They were among the richest dynasties of the Fin de Siècle: the Wittgensteins. Karl, a feared steel and iron magnate, had created one of the largest corporate conglomerates of the Habsburg monarchy and, as a patron of the arts, formed the center of high Viennese society. Yet behind the glamorous facade unfolded the story of a deeply unhappy family, which would produce eccentric, tragic personalities, including the genius philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein. Peter Eigner vividly portrays the glory and tragedy of the Wittgenstein family. A gripping, harrowing economic and family saga set between the founding era and the Second Republic.