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Otto von Habsburg was Vice President (1957–1973) and President (1973–2004) of the International Paneuropean Union movement. From 1979 to 1999, he served as a Member of the European Parliament for the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU).
On 4 July 2011, Otto von Habsburg, also known as Otto of Austria, former head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and Sovereign of the Order of the Golden Fleece (1922–2007), and former Crown Prince (1916–1918) and, by pretense, Emperor-King (from 1922) of Austria-Hungary, died at 98 years of age.
Otto von Habsburg was an advocate of the idea of Europe, connected with the names of Konrad Adenauer, Robert Schuman and Alcide de Gasperi, and based on the diversity of European nations and Christian civilization.
Otto von Habsburg was Vice President (1957–1973) and President (1973–2004) of the International Paneuropean Union movement. From 1979 to 1999, he served as a Member of the European Parliament for the Christian Social Union of Bavaria (CSU).
Jul 18, 2011 · The funeral of Otto von Habsburg, the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, has sparked nostalgia for the days of the empire's bygone greatness, writes the BBC's Bethany Bell.
Jul 14, 2011 · Archduke Otto von Habsburg, son of the last Austro-Hungarian emperor, died on July 4th, aged 98. IF ONLY his great-uncle had died earlier.
Jul 6, 2011 · VIENNA, Austria (CNA) — Otto von Habsburg, a Catholic leader for a unified Europe and heir to the defunct Austro-Hungarian Empire, died July 4 at the age of 98.
