Klaus Holetschek, Chairman of the CSU Parliamentary Group in the Bavarian State Parliament, and his colleagues met with our Director, Gergely Prőhle, at the Otto von Habsburg Foundation to discuss Otto von Habsburg’s legacy and the prospects for Bavarian–Hungarian cooperation.
On 19 May 2025, our Foundation had the honour of welcoming Luis Ángel Redondo, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Spain to Hungary.
The Sound of Music remains one of America’s most beloved musical productions, both on stage and on screen. Yet the story of the von Trapp family reaches far beyond Hollywood romance: their lives were deeply intertwined with the turbulent history of twentieth-century Central Europe and with the Habsburg dynasty itself. Documents preserved in our collection shed new light on the remarkable layers of this relationship.
109 years ago, in May 1917, Miklós Horthy, commanding the light cruiser Novara, secured one of the Austro-Hungarian Navy’s greatest victories. Previously unknown details of this legendary naval engagement are revealed in the pages of the Novara’s ship’s logbook preserved in our collection. Richly illustrated, the document offers a deeper insight into the everyday life of the Imperial a
