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Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen

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Eduard Karl Joseph Michael Marcus Antonius Koloman Volkhold Maria Habsburg-Lothringen (Template:Langx; born 12 January 1967) is a Hungarian diplomat who is Hungary's current ambassador to the Holy See. He is 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 Template:Lang 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] He spent much of his upbringing in Munich, Germany, Venice, Italy, and Austria.[5]

Diplomatic career

Since 2015, he has served as Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See and Sovereign Military Order of Malta.[6]

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.[7]

Habsburg is a practising Catholic.[8] He has expressed an admiration for Thomas More, Pope Gregory I, József Mindszenty, Thérèse of Lisieux, Charles I of Austria, and his patron saint and namesake Edward the Confessor.[9]

Arms

Publications

Articles

Books

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  • Template:Lang. 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
  • Building A Wholesome Family in a Broken World: Habsburg Lessons from the Centuries. Soph Inst Pr, 2024

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  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
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  7. 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
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