(Reuters) - Otto Habsburg-Lothringen, the eldest son of the last Austrian emperor, died at his home in Germany on Monday. Here are some facts about Otto and his family: * Archduke Otto von Habsburg, ...

An obscure German nobleman named Rudolf of Habsburg was elected Holy Roman Emperor in 1273 when an assemblage at Aachen shouted “Fiat!” (So be it). He promptly proved his worth by storming Vienna and ...

The daughters of the Habsburgs were "victims of politics". This was stated by the former Austrian Empress Maria Theresa. From an early age, girls were raised in the Habsburg court in a political ...

VIENNA, July 4 (Reuters) - Otto Habsburg-Lothringen, the eldest son of the last Austrian emperor who became a champion of European unity, died aged 98 at his home in Germany on Monday, his family said ...

The family of Austria's last emperor on Thursday announced plans to publicly display a private jewelry collection hidden in a Canadian bank vault since World War II. The whereabouts of the jewels ...

Reporters with belted overcoats and large black cameras crowded the platform of Vienna’s smoky Westbahnhof to greet the most interesting man in Austria, eagle-beaked Monsignor Ignaze Seipel, onetime ...