Archduke Karl, Head of the Imperial House and Family 1: Ending 2022

[blauerengel]

Interesting design,especially the lamps! It will be interesting what kind of food & other stuff they will offer in the cafe/restaurant!

 

[christythedreamer]

Have you ever even met them or are you just judging from pictures? Gloria is quite tall especially for her age.

Just judging from the pictures... I meant Eleonore actually. There aren't many photos of Gloria though.

 

[blauerengel]

I believe I have seen Francesca attending the 2013 Life Ball, a charity event to collect money to help people with AIDS! She has supported the event before, here are some bits of information and images about the Life Ball in Vienna:
Life Ball This year Roberto Cavalli organised the fashion show at the Life Ball:http://www.vienna.at/designer-roberto-cavalli-richtet-show-fuer-life-ball-2013-aus/3516472

 

[Marengo]

She has supported the event before,

Indeed she did in 2011:

Vienna's Life Ball- PHOTOS - Sowetan LIVE

For those who read german: Karl Habsburg gave an interview to the Kurier in 2012, he says he is happy not to be an emperor:

Karl Habsburg-Lothringen: "Froh, kein Kaiser zu sein" - KURIER.at

 

[maria-olivia]

No word about his strange wedding ! I think we will never see them to-gether except perhaps for funerals.

 

[blauerengel]

I agree, Maria-Olivia! But they keep their private issues relatively private and do not spread it all over the media like Charles & Diana,that´s why I have a lot of respect for them.They are behaving responsibly and decent and they support causes that they believe in. Francesca and Karl Habsburg seem to be good parents too, because all of their three children are completely scandal-free and down-to-earth individuals.

 

[maria-olivia]

blauerengel , Living in Vienna I am happy to have your wise meaning about Karl and Francesca . Kind regards MO

 

[blauerengel]

Well,I just know what I read in the newspapers or see on tv,so we have very similar information;-) The Habsburg family keeps a rather low profile.They are doing their work, support charity and generally do not make a big fuss about it. (BTW Last Friday Karl H. spoke at a meeting of historians and scientists in Vienna,unfortunately I could not attend because I was too busy.)
Francesca is very much involved in her art projects. Karl and Francesca are very committed to their causes but people do not talk a lot about them, they are rather discreet and not so often mentioned in the tabloids like the royals from the Reigning Dynasties.
Everything I write here is just what I make out from reading about the family,reading interviews with the Habsburg family members and filling in the gaps with what seems logical to me. Francesca is probably the most exotic and talked about person, but her work with supporting art and many charity projects have gained her a lot of respect. She seemed a little bit wild and rebellious when she was younger (especially during her time in London when she studied) ,but now she is more balanced and focused because she has found her purpose and she has gained a lot of experience over the years.

 

[Lady Daphne]

Hmmmm, the last post here was about three years ago. But I imagine much has remained the same.

 

[iceflower]

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On September 7, Archduchess Francesca has attended the fundraising gala event "Bal au Belvedere" in Vienna, Austria.



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[zarat]

IMO this dress is too revealing for an archduchess...

 

[Marengo]

An interview of Archduchess Fransesca to the Austrian newspaper. She also acts as a model to promote some clothing:

Der Mäzenin neue Kleider: Francesca Habsburg als Model - Mode & Kosmetik - derStandard.at

"Mindestens genauso legendär wie ihre Partys und Events sind ihr Wille und ihr Temperament"

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The interview itself focusses on her role as art maecenas & founder of the TBA21 in Augarten.

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In October she attended the Vienna Art Fair:

http://thenewcontemporary.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/francesca-habsburg-e1382468255703.jpg

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And a recording of a radio interview of the BBC, from August 11th:

She talked about TBA21-Academy's expedition to the Galápagos Islands directly from the Dardanella boat, while crossing the equator for the 4th time during the Academy project.

https://www.facebook.com/TBA21/posts/10151775502084242

 

[maria-olivia]

Clever Lady but not an Archduchess and certainly a Habsbourg !

 

[Kit]

Thanks for the interview-link! Francesca is great. I follow her and her work with TBA21 attentively and I really like her. She's got brains and guts. Probably the best thing that ever has happened to the main branch of the House of Habsburg.

 

[maria-olivia]

Thanks Kit for your informations from Austria.

 

[iceflower]

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Archduchess Francesca and daughter Archduchess Eleonore attended the "Cartier: Le Style et L'Histoire" exhibition private opening and gala dinner in Paris yesterday evening, December 2nd.



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[Isabella Park]

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Archduchess Francesca and daughter Archduchess Eleonore attended the "Cartier: Le Style et L'Histoire" exhibition private opening and gala dinner in Paris yesterday evening, December 2nd.



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I don't believe that Archduchess Eleonore is same age with me!!
She is so beautiful and elegance.

 

[wyevale]

The Archduchess is very lovely, and has been spared the unfortunate Habsburg chin...

 

[Marengo]

Thanks for the interview-link! Francesca is great. I follow her and her work with TBA21 attentively and I really like her. She's got brains and guts.

I agree with you, I think she is great and she seems to have more 'life' in her than the rest of the (very large) family combined. I hope her husband and she will never divorce, some of her in-laws must feel a sense of smug self-gratification when they do.

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An article from the Austrian newspaper 'Der Standard' analysing the house of Habsburg in 2013:

In German: Ferdinand Zvonimir trägt auf dem Helm den Doppeladler - Königshäuser - derStandard.at

In English via Google translate: Google Translate

Apparently on December 16th ORF will show a tv programme with AD Karl, while he walks through the Hofburg.

Apparently archduke Ferdinand Zvonimir is doing formula 1 racing for juniors, he wears a helmet with a double headed eagle.

 

[Kit]

Thanks Kit for your informations from Austria.

You're welcome.



Thanks Marengo. Nice article in the "Standard". Nothing new but interesting nevertheless. Though not all descendants of AD Marie Valerie and Franz Salvator bear the name Alternburg as the article claims. There are still many Habsburg - Lothringen among them.
I will definitely watch Report on 12/16 to see Karl walking through the Hofburg. Oh to be able to explore the whole complex from the attic to the cellars. That would be my dream. I will post the link to Karl's tour as soon as it is online. Then everyone can watch it even if it is in German

 

[Marengo]

In a blog post about Facebook & the Gotha, Noblesse & Royautes posted a picture of AD Ferdinand and two friends:

Facebook et le Gotha | Noblesse & Royautés

 

[Marengo]

AD Karl was interviewed by the Guardian about Sarajewo. Though the article focusses for a large part on European integration, it makes an interesting read:

Archduke Franz Ferdinand descendant: don't blame us for first world war | World news | theguardian.com

 

[lucien]

AD Karl was interviewed by the Guardian about Sarajewo. Though the article focusses for a large part on European integration, it makes an interesting read:

Archduke Franz Ferdinand descendant: don't blame us for first world war | World news | theguardian.com

So much for knowledge by the press again:AD Karl is NOT a descendant of Franz Ferdinand,but of Karl & Zita through Otto...difference...

 

[Shikha Pal]

The Facebook fan page of Archduke Ferdinand https://www.facebook.com/DoubleEagle62?ref=stream

 

[EmpressRouge]

Archduke Karl spoke earlier tonight at the Commonwealth Club about his work preserving cultural heritage sites and artifacts. Here are some photos I took of the event in San Francisco.

 

[Marengo]

On April 6th the newspaper Kurier published an interview with Archduke Karl. He says that there is not one guilty party for the First World War.

Karl Habsburg: "Es gibt keinen Alleinschuldigen am Ersten Weltkrieg" - KURIER.at

Although that has been the consensus among historians for a while, recent publications in that field tend to lie more and more blame with the Serbian government, who sacrificed the peace in Europe for nationalistic reasons. Only this time what was supposed to be a 4th Balkan war escalatred into a world war (see among others 'World War One. The Global Revolution by Lawrence Sondhaus, 2011).

The article however focusses on the guilt - or innocence- of the Emperor Franz Joseph in this matter.

The archduke also recalls that his grandmother Empress Zita still shared some memories of the war, his father only remembered parts of the final years.

 

[Lilarenata]

News Austria

News has an article about Eleonore and Ferdinand.
Eleonore lives in London and Ferdinand is a racing driver but still going to school in Vienna. Gloria is boarding at Rosey in Switzerland.

Habsburg reloaded - Auf den Spuren der Kaiser-Kinder • NEWS.AT

another article about Ferdinand's racing ambitions Kaiser-Urenkel liebt es rasant - wien.ORF.at

Francesca and Eleonore attended a Cartier exhibition in Paris in December
Archduchess Eleonore Von Habsburg and her daughter Princess Francesca... News Photo 453183779 | Getty Images

 

[Marengo]

Archduchess Francesca interviews designer and architect Neri Oxman:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pXDaZ5rBVY8

Neri Oxman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

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Sleek magazine published an interview with the archduchess online:

Francesca von Habsburg is a fourth-generation art collector and since 2002, chairman of the Thyssen-Bornemisza Art Contemporary (TBA21), which she founded in Vienna, and whose tenth anniversary celebration was the highlight of the city’s Art Week last November. While organising the upcoming exhibition at TBA21 with Chief Curator Daniela Zyman, she spoke to Sleek about a decade of collecting, commissioning and figuratively “getting into bed” with artists…

Read more here: http://www.sleek-mag.com/print-features/2013/05/first-person-francesca-von-habsburg/

 

[Marengo]

Archduchess Fransesca features in a documentary by ORF;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NnumI1qNjM

Fransesca's part starts after 20 minutes and is conducted in English. She speaks among other things about her father, raising her children and what the name Habsburg means to her.

Earlier in the programme there is an interview with Prince Karl von Schwarzenberg.

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Another interview by the Thyssen organisation;

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi4NDFu6zc8

 

[Marengo]

The archduchess Francesca is on twitter;

https://twitter.com/Francesca__21

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An interview from 2013 with several photos:

http://derstandard.at/1379292752153/Der-Maezenin-neue-Kleider-Francesca-Habsburg-als-Model