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.

From Debrecen to Sopronpuszta

Our Foundation, in collaboration with the Hungarian-German Institute of the MCC, organised a conference to commemorate the 35th anniversary of Otto von Habsburg’s lecture in Debrecen.

A researcher from Japan in our archives

Eiichiro Tokumoto, who had recently published a book on the life of Seigen Tanaka, an important Japanese nexus of Otto von Habsburg, visited our Foundation. The aim of his research in Budapest was to explore in more detail the links between our namesake and the decision-makers of the island country.