At the invitation of Headmaster László Tömpe, our Foundation set up its roll-up exhibitions entitled “Charles von Habsburg – Life and Memory” and “Otto von Habsburg – Life and Legacy” in the building of the Deák Ferenc Secondary School in Kispest. Founded in 1919, the institution today hosts around 400 secondary school students as well as participants in adult education. Over the coming weeks, our richly illustrated display panels will be on view, helping to broaden the historical knowledge of young people.
To foster a deeper understanding of historical connections, on 9 February 2026 the Deputy Director of our Foundation held a special history lesson for three eleventh-grade classes in the school’s gymnasium. In his introductory remarks, the headmaster drew the students’ attention to the fact that the nearby Wekerle estate (Wekerletelep) was designed by the architect Károly Kós, who also envisioned the Coronation Mound erected 110 years ago on Saint George’s Square. As part of the coronation ceremony of the Hungarian king, Charles IV, wearing the Holy Crown, ascended this mound on 30 December 1916. In his lecture, Gergely Fejérdy presented the life of the last Hungarian king through events and interpretative frameworks that both complement and place the knowledge found in textbooks into a broader historical perspective. Following the presentation, interested students asked questions related to the lecture.
This was not the first time our Foundation has held a special history lesson and exhibition at a secondary school – through such initiatives, it seeks to fulfill its mission of introducing the intellectual legacy of Otto von Habsburg to younger generations as widely as possible.
