Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen

Habsburg is the son of Archduke Michael of Austria (b. 1942), son of Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria and Princess Anna of Saxony, and Princess Christiana of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1940), daughter of Karl, 8th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg. He is legally known in Austria as and is referred to by the traditional title of Archduke Eduard of Austria in the Almanach de Gotha. He acquired Hungarian citizenship as his father was born in Hungary. Eduard is the great-great-great-grandson of Emperor Franz Joseph I. He spent much of his upbringing in Munich, Germany, Venice, Italy, and Austria. ==Education==

Habsburg studied philosophy and history at the Catholic University of Eichstätt-Ingolstadt, where he earned a doctorate in philosophy in 1999 with a dissertation on the end of Neo-Thomism, graduating magna cum laude. He later pursued further studies at the University of Fribourg in Switzerland. ==Business career==

After university, he worked for a children’s television company in Germany and produced animated series “Nick and Perry”. He was a zombie-movie screenwriter, cartoon producer, love-triangle novelist and media personality. == Diplomatic career ==

In December 2015, Habsburg was appointed to serve as Hungary’s ambassador to the Holy See and Sovereign Military Order of Malta. He concluded his mission to the Holy See in November 2025. == Personal life ==

On 1 July 1995 he married Maria Theresia von Gudenus (b. 1967), a descendant of Archduke Johann of Austria. They have six children, one son and five daughters. Habsburg is a practising Catholic. He has expressed an admiration for Thomas More, Pope Gregory I, József Mindszenty, Thérèse of Lisieux, Charles I of Austria, and his patron saint and namesake Edward the Confessor. == Social media presence ==

Habsburg's X profile has a cult following, with nearly 126 thousand followers as of April 2026. His most popular tweets mostly reference the Habsburg family history. == Arms ==

Articles • • • Books • . 2008. • . 2008. • . 2011. • Marcus Schwier: Intérieurs. 2012. • Lena in Waldersbach. 2013. • Dubbie: The Double-Headed Eagle. Full Quiver Publishing, 2020. • The Habsburg Way. 7 Rules for Turbulent Times. Sophia Inst Pr, 2023 • Building A Wholesome Family in a Broken World: Habsburg Lessons from the Centuries. Soph Inst Pr, 2024 ==References==