Georg von Habsburg
Georg von Habsburg[1] (born 16 December 1964) is a German-born Hungarian diplomat. He is referred to in Austria as Georg Habsburg-Lothringen,[1] in Hungary as Habsburg György, and in most international media as Archduke Georg of Austria.[2]
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| Born | 16 December 1964 |
| Occupation | Diplomat |
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| Children | Zsófia von Habsburg Ildikó von Habsburg Károly-Konstantin von Habsburg |
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Family ties
Born in Germany as Paul Georg Maria Joseph Dominikus, he is the second son (and seventh and youngest child) of Otto von Habsburg, the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary, and his wife Regina Prinzessin von Sachsen-Meiningen. His father, heir of Charles I and IV, the last monarch of Austria-Hungary, renounced all claims to the Austrian throne in 1961.[3] Georg von Habsburg was raised at his parents' home in exile, Villa Austria in Pöcking, Bavaria.
He married Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg (born 22 August 1972 in Bad Segeberg), the elder 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 former 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 Budapest)
- 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]
In December 2020 he was named as Hungary's Ambassador to France.[4]
Honours and awards
Dynastic
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House of Habsburg-Lorraine:
- Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece[5]
- Deputy Grand Master of the Order of Saint George[6]
National
Tonga:
- Grand Cross of The Most Devoted Royal Household Order of Tonga
- King Tupou VI Coronation Medal
Other
- Civis Honoris Causa of the University of Debrecen[7]
- Kopácsi Sándor Polgárőr Érdemrend Medal[8]
- Honorary Citizen (Civis Honoris Causa) of the Budapest University of Technology and Economics[9]
Arms
References
- The Habsburgs' titles are not recognised anymore in Austria or in Hungary, where he is referred to as Georg Habsburg-Lothringen, which is his legal name (see Austrian nobility and Statute IV of 1947 regarding the abolition of certain titles and ranks (Hungary)).
- de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. ‘'Le Petit Gotha'’. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, pp. 172–176, 201–202 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
- Brook-Shepherd, pg. 181
- index.hu
- "Knights of the Golden Fleece". www.antiquesatoz.com. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- "The Order Government – St. Georgs-Orden". Retrieved 29 November 2021.
- Debrecen, University of. "University of Debrecen". edu.unideb.hu. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- "Országos Polgárőr Szövetség - Kitüntetések, elismerések kimutatása". www.opsz.hu. Retrieved 28 January 2022.
- "Díszpolgárok". Budapesti Műszaki és Gazdaságtudományi Egyetem (in Hungarian). Retrieved 29 November 2021.