Habsburg, Otto von, 1912-2011
Dates
- Existence: 1912 November 20 - 2011 July 4
Biography
Otto von Habsburg (1912-2011) was the last crown prince of Austria-Hungary from 1916 until the dissolution of the empire in November 1918.
Otto von Habsburg was born November 20, 1912, in Reichenau, Lower Austria. He was the last crown prince of Austria-Hungary from 1916 until the dissolution of the empire in November 1918. From the 1930s on, he had a long career in European politics, advocating for European union. His family lived in exile in France, where he spoke up against the Nazi regime during WWII, acting as the unofficial head of several resistance groups in Central Europe. He fled to Portugal and then the United States once Germany invaded France. Otto lived in Washington, D.C. from 1940 to 1944. There, he and his brothers were often in contact with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the federal government, advocating for Austria. Otto died July 4, 2011, in Pöcking, Germany, at the age of 98.
Citation:
New York times WWW site, July 6, 2011 (in obituary published July 4: Otto von Hapsburg; b. Nov. 20, 1912, Reichenau, Lower Austria; d. Monday [July 4, 2011], Pöcking, Germany, aged 98; onetime heir to the imperial throne of Austria-Hungary, who during a long career in European politics was a strong proponent of unifying the divided continent)Wikipedia, accessed September 8, 2023 (Otto von Habsburg, 1912-2011, last crown prince of Austria-Hungary from 1916 until dissolution of empire in November 1918; career in politics from the 1930s on; family lived in exile in France, where he spoke up against the Nazi regime during WWII, acting as the unofficial head of several resistance groups in Central Europe. He fled to Portugal and then the United States once Germany invaded France. Otto lived in Washington, D.C. from 1940 to 1944. He and brothers were often in contact with President Franklin D. Roosevelt and the federal government, advocating for Austria. Otto died July 4, 2011, in Pöcking, Germany, at the age of 98)