Royals and the Reich : the princes von Hessen in Nazi Germany / Jonathan Petropoulos.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 471-495) and index.

The interconnectedness of the nobility : strategies to preserve privilege through the Great War -- The Princes von Hessen during the Weimar Republic : tribulations, the high life, and fascist flirtations -- Nazi high society : making Hitler "Salonfähig" and helping the Nazis to power -- A place in the Reich : princely careers in the Nazi state -- Roles in an increasingly radical regime -- Miscalculation and misfortune -- Postwar justice : denazification and (partial) dispossession -- Rebuilding a life : Schloss Fasanerie, financial viability, and burdens of the past -- Conclusion : understanding German princes in the twentieth century.