Otto von Habsburg, 1912-2011.
Otto von Habsburg, 1912-2011.
Otto von Habsburg, the eldest son of the last Emperor, was a more thoughtful and active man than the Times obituary indicates. For all the fumbling attempts to return to republican Austria in the 1930’s and even in 1945, he was a realist, who adapted to modern Austria, becoming reconciled to the Second Republic. Later he secured election to the European Parliament, where he served for twenty
years until 1999. He was very active in seeking to expand the European Community, particularly to the East, and he also wrote a number of books. He did champion one controversial cause, calling for the creation of an authority to coordinate development in the countries bordering the River Danube.
One remarkable feature of his life was his opposition to the Anschluss of 1938, an event to which most Austrians, including even the patriot, Karl Renner, succumbed.
Michael B. Buck.
Otto von Habsburg, the eldest son of the last Emperor, was a more thoughtful and active man than the Times obituary indicates. For all the fumbling attempts to return to republican Austria in the 1930’s and even in 1945, he was a realist, who adapted to modern Austria, becoming reconciled to the Second Republic. Later he secured election to the European Parliament, where he served for twenty
years until 1999. He was very active in seeking to expand the European Community, particularly to the East, and he also wrote a number of books. He did champion one controversial cause, calling for the creation of an authority to coordinate development in the countries bordering the River Danube.
One remarkable feature of his life was his opposition to the Anschluss of 1938, an event to which most Austrians, including even the patriot, Karl Renner, succumbed.
Michael B. Buck.
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