Otto von Habsburg and August 20th – St. Stephen’s Day

To celebrate the 20th of August, St. Stephen’s Day, also known as the Hungarian State Foundation Day, the following article, based on a century-old diary entry, explores the connection between our namesake and the Hungarian national holiday, while also considering how Otto von Habsburg, the last heir to the Hungarian throne, was the successor to the thousand-year-old vision of the first Hungarian king.

Archduke Otto and the Ides of March in Chicago

In 1941, Otto von Habsburg was the guest of honour at the commemoration of the 15th of March for Hungarian Americans. A newly discovered photo shows the figures of the Hungarian emigration in unprecedented detail.