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Nov 10, 2018 • 10 tweets • 4 min read
On 11 November 1918, when the peace was signed at Compiègne, the Austrian-Hungarian Emperor Karl issued a proclamation in which he recognized the Austrian people's right to determine the form of the state and relinquished every participation in the administration of the State 1
He also released his officials from their oath of loyalty to him. By effect he did not really abdicate, but he made himself available when necessary. He hoped that the Austrian people would one day call him and the Monarchy back. 2