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Karl Habsburg (given names: Karl Thomas Robert Maria Franziskus Georg Bahnam; born 11 January 1961) is an Austrian politician and the head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, the former royal house of the defunct Austro-Hungarian thrones.
Karl von Habsburg (Karl Thomas Robert Maria Franziskus Georg Bahnam; born 11 January 1961), also known as Karl of Austria and referred to by his ancestral titles as Archduke of Austria, Royal Prince of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia, is an Austrian politician, the current head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.
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).
The House of Habsburg (/ ˈ h æ p s b ɜːr ɡ /, German: Haus Habsburg, pronounced [haʊ̯s ˈhaːpsˌbʊʁk] ⓘ), also known as the House of Austria, is one of the most prominent and important dynasties in European history.
Emperor Karl – childhood, education and family. The eldest son of Archduke Otto and Maria Josefa of Saxony, Karl was born at Schloss Persenbeug (Lower Austria) on 17 August 1887. During his childhood he was primarily influenced by his mother, who was very devout and lived a retiring life, in complete contrast to her husband Otto, who led a ...
His early death and the tragic failure of his endeavours to bring about peace led to an idealization of the failed monarch as a ‘martyr emperor’: after intensive lobbying by prominent conservative-Catholic circles, Karl was beatified on 3 October 2004 by Pope John Paul II with the argumentation that the last Habsburg on the imperial throne ...
Karl Habsburg (given names: Karl Thomas Robert Maria Franziskus Georg Bahnam; born 11 January 1961) is an Austrian politician and the head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, the former royal house of the defunct Austro-Hungarian thrones.
