The Habsburg Way – a retrospective analysis | Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen on Danube Lectures

Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/episode/6WfT... 0:00 - Introduction 1:17 - What is the significance of being a Habsburg? 3:01 - Is there any Habsburg who rebels against his heritage? 4:13 - What does the name Habsburg obligate the family members? 6:58 - What privileges does the rank "Archduke Eduard of Austria" bring? 9:40 - What role does Hungary play in the collective memory of the Habsburgs? 10:59 - What national identity does Mr. Habsburg-Lothringen have? 11:53 - What are the places that most remind him of his family heritage? 14:12 - Do notable Habsburgs maintain close contacts with each other? 16:49 - Does every Habsburg bear the burden of taking a political job? 18:27 - Why did he take the job of serving as Hungary's ambassador to the Holy See? 20:10 - What political insights of Otto von Habsburg does he share? 22:45 - How does Mr. Habsburg-Lothringen assess the EU's current policies? 24:23 - What is the spiritual meaning of being a married man with children? 27:23 - What is the significance of personally believing in Jesus in this post- postmodern world? -- We asked Eduard Habsburg-Lothringen, an author, former Hungarian ambassador to the Holy See, and a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, about the turbulent history and the heritage of the Habsburgs, the former ruling family of Austria-Hungary, as well as about the EU, the institution of family, and Christianity. The Danube Lectures is a video podcast of the Danube Institute, a Budapest-based conservative think tank that asks its guests – decision-makers, experts, academics, and politicians – about their unique ideas. Host: Tamás Maráczi, a journalist at the Danube Institute. --