Mirovni pokušaj Austro-ugarskog cara Karla 1917. godine
The 1917 Peace Efforts of Austro-Hungarian King Carl

Summary/Abstract: Emperor Carl’s peace initiative via Prince Sixt of Bourbon is one of the most intriguing and insufficiently explained diplomatic episodes of World War One. By forging a quick peace, the Emperor wanted to eliminate the German tutelage and save the Habsburg Monarchy from the inevitable collapse in case of the Central Powers’ defeat. The peace initiative failed largely due to Italy’s reluctance to cede the territories promised to it by the London Peace Agreement, but also because it was not clear whether Austro-Hungary wanted a separate or universal peace in agreement with Germany. The failure of Emperor’s peace initiative totally politically discredited him, and at the same time made the Dual Monarchy even more politically and militarily dependent on Germany as well as on the outcome of the war itself. ************************* Mirovna inicijativa cara Karla preko princa Sixta Burbonskog spada u jednu od najintrigantnijih i još uvijek nedovoljno rasvijetljenih diplomatskih epizoda Prvoga svjetskog rata. Sklapanjem brzog mira car se želio riješiti tutorstva Njemačke i spasiti Habsburšku Monarhiju od neminovnog raspada u slučaju poraza Centralnih sila. Mirovna inicijativa propala je najvećim dijelom zbog nepopustljivosti Italije da se odrekne teritorija koji joj je obećan za ulazak u rat Londonskim ugovorom, ali i zbog nejasnoća želi li austrougarska strana separatni ili opći mir u suglasju s Njemačkom. Neuspjeh mirovne inicijative cara Karla u potpunosti ga je politički diskreditirao, a “dvojnu” monarhiju doveo u još veću političku i vojnu ovisnost o Njemačkoj, kao i o ishodu samoga rata.

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