Otto von Habsburg’s stolen stamp collection – and what’s left of it

Otto von Habsburg had great interest in collecting stamps. Even in his old age he set aside the envelopes addressed to him, which now fill four boxes in the Otto von Habsburg Foundation’s document collection. It is known from his correspondence and reports that this hobby was shared among his family members as well. While categorizing his correspondence, we found a letter in which its author requests information on his valuable collection.

SPANISH FLU IN MADEIRA

The Spanish flu, also known as the 1918 flu pandemic, was the first worldwide epidemic in history, wiping out about 3 to 5 percent of the world’s population. 98 years ago Charles IV, the father of Otto von Habsburg and the last Hungarian king, was among those who lost his life battling the disease.

ZEITBÜHNE – A CONSERVATIVE POLITICAL MAGAZINE

With a cerulean blue, horizontally striped front page, with the authors and titles of their articles, the German language political magazine, Zeitbühne, (1972 to 1979) does not look very appealing at first sight, but the articles are of high quality.

Exhibition opening at the Royal Palace of Gödöllő

The Otto von Habsburg Foundation launched a traveling exhibition entitled Life and Heritage. The exhibition opening took place at the Royal Palace of Gödöllő on 24 January 2020. The exhibition consists of photographs that were mainly unknown to the greater public until today.