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Karl von Habsburg

This article is about the living politician. For other uses, see Archduke Charles of Austria (disambiguation).

Karl von Habsburg
Habsburg-Lothringen in 2022
Member of the European Parliament for Austria
In office
1996–1999
Head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 January 2007
Preceded byOtto von Habsburg
Personal details
Born (1961-01-11) 11 January 1961 (age 63)
Starnberg, Bavaria, West Germany
Political partyAustrian People's Party
Spouses
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(m. 1993; div. 2017)​
Christian Nicolau de Almeida Reid
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(m. 2022)​
Children3, including Eleonore and Ferdinand
Parents
Websitekarlvonhabsburg.at

Karl von 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. As a citizen of the Republic of Austria, his legal name is Karl Habsburg-Lothringen.[1]

Karl is the son of Otto von Habsburg and Regina von Sachsen-Meiningen, and the grandson of the last Austro-Hungarian emperor, Charles I. He is head and sovereign of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece. Karl Habsburg served as a member of the European Parliament for the Austrian People's Party (1996–1999). He is known for being pro-European and is also an advocate for the Pan-European movement.

Karl Habsburg's career has focused on the issue of protecting cultural heritage from threats such as armed conflict and natural disasters. He was president of the cultural protection organization Blue Shield International from 2008 until August 2020.[2] In 1992/1993, he hosted a TV game show with Austrian public TV broadcaster ORF, called Who Is Who.[3][4]

  1. ^ "Karl Habsburg-Lothringen, Biografie | Parlament Österreich". www.parlament.gv.at (in German). Retrieved 2 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Blue Shield General Assembly". The Blue Shield. Blue Shield International. 23 September 2020. Archived from the original on 14 January 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2021.
  3. ^ "Beruf: Enkel", Die Presse, 3 April 2011, archived from the original on 8 April 2011, retrieved 5 June 2011
  4. ^ Ansichtssache: Ranking der Absonderlichkeiten im ORF Archived 11 October 2012 at the Wayback Machine, 27 December 2005

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