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Commemoration on Madeira Island

2022.04.04

On 1 April 1922, Charles I (IV) Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, father of Otto von Habsburg, died in Funchal, the capital of the Portuguese island of Madeira. On the occasion of the 100th anniversary commemoration series, our Foundation, in cooperation with the Embassy of Hungary in Lisbon and local organizers, presented a roll-up exhibition of nine panels in English. A Portuguese version of this was also made available for the public in the form of a brochure.

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Enchanted by Mitteleuropa – In memory of Erhard Busek

2022.03.18

Erhard Busek, former Austrian Vice-Chancellor, head of the Ministry of Education, Science and Research, former chairman of the Austrian People’s Party (ÖVP) and head of the Institut für den Danube Region und Mitteleuropa in Vienna, died on 13 March.

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Fake parties, fraud – in the name of the Crown Prince

2022.03.11

The notorious political party founder, János Kaszala, freshly released from the prison, committed another political fraud in 1932. In the name of the rather bizarre-sounding United Legitimist Fascist Party, he swindled money from gullible victims, claiming to be “Prince Otto”. He did all this, of course, without the knowledge of Otto von Habsburg.

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