Under what circumstances did the last heir to the Hungarian throne meet Endre Ady’s brother in Spain? Why did Otto von Habsburg repeatedly turn down Hitler’s invitation in 1933? Why did he visit Miklós Horthy in exile, who had commanded to shoot at his father? What interests motivated the Austrian and Hungarian policy-makers on the question of Otto’s citizenship from the 1950s to the regime change in Hungary? These are questions which, in order to be answered carefully, require some clarification of the history of 20th-century Central Europe.

In this source publication, with the aid of the documents of the Archives of the National Archives of Hungary, we provide an insight into the events of an exceptionally abundant life, into the decades-long relationship between Otto von Habsburg and the Hungarian and Austrian state power, from rejection to acceptance. The background and context of these events are illuminated in the essay at the head of the book. The majority of the pictures have been selected from photographs held in the collection of the Otto von Habsburg Foundation. The present volume is the first in a series of publications which aim to illustrate the eventful life and wide-ranging political activities of the namesake of the Foundation.

ISBN: 9789631366914

Author: Piroska Kocsis  – Zoltán Ólmosi (ed.)

Year of publication: 2020

Publisher: Corvina

Place of publication: Budapest

Language: Hungarian

Number of pages: 304