Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen | |
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| Hungarian Ambassador to the Holy See | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Gabor Győriványi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 January 1967 Munich, Bavaria, Germany |
| Spouse(s) | Baroness Maria Theresia von Gudenus
(m. 1995) |
| Children | 6 |
| Parents | Michael Habsburg-Lothringen Princess Christiana of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg |
Eduard Karl Joseph Michael Marcus Koloman Volkhold Maria Habsburg-Lothringen (born 12 January 1967), also known by his traditional title of Archduke Eduard of Austria, is a Hungarian diplomat, and a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.
Biography[edit]
Family[edit]
Habsburg is the son of Michael von Habsburg (Archduke Michael of Austria), son of Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria, and Princess Anna of Saxony, and Princess Christiana of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, 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.[2] He acquired Hungarian citizenship as his father was born in Hungary.[3] Eduard is the great-great-great-grandson of Emperor Franz Joseph I.[4][5] His mother is Princess Christiana zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (born 1940).
He is married to Baroness Maria Theresia von Gudenus, a descendant of Archduke Johann of Austria; they have six children.[6]
Diplomatic career[edit]
Since 2015, he has served as Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See and Sovereign Military Order of Malta.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ Almanach de Gotha (2018), 'Austria', Pages 42-86
- ^ Mario Galgano, Ehemaliger St. Pöltner Bischofssprecher wird Botschafter, Vatican Radio, 25 July 2016, accessed 2 November 2020
- ^ "Zwei Wechsel in der Öffentlichkeitsarbeit der Diözese St. Pölten - Referat für Kommunikation". presse.dsp.at.
- ^ Wien, Erzdiözese. "Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen wird Ungarn-Botschafter im Vatikan". www.erzdioezese-wien.at.
- ^ 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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