How did the Habsburgs come into their wealth? When and where? Who was behind the growth of the increasingly powerful European dynasty? What happened to the wealth of the sprawling Habsburg family after the fall of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, and what has been its fate from 1918 to the present day? ***** Katrin Unterreiner here, based on extensive research, provides documentary-supported answers to these and many other questions, showing the financing system of the Habsburg family members and addressing various legends associated with some of its personalities and their relationship with money and property. She clarifies the speculations about supposedly vanished treasures and traces the history and often sad fate of the Austrian crown jewels.