Otto von Habsburg

Villa Wartholz, 20 Nov 1912 – Pöcking, 4 Jul 2011

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Born20 Nov 1912, Villa Wartholznot verified1 source
MarriedRegina, Crown Princess of Austrianot verified1 source
TitleHead of the House of Habsburg, 1922–2011or Member of the European Parliament, 1979–1984 · Member of the European Parliament, 1984–1989 · Member of the European Parliament, 1989–1994 · Member of the European Parliament, 1994–1999not verified1 source
TitleMember of the European Parliament, 1979–1984or Head of the House of Habsburg, 1922–2011 · Member of the European Parliament, 1989–1994 · Member of the European Parliament, 1994–1999not verified1 source
TitleMember of the European Parliament, 1984–1989or Head of the House of Habsburg, 1922–2011 · Member of the European Parliament, 1994–1999not verified1 source
TitleMember of the European Parliament, 1989–1994or Head of the House of Habsburg, 1922–2011 · Member of the European Parliament, 1979–1984not verified1 source
TitleMember of the European Parliament, 1994–1999or Head of the House of Habsburg, 1922–2011 · Member of the European Parliament, 1979–1984 · Member of the European Parliament, 1984–1989not verified1 source
EventFuneral of Crown Prince Otto of Austrianot verified1 source
Died4 Jul 2011, Pöckingnot verified1 source
MotherZita of Bourbon-Parmanot verified1 source
FatherCharles I of Austrianot verified1 source

A life in time

20 Nov 1912
Born in Villa Wartholz
1922–2011
Head of the House of Habsburg
1953–1964
7 children are born
1979–1984
Member of the European Parliament
1984–1989
Member of the European Parliament
1989–1994
Member of the European Parliament
1994–1999
Member of the European Parliament
4 Jul 2011
Dies in Pöcking, aged 98

Family

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Parents

Partner

Regina, Crown Princess of AustriaWife · 1925–2010

Children · 7

During his lifetime

He lived through 11 decades. Pick one to hear and see what it was like around Villa Wartholz.

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The 1910s · Otto is born in Villa Wartholz

In the news1915

Ersatz bread introduced, 1915

In early 1915, the government forced citizens to eat bread made with ersatz ingredients like sawdust because food supplies were severely depleted.

What people wore

Infant swaddling for physical development

To help them grow straight, infants in the Kirchberg region were placed in a swaddling cushion for several months, which prevented them from moving or kicking.

Getting around

State control of Austrian railways in 1914

By 1914, the Imperial-Royal State Railways held a near monopoly, with 82 percent of the 22,981 kilometers of railway tracks in Austria being state-owned.

The Spanish flu. A flu pandemic infected a third of humanity and killed some 50 million people, more than the war that had just ended.
Otis Historical Archives, National Museum of Health and Medicine · public domain

In the news1914–1918

Wartime inflation begins, 1914

Just after war broke out in 1914, the government began using the printing press to fund military costs, causing the money supply to expand by 977 percent by 1918.

Music

Instruments and foot-tapping dance customs

In the Ziller Valley, traditional wedding music was performed by ensembles consisting of two fiddles, a diatonic accordion, a Tyrolean folk harp, and a string bass. Dancers at these events frequently tapped their toes in time with the music, using specific patterns for two-four and three-four time signatures.

Daily life

Housing for the poor in Vienna

In 1909, around 66,000 people in Vienna were bed-renters who did not have their own home and paid to use a bed for only a few hours. Many tenement buildings lacked running water, toilets, and electricity, requiring residents to collect water from a corridor tap called a Bassena.