Portraits of Archduke Ludwig Viktor: Emperor Franz Joseph’s Openly Gay Brother (rarehistoricalphotos.com)

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Interesting read with nice photos.

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[-] Sordid@beehaw.org 8 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

defied the societal norms of his time by embracing his homosexuality openly

More like embraced the monarchical norms of "rules for thee but not for me".

[-] xilliah@beehaw.org 9 points 1 year ago

I honestly don't think he had an easy time.

[-] invno1@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

More like living his best life. Good for him for being able to. Some people are so suppressed they are never able to fully realize their true selves. Don't hate because one person is able to have something that others are not.

[-] Sordid@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Don’t hate because one person is able to have something that others are not.

You do realize him and his family were the reason behind their subjects' privations, right?

[-] xilliah@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

Well what would you have done in his shoes?

[-] Sordid@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

Renounced the family and lived in obscurity.

[-] Izzgo@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

Great post, thank you.

[-] vhstape@beehaw.org 4 points 1 year ago

I want to know more about this scandalous bathhouse incident...

[-] Shhalahr@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago

Right? The author is such a tease.

[-] xilliah@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

You guys are beyond saving.

[-] Shhalahr@beehaw.org 1 points 1 year ago

😜

[-] _MusicJunkie@beehaw.org 2 points 1 year ago

A source cited on german wikipedia claims that "Ludwig Victor tried to make contact with an attractive young man and got slapped". But don't take it as fact, it also says that many different versions of the story are being told.