Any great musician that has passed once through Vienna, Austria knew. He called many of them friends, and adored them for their work and passion. Mozart he loved beyond measure, Strauss was his dearest friend. Schubert, Schumann, Beethoven, Liszt, and of course, Chopin, though he only met Chopin twice. He has befriended them all, and mourned their passing. There are statues of some of these great men erected in palace gardens around Vienna to mark his remembrance.
However, he still mostly enjoys his personal time. His pastries are impeccable as is his coffee, and his music is still at his heart and soul. His devotion to the arts has made him a meticulous man. Each year, as if in member of the old days of the Empire, a ball season is held to usher in the opera season, with waltzes and dancing, fine dress and all that made his imperial days full of splendor. He is ever a gentleman, finely groomed and well-dressed. Soft spoken unless risen to ire, at which point a flare of the old Empire becomes evident in his mannerisms and speech. He does not deal with impertinence or foolish behavior well; it always gets a Look of Extreme Disapproval.
He remains an elegant and sophisticated gentleman, cultured and well-spoken. His accent is that of the Viennese dialect, which varies from the German in many ways. I've provided an example of the late Archduke Otto von Habsburg speaking, who died this past year and was interred with his imperial relatives in Vienna.
Because I’ve taken Austria from the late 19th century, he carries himself a dignity and elegance, but he is always a gentleman first. He has a huge respect for women due to who his wife is, unlike many men of the time period. He is humble despite the many great and glorious things about his Empire, but that is because a gentleman who has power does not need arrogance to prove it, and a man who has arrogance has little power. He is, however, aware that his empire is beginning to decline, after a few decades of infighting and instability despite the growth of high culture. He is a man trying to keep control of the prestige he still has, despite the way it continues to slip through his elegantly gloved fingers.
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However, he still mostly enjoys his personal time. His pastries are impeccable as is his coffee, and his music is still at his heart and soul. His devotion to the arts has made him a meticulous man. Each year, as if in member of the old days of the Empire, a ball season is held to usher in the opera season, with waltzes and dancing, fine dress and all that made his imperial days full of splendor. He is ever a gentleman, finely groomed and well-dressed. Soft spoken unless risen to ire, at which point a flare of the old Empire becomes evident in his mannerisms and speech. He does not deal with impertinence or foolish behavior well; it always gets a Look of Extreme Disapproval.
He remains an elegant and sophisticated gentleman, cultured and well-spoken. His accent is that of the Viennese dialect, which varies from the German in many ways. I've provided an example of the late Archduke Otto von Habsburg speaking, who died this past year and was interred with his imperial relatives in Vienna.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilb7VvGx1Is
Because I’ve taken Austria from the late 19th century, he carries himself a dignity and elegance, but he is always a gentleman first. He has a huge respect for women due to who his wife is, unlike many men of the time period. He is humble despite the many great and glorious things about his Empire, but that is because a gentleman who has power does not need arrogance to prove it, and a man who has arrogance has little power. He is, however, aware that his empire is beginning to decline, after a few decades of infighting and instability despite the growth of high culture. He is a man trying to keep control of the prestige he still has, despite the way it continues to slip through his elegantly gloved fingers.