The imprint of a life spent in service of the Habsburg family — We acquired unique additions to our collection

The largest collection growth in the history of our Foundation took place this spring. With the help of the Embassy of the Swiss Confederation to Hungary, we received the bequest of Count Heinrich von Degenfeld, which contains a considerable body of documents and objects that were either entrusted to his care or donated to him; however, they were presumably once the property of the Habsburg family, and are perfectly complementing the Otto von Habsburg material we hold.

A gift from Ambrose Balajthy Júlia

Our Foundation owes a lot to an outstanding representative of the Hungarian American community, Dr. Eugene Megyesy, who lives in Denver. This time, he brought us to Budapest some interesting documents of Otto von Habsburg’s visits to Denver and his network of contacts there. The photos are from Ambrose Balajthy Júlia, whose mother was the sister of Etienne Perényi, a prominent figure in the Hungarian colony in Denver and a friend of Otto von Habsburg.