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The property was listed in late February for $3.15 million, or $600 a square foot, with Sotheby's International Realty agent Deborah Srb.

Soaring Ceilings in Sag Harbor Villa Maya Pope-Chappell 2011

“Today, not just the monarchists, but any historian will admit that the fragmentation of the central Danube territory was nonsensical,” Srb says.

Party seeks to restore monarchy de Brantigny........................ 2007

According to Srb, the most obvious choice would be former European Parliament representative Otto von Habsburg.

Party seeks to restore monarchy de Brantigny........................ 2007

“Until then, each of us thought that we were isolated in our persuasion,” Srb says.

Party seeks to restore monarchy de Brantigny........................ 2007

Unlike the president, who is elected to his post, the king would be groomed for his reign since childhood, which would raise respect for his position and elevate him above politics, Srb says.

Party seeks to restore monarchy de Brantigny........................ 2007

While he admits that the Austro-Hungarian Empire could not have survived without major reforms that would have increased the autonomy of individual regions, “those reforms were already on the program — their implementation was only interrupted with the onset of World War I,” Srb says.

Party seeks to restore monarchy de Brantigny........................ 2007

But if Srb and his fellow party members have their way, the storied St. Václav crown — the very same headpiece conceived by Holy Roman Emperor Charles IV in the 14th century — would once again adorn the head of a Czech monarch.

Party seeks to restore monarchy de Brantigny........................ 2007

“By showing the public that the dissidents had become monarchists, the comrades wanted to prove that the dissidents had gone completely insane,” Srb says.

Party seeks to restore monarchy de Brantigny........................ 2007

Instead of its current republican form, which he calls “unsettled” and “artificial,” Srb and his fellow monarchists would strengthen the political integrity of the state by restoring the traditions of the Czech kingdom.

Party seeks to restore monarchy de Brantigny........................ 2007

Aside from Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk, the venerated founding father of the Czechoslovak republic, “an overwhelming majority of our presidents have been either outwardly criminal or pitiful,” Srb says, whereas locals continue to refer to Charles IV as the “most revered Czech persona.”

Party seeks to restore monarchy de Brantigny........................ 2007