Royals and the Reich [electronic resource] : the princes von Hessen in Nazi Germany / Jonathan Petropoulos.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 471-495) and index.

The interconnectedness of the nobility: strategies to preserve privilege through the Great War -- The Princes Von Hessen during the Weimar Republic: tribulations, the high life, and Fascist flirtations -- Nazi high society: making Hitler "Salonfähig" and helping the Nazis to power -- A place in the Reich: princely careers in the Nazi state -- Roles in an increasingly radical regime -- Miscalculation and misfortune -- Postwar justice: denazification and (partial) dispossession -- Rebuilding a life: Schloss Fasanerie, financial viability, and burdens of the past -- Understanding German princes in the twentieth century.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.