In many cases, only fragmentary information about the source data is available during the collection processing work. The following article outlines the cataloguing procedure for a photograph taken 110 years ago.
“Paternal Legacy – Common Responsibility. The Life and Memory of Emperor and King Charles I (IV) and Otto von Habsburg” was the title of the exhibition opening event organised by our Foundation and the General Community Centre of Perkáta on 23 February 2024. Both our travelling exhibitions were displayed at the occasion.
Otto von Habsburg received several letters informing him of his father’s beatification preparations. We are now publishing one of these sources from the collection of our Foundation.
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.
