finally lost power in 1918 with the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. But the Russian reader, unfortunately, knows little about the history of this family. This gap is intended to be filled by a new book by the famous author Natalia Sotnikova, in which she illuminates many mysterious aspects of the past of the mighty Habsburg dynasty. Why did the wife of King Philip the Fair, Juana the Mad, unconditionally forbid the burial of her husband? How many people know that the fearless and decisive Empress Maria Theresa was also a loving wife and happy mother of 11 daughters and 5 sons? How did her daughter Maria Caroline, Queen of Naples and the Two Sicilies, manage to change the foreign policy of this state? Was her other daughter, the famous Marie Antoinette, faithful to her husband, the French King Louis XVI? Why did Emperor Napoleon Bonaparte I marry the Austrian Archduchess Marie-Louise? How did Archduke Johann Baptist manage to defend his marriage to the postmaster's daughter? What caused the insanity of Charlotte of Belgium, wife of Maximilian of Habsburg, Emperor of Mexico? Who was the father of her son, the future French general Maxime Weygand? Did Empress Elizabeth, one of the most beautiful women in Europe, remain faithful to her husband? What mysteries surround the death of Crown Prince Rudolf and his beloved Maria Evenings in Mayerling? You will find answers to these and other questions in the book by N. Sotnikova.