The Archduke was a "good hater"; he did not easily forget, and woe betide those upon whom he vented his hatred.

On the other hand, though but few knew it, he had an uncommonly warm corner in his heart; he was an ideal husband, the best of fathers, and a faithful friend.

But the number of those he despised was incomparably greater than those who gained his affection, and he himself was in no doubt whatever as to his being the most unpopular person in the Monarchy.

But there was a certain grandeur in this very contempt of popularity.

He never could bring himself to make any advances to newspapers or other organs that are in the habit of influencing public opinion either favourably or unfavourably.