Otto von Habsburg

Otto von Habsburg (referred to as Otto Habsburg-Lothringen by the Austrian government, although this is not his legal name, as he is a German citizen), sometimes known as Archduke Otto of Austria (Franz Josef Otto Robert Maria Anton Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xavier Felix René Ludwig Gaetano Pius Ignazius von Habsburg), born November 20, 1912, is the current head of the Habsburg family and the eldest son of Karl, the last Emperor of Austria and the last King of Hungary, and Empress/Queen Zita.

Family life

Otto has been married since 1951 to Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen. The couple have seven children and 22 grandchildren:

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1951 - Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen

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• Andrea (1953). Married Hereditary Count Karl Eugen von Neipperg, a descendant of Empress Marie Louise, second wife of Napoleón. Has issue.
• Monika (1954). Married Luis Gonzaga de Casanova-Cárdenas y Barón, Duke of Santangelo, Marquess of Elche, Count of Lodosa and Grandée of Spain. Has issue.
• Michaela (1954). Monika's twin sister. Married firstly Eric Teran d'Antin, and secondly Count Hubertus von Kageneck. Has issue from her first marriage. Divorced twice.
• Gabriela (1956). Married Christian Meister in 1978, divorced in 1997. Has issue.
• Walburga (1958). Married Count Archibald Douglas, from the Swedish nobility, and has issue.
• Karl (born January 11, 1961), who is to be the future head of the Habsburg family, married Baroness Francesca von Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kászon (daughter of Baron Hans Heinrich Thyssen-Bornemisza) in 1993. They have three children and currently live in Salzburg, Austria.
• Georg (1964). Married Duchess Eilika von Oldenburg and has issue.

Otto and his wife reside at the "Villa Austria" in Pöcking, Bavaria, Germany.

Related Topics:
Pöcking - Bavaria - Germany

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