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Otto von Hapsburg

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Otto von Hapsburg 1912-, Austrian archduke and former pretender to the Austro-Hungarian throne, son of Emperor Charles I and Empress Zita. After World War II began, he went to the United States and made an unsuccessful attempt to form an Austrian legion to fight Germany. Returning to Europe in 1946, he remained in exile. In 1961, he relinquished his claims to the throne and subsequently was allowed to visit Austria. He was elected to the European Parliament from Bavaria (1979 and 1989). An author and lecturer, he wrote The Social Order of Tomorrow (1957, tr. 1959) and a biography of the... Read more
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The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition ...1922), Zita brought up her large family in Belgium. She never renounced her ambition to see Archduke Otto, her son (see Hapsburg, Otto von ), crowned king of Hungary and possibly emperor of Austria. From 1940 to 1949 Zita lived in the United... Read more

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Interview: Otto von Hapsburg discusses his thoughts on Europe, the US and other political issues
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 4/20/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...NPR) 04-20-2005 Interview: Otto von Hapsburg discusses his thoughts on Europe...European Union. His name is Otto von Hapsburg, and if the crowned heads of...would have been an emperor. Mr. OTTO von HAPSBURG (Former Member, European Parliament... Read more
'I Know This Will End Badly'.(Otto von Hapsburg on World War I and dictatorship)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Newsweek; 3/1/1999; 462 words ; ...Ferdinand's murder marked the beginning of the end of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, as well as the beginning of the war. Otto von Hapsburg reflects on his great-uncle's murder-and the carnage that followed. I actually remember my great- uncle the Archduke... Read more
Hapsburg Heir Apparently Is Back
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 11/16/1992; ; 332 words ; INNSBRUCK, Austria Otto von Hapsburg was just 6 when...gathering celebrating Otto's 80th birthday...have been king. Otto has plans for a Hapsburg comeback of sorts...Under a 1919 law, Hapsburg family members...heads of state. Otto did not visit... Read more
DESCENDENTS OF HAPSBURG RULERS RETURN TO SARAJEVO.(GENERAL NEWS)
Newspaper article from: The News & Record (Piedmont Triad, NC); 4/7/1997; 195 words ; ...Bosnian war, descendants of the former Hapsburg rulers visited the site where their...place where all tragedies began, Otto von Hapsburg said at the site where his great...Gavrilo Princip, a Serb who opposed Hapsburg-ruled Austria-Hungary's 1908 annexation...circle of tragedies to close, ... Read more
Zita, 96, the Last Empress Of Hapsburg Dynasty, Dies
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 3/15/1989; 700+ words ; ...postwar home of her oldest son, Otto von Hapsburg. She curtsied before him when Otto, at age 18, became the new titular head of the Hapsburg dynasty. Although the Austrian...explained their son, Otto von Hapsburg. The Austrian republic relaxed... Read more
SCION OF HAPSBURG FAMILY CALLS ON POLITICIANS TO EXPRESS REGRET OVER POST WAR EXPULSION
Newspaper article from: Info-Prod Research (Middle East); 6/17/2003; 53 words ; ...said that Czech politicians should express regret over the expulsion of millions of ethnic Germans after World War II. Otto von Habsburg, 90, a former member of the European Parliament, made the statement during an annual gathering of Sudeten Germans... Read more
Once an Emperor, Always an Emperor
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 4/23/2005; 162 words ; ...15 Diplomatic Dispatches column about Otto von Habsburg: A delightful story circulated...stationed there in the early 1980s. Mr. von Hapsburg, eldest son of the last reigning monarch...was to address the returnee as "Doktor von Habsburg." The train pulled into the station... Read more
HISTORY TEACHER HAS PLANS FOR WILHELM'S BONES.(AT HOME)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH); 5/27/2000; 700+ words ; ...families, and the Hapsburgs in particular...this country to Otto Von Hapsburg, the 88-year-old...leaves his son, Otto Von Hapsburg, as heir to the...me as Freiherr Von Huber and, during...selected to represent Otto Hapsburg's interests in... Read more
THOUSANDS IN VIENNA PAY RESPECTS TO ZITA, 96, EUROPE'S LAST EMPRESS
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 4/2/1989; ; 316 words ; ...waning days of the Hapsburg Empire, seemed...what was once the Hapsburg Empire. Zita's son, Otto von Hapsburg, who fled Vienna...tributes to the huge Hapsburg Empire that stretched...hearts of some Hapsburgs. AA0576;04/01 CORCOR... Read more
Thrown out by their subjects, the lost monarchs search for meaning in life
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 11/24/2000; 333 words ; ...consultant Simeon Coburgotski. He returned "home" in 1998 to spend Christmas at a modest ancestral palace. OTTO VON HAPSBURG Dr von Hapsburg, now a Euro MP for the German state of Bavaria, can lay claim to the Imperial Austrian crown and its properties... Read more

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