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Otto von Habsburg

1912 - 2011

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Otto von Habsburg (20 November 1912 – 4 July 2011) was the last crown prince of Austria-Hungary from 1916 until the dissolution of the empire in November 1918. In 1922, he became the pretender to the former thrones, head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and sovereign of the (Austrian) Order of the Golden Fleece, upon the death of his father. He resigned as Sovereign of the Golden Fleece in 2000 and as head of the Imperial House in 2007. The eldest son of Charles I and IV, the last emperor of Austria and king of Hungary, and his wife, Zita of Bourbon-Parma, Otto was born as Franz Joseph Otto Robert Maria Anton Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xaver Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius von Habsburg, third in line to the thrones, as Archduke Otto of Austria, Royal Prince of Hungary, Bohemia, and Croatia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Otto von Habsburg is the 49th most popular nobleman (down from 41st in 2019), the 52nd most popular biography from Austria (down from 50th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Austrian Nobleman.

Otto von Habsburg was the last crown prince of Austria-Hungary and an advocate for European integration. He is most famous for being the last crown prince of Austria-Hungary and for advocating for European integration.

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Among NOBLEMEN

Among noblemen, Otto von Habsburg ranks 49 out of 1,415Before him are Anne of Austria, Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, Queen Sofía of Spain, Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon, Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, and Charles the Bold. After him are Margaret, Maid of Norway, Şehzade Mehmed, El Cid, Rainier III, Prince of Monaco, Philippe of Belgium, and Ramesses III.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1912, Otto von Habsburg ranks 6Before him are Pope John Paul I, Kim Il-sung, Alan Turing, Eva Braun, and Erich Honecker. After him are Jackson Pollock, Wernher von Braun, Milton Friedman, Michelangelo Antonioni, Mary Anne MacLeod Trump, and John Cage. Among people deceased in 2011, Otto von Habsburg ranks 8Before him are Kim Jong-il, Muammar Gaddafi, Wangari Maathai, Václav Havel, Elizabeth Taylor, and Osama bin Laden. After him are Norman Foster Ramsey Jr., Cesária Évora, Peter Falk, Burhanuddin Rabbani, Sócrates, and Sathya Sai Baba.

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In Austria

Among people born in Austria, Otto von Habsburg ranks 52 out of 1,424Before him are Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor (1557), Otto of Greece (1815), Friedrich Hayek (1899), Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor (1415), Anton Webern (1883), and Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria (1833). After him are Pope Gregory V (972), Wolfgang Pauli (1900), Alois Hitler (1837), Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor (1608), Maria Carolina of Austria (1752), and Archduchess Sophie of Austria (1855).

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