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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.
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.
A funeral procession over one kilometer long brought Otto's coffin from St. Stephen's Cathedral to the Imperial Crypt. The ceremonies led to large parts of central Vienna being closed down for public traffic. The funeral has been described as the "last Emperor's funeral" to take place in Vienna.
Obituary of Archduke Otto * Otto von Habsburg, The Daily Telegraph, 4 July 2011; Official website covering the death and funeral of Otto von Habsburg; Otto von Habsburg (The Economist) Newspaper clippings about Otto von Habsburg in the 20th Century Press Archives of the ZBW