“I would rather stand with God against man than with man against God.”
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Otto von Habsburg
Otto von Habsburg was the last crown prince of Austria-Hungary from 1916 until its dissolution in November 1918. In 1922, he became the pretender to the former thrones, head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and sovereign of the (Austrian) Order of the Golden Fleece, upon the death of his father. He resigned as Sovereign of the Golden Fleece in 2000 and as head of the Imperial House in 2007.
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politics · Heir to the Austrian throne (1912–2011) · politician · also Otto von Habsburg, Crown Prince Otto of Austria, Otto, Crown Prince of Austria, Habsburg
Born 20 November 1912 · Died 4 July 2011 · Q76343
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2026· 2 entries
Public attention spiked: 13,723 Wikipedia readers in one day, 16.3× the usual 841, with 4 article edits. Editors noted: Completing sentence
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2024· 1 entry
Foreign Affairs: Otto Von Habsburg
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2023· 1 entry
The New Criterion: The continuing legacy of Otto von Habsburg
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2019· 1 entry
Fr: Otto von Habsburg mit 98 Jahren gestorben
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2015· 1 entry
THE WEEK: Otto von Habsburg, 1912–2011
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2012· 1 entry
“Aristides de Sousa Mendes saved my life. He enabled me to have a family that includes professionals whose lives are very much dedicated to helping humankind. In that way the value of his sacrifices has increased exponentially in succeeding generations.”
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2011· 5 entries
The American Conservative: Otto von Habsburg and Orthodoxy
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Merkur: Otto von Habsburg: Die größte Trauerfeier seit Strauß
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Merkur: Otto von Habsburg: Herzbestattung in Ungarn
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Died 2011-07-04.
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The couple had seven children, twenty-two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren:
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2010· 5 entries
“I cannot allow all you people to die. Many of you are Jews, and our constitution clearly states that neither the religion nor the political beliefs of foreigners can be used as a pretext for refusing to allow them to stay in Portugal. I've decided to be faithful to that principle, but I shan't resign for all that. The only way I can respect my faith as a Christian is to act in accordance with the dictates of my conscience.”
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“Aristides de Sousa Mendes was neither a superhero endowed with supernatural powers nor a saint capable of working miracles, but rather a man who loved others and who believed in humanity above all else. He was a man who was truly alone during one of the darkest moments in history.”
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“At a time when many men were cowards, he was a true hero of the West.”
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“Starting today I will obey my conscience. As a Christian I do not have the right to let these women and men die.”
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“Even if I am dismissed, I can only act as a Christian, as my conscience tells me.”
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2005· 1 entry
NPR: Otto Von Habsburg on EU Expansion
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2002· 5 entries
Awarded honorary citizen of Gyula (2002).
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Habsburg said in an interview with Junge Freiheit that US domestic policy was split in two, namely a Department of Defense "filled with Jews" in key positions, "today a Jewish institution", on the one hand and one by "bl
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Against the background of a legal dispute against the then constitutional protection categorisation of the newspaper as "right-wing extremist" and in 2006 against its uninvitation at the Leipzig Book Fair
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And in two speeches in 2003 and 2005, he warned of Putin as an "international threat" that he was "cruel and oppressive" and a "stone cold technocrat"
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Was named the first-ever honorary member of the European People's Party group
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2001· 1 entry
“I could not have acted otherwise, and I therefore accept all that has befallen me with love.”
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2000· 1 entry
And as head of the Imperial House in 2007
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1997· 1 entry
Awarded honorary citizen of Bjelovar (1997).
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1996· 2 entries
Awarded Paulée de Meursault Prize (1996).
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Was partly financed - according to Habsburg without his knowledge - with donations from the Christian aid organisation World Vision Austria that were embezzled and diverted to the Paneuropean Union
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1994· 2 entries
Awarded Public recognition of the City of Karlovac (1994).
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Career landmark: Member of the European Parliament (1994–1999).
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1992· 1 entry
Awarded honorary doctor of the Medical University of Pécs (1992).
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1989· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the European Parliament (1989–1994).
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1988· 2 entries
Awarded doctor honoris causa from the University of Nancy (1988).
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Pope John Paul II had just begun a speech to the Parliament when Ian Paisley, a vehement anti-Catholic, shouted and held up a poster reading "Pope John Paul II Antichrist"
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1987· 1 entry
Awarded Commander's Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (1987).
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1984· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the European Parliament (1984–1989).
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1979· 1 entry
Career landmark: Member of the European Parliament (1979–1984).
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1970· 1 entry
Awarded Prix Auguste-Furtado (1970).
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1967· 1 entry
Awarded Broquette-Gonin prize in literature (1967).
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1963· 1 entry
Awarded Broquette-Gonin prize in literature (1963).
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1941· 1 entry
Hitler personally revoked the citizenship of Otto, his mother and his siblings, and the imperial-royal family found themselves stateless
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1940· 1 entry
The family left the French capital and fled to Portugal
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1938· 1 entry
Requested Austrian Chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg to resist Nazi Germany
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1936· 1 entry
That "restoration would be a good deal closer if Otto's return would not mean also the return of his mother—to say nothing of hundreds of assorted and impoverished Habsburg cousins and aunts, who would flock to Vienna li
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1935· 2 entries
Studied at Katholieke Universiteit Leuven (1929–1935).
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Graduated with a doctorate in Political and Social Sciences from the University of Louvain in Belgium
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1922· 3 entries
Leaving the nine-year-old Otto pretender to the throne
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Became the pretender to the former thrones, head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and sovereign of the (Austrian) Order of the Golden Fleece, upon the death of his father
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Career landmark: Head of the House of Habsburg (1922–2011).
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1918· 1 entry
After the end of the First World War, the monarchies were abolished, the republics of Austria and Hungary were founded in their place, and the family was forced into exile in Madeira
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1916· 1 entry
Was likely to become emperor and king
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1912· 1 entry
Born 1912-11-20.
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