History of the Social Democratic Party of Austria "Heimwehr" and the conservatives continued. Chancellor Dollfuß himself was assassinated 10 weeks after the end of the civil war by National socialists. Adolf Hitler was increasingly influencing political affairs in Austria. Nazi Germany was increasing the pressure by scheming and manipulating political events, as well as planning and carrying out terrorist attacks on infrastructure within Austria. The successor of Dollfuß, the conservative chancellor Kurt von Schuschnigg tried a new round of talks with the outlawed social-democrats and even the monarchists, in order to stabilise the situation again. The Socialist favoured democracy, but were lukewarm to the concept of an independent
Archduke Carl Christian of Austria Archduke Carl Christian of Austria Archduke Carl Christian of Austria (; born 26 August 1954 at Château de Belœil in Belœil, Belgium) is a Belgian aristocrat and a member of the formerly ruling Austro-Hungarian House of Habsburg-Lorraine. He is the third child of Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria and his wife, Princess Yolande de Ligne. In 1983, Carl Christian, along with his children, were incorporated by King Baudouin into the Belgian nobility with the title and style of "HSH Prince/sse de Habsbourg-Lorraine". To this day, they are considered, together with his cousin Archduke Lorenz and his brother Archduke Rudolf, the