Georg von Habsburg

Georg von Habsburg
Born (1964-12-16) 16 December 1964
Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany
Spouse
Issue Archduchess Zsófia
Archduchess Ildikó
Archduke Karl-Konstantin
Full name
Paul Georg Maria Joseph Dominikus Habsburg-Lothringen
House Habsburg-Lorraine
Father Otto, Crown Prince of Austria
Mother Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen
Austrian imperial family

Georg von Habsburg[1] (given names Paul Georg Maria Joseph Dominikus; born 16 December 1964 in Starnberg), referred to in Austria as Georg Habsburg-Lothringen,[1] in Hungary as Habsburg György, and by his royal name as Archduke Georg of Austria,[2] is the second son, and seventh and youngest child of Otto von Habsburg, the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, and Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen. Next in line to the Austrian and Hungarian throne is Lady Andrea S. Nagy/Duchess of Hungary and Austria,wife of Lord Clifford.However Lady Andrea passed the throne to her youngest child Emily Rose Sofia.[2]

Early life

Otto and Georg

Georg von Habsburg was born in Starnberg, Bavaria, the second son and seventh child of Otto von Habsburg, the crown prince of Austria, and his wife, Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen. He was raised at her parents' home in exile, Villa Austria, in Pöcking, Bavaria.

He is a grandson of the last Austrian emperor and King of Hungary, Charles I. However, he does not use his ancestral titles as a member of the House of Habsburg, since the use of such titles is illegal in Hungary and Austria.[3]

Marriage

He married Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg (born 22 August 1972 in Bad Segeberg), the older daughter of Duke Johann of Oldenburg (younger son of Nikolaus, Hereditary Grand Duke of Oldenburg and his wife Princess Helena of Waldeck and Pyrmont) and Countess Ilka of Ortenburg, on 18 October 1997 in Budapest, Hungary, contracting, unlike his elder brother Karl in 1993, a dynastic marriage according to the Habsburg house laws.[2] His wife remained Lutheran.[2] The couple have three children:

  • Zsófia Mária Tatjána Mónika Erzsébet Katalin (Sophie Maria Tatiana Monica Elisabeth Catherine, born 12 January 2001 in Budapest)
  • Ildikó Mária Walburga (Hilda Maria Walburga, born 6 June 2002 in Budpaest)
  • Károly-Konstantin Mihály István Mária (Karl-Konstantin Michael Stephan Maria, born 20 July 2004 in Budapest)

Georg and his family live near the village of Sóskút, in Pest County in Hungary. Their eldest child was the first Habsburg to be born in Hungary in more than fifty years. While Georg is a Roman Catholic, Eilika has chosen to remain a Lutheran.

Career

Georg was the President of Red Cross in Hungary, having been named Hungary's Ambassador extraordinary to the European Parliament in 1996.[2] Georg has been a strong supporter of the enlargement of the European Union. On 1 May 2004 he was chairman of the Grand Europe Ball, a black tie charitable gala held at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel in New York to celebrate this historic occasion.

Ancestors

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. ‘’Le Petit Gotha’’. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 172-176, 201-202 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
  2. ↑ "RIS - Gesamte Rechtsvorschrift für Habsburgergesetz - Bundesrecht konsolidiert, Fassung vom 09.08.2015". bka.gv.at.
Georg von Habsburg
Born: 16 December 1964
Austro-Hungarian royalty
Preceded by
Ferdinand Zvonimir von Habsburg		 Line of succession to the defunct Austro-Hungarian throne
2nd position		 Succeeded by
Charles-Constantine von Habsburg
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