Karl von Habsburg

Karl von Habsburg (Karl Thomas Robert Maria Franziskus Georg Bahnam; born 11 January 1961), also known as Karl of Austria and referred to by his ancestral titles as Archduke of Austria, Royal Prince of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia^[4]is an Austrian politician, the current head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. He was a Member of the European Parliament for the Austrian People's Party 1996–1999.

Karl von Habsburg
Archduke of Austria, Royal Prince of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia
Karl von Habsburg (2022)
Head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Tenure	1 January 2007 – present
Predecessor	Otto von Habsburg
Heir apparent	Archduke Ferdinand
Born	(1961-01-11) 11 January 1961 (age 64) Starnberg, Bavaria, West Germany
Spouse	Baroness Francesca Thyssen-Bornemisza ​ ​ (m. 1993)​
Issue	Archduchess Eleonore Archduke Ferdinand Archduchess Gloria
Full name Karl Thomas Robert Maria Franziskus Georg Bahnam
House	Habsburg-Lorraine
Father	Otto, Crown Prince of Austria
Mother	Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Like his father, he is known as a supporter for the Pan-European movement.

In March 2020, during the 2019–20 coronavirus pandemic, he tested positive for the virus.^[5]

Notes

1. Royal and noble titles were abolished in Austria and Hungary by the Adelsaufhebungsgesetz of 3 April 1919. The family name of Karl von Habsburg's father was declared to be Habsburg-Lothringen by an Austrian ministerial decision in 1957 and by a German court (Landgericht Würzburg) on 16 July 1958. Otto was, however, at the time de facto stateless, living in Germany with a Spanish diplomatic passport, and was denied both entry to Austria and an Austrian passport. Otto's official name as a German citizen from 1978 was Otto von Habsburg.