Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen

Member of Habsburg Family and Hungarian Diplomat
Maria Theresia von Gudenus
(m. 1995)
HouseHabsburg-LorraineFatherArchduke Michael of AustriaMotherPrincess Christiana of Löwenstein-Wertheim-RosenbergHungarian Ambassador to the Holy See
Incumbent
Assumed office
5 December 2015PresidentJános Áder (2015–2022)
Katalin Novák (2022–2024)
Tamás Sulyok(2024–present)Preceded byGabor Győriványi

Eduard Karl Joseph Michael Marcus Antonius Koloman Volkhold Maria Habsburg-Lothringen (Hungarian: Habsburg-Lotharingiai Eduárd Károly József Mihály Márk Antal Kálmán Folkold Mária; born 12 January 1967), also known by his traditional title of Archduke Eduard of Austria, is a Hungarian diplomat and is Hungary's current ambassador to the Holy See. He is also a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, the former ruling family of Austria-Hungary.

Early life

Habsburg is the son of Archduke Michael of Austria (b. 1942), son of Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria and Princess Anna of Saxony, and Princess Christiana of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1940), daughter of Karl, 8th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. He is legally known in Austria as Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen, and is referred to by the traditional title of Archduke Eduard of Austria in the Almanach de Gotha.[1] He acquired Hungarian citizenship as his father was born in Hungary.[2] Eduard is the great-great-great-grandson of Emperor Franz Joseph I.[3][4]

Diplomatic career

Since 2015, he has served as Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See and Sovereign Military Order of Malta.[5]

Personal life

On 1 July 1995 he married Maria Theresia von Gudenus (b. 1967), a descendant of Archduke Johann of Austria. They have six children, one son and five daughters.[6]

Habsburg is a practicing Catholic. He has expressed an admiration for Thomas More, Pope Gregory I, József Mindszenty, Thérèse of Lisieux, Charles I of Austria, and Edward the Confessor.[7]

Arms

Publications

Articles

Books

  • James Bond in 60 Minuten: Staunen im Stundentakt – Die Welt in 60 Minuten. 2008.
  • Die Reise mit Nella. 2008.
  • Wo Grafen schlafen: Was ist wo im Schloss und warum?. 2011.
  • Marcus Schwier: Intérieurs. 2012.
  • Lena in Waldersbach. 2013.
  • Dubbie: The Double-Headed Eagle. Full Quiver Publishing, 2020.
  • The Habsburg Way. 7 Rules for Turbulent Times. Sophia Inst Pr, 2023

References

  1. ^ Almanach de Gotha (2018), 'Austria', Pages 42–86
  2. ^ Mario Galgano, Ehemaliger St. Pöltner Bischofssprecher wird Botschafter, Vatican Radio, 25 July 2016, accessed 2 November 2020
  3. ^ "Zwei Wechsel in der Öffentlichkeitsarbeit der Diözese St. Pölten – Referat für Kommunikation". presse.dsp.at.
  4. ^ Wien, Erzdiözese. "Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen wird Ungarn-Botschafter im Vatikan". www.erzdioezese-wien.at.
  5. ^ Sean Salai, S.J. (2018-11-05). "A Habsburg with a Twitter account: an interview with Hungary's ambassador to the Vatican". America (magazine). Retrieved 2018-12-11.
  6. ^ Name ist genug ([a] name is enough), "Die Habsburgs leben mit ihren sechs Kindern nahe Hollabrunn." (the Habsburgs live with their six children near Hollabrunn), Niederösterreichische Nachrichten
  7. ^ Aragones, Salvador (27 December 2018). "Meet Eduard Habsburg: The humorous husband, father of 6, and ambassador to the Vatican". Aleteia.

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