Dr. Otto von Habsburg on the meaning of Europe

His Imperial Highness, Archduke Dr. Otto von Habsburg: "Europe can be the continent of Freedom" - an exclusive WSN Interview

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[celebration81]

@cfvh By the help of the papacy, the Habsburgs tranformed the title of HR. Emperor into a hereditary position. However it was hereditably in paternal lines. Maria Theresia couldn't inherit the Emperor title, that's why Wittelsbach was elected

[celebration81]

@cfvh The german golden bull of 1356 made the H.R. election less democratic. Some princes elected the future emperors instead of the reichstag. It further destabilized the central power.

[celebration81]

@cfvh It is not true. Please Read real encyclopedias like English E.Britannica, or German Brockhaus Encyclopedia.

[cfvh]

@celebration81 No, I am not. The Holy Roman Emperor was always elected. A Wittelsbach was even Holy Roman Emperor at one point after 1556... Please research this. There has been no Holy Roman Emperor since Francis II. Of course, the heirs of the electors could elect a titular Holy Roman Empire.

[celebration81]

@cfvh You are wrong. After 1556, the Pope gave inheritance right for Habsburg dynasty in the throne of HR. Empire

[Altxandr]

About the person, we can judge only on personal diaries, at Nikolay of 2 them was a little. Family Romanovyh concerned to workaholics. Worked, forced to make others. Russian empire has been created only Romanovy. Imagine her durability, the whole century steal, take away, give territories - and she stands Russia Imperial!

[Altxandr]

How it is possible to restore validity? First of all it is necessary to understand tragedy and Golgotha, as Russian people and German. It is not necessary to argue, prove much. It is necessary to draw conclusions. In 20 century we have lost three traditional continental monarchy. A basis of traditional Europe. We have sufferred defeat in ideology of monarchic idea of imperial outlook. A conclusion it is possible to make only one, all of us have lost?

[julian0584]

To answer the question why restore a monarch: tradition. Of course setting up an absolute monarchy is very undesirable nowadays. Yet having a monarch like the queen of Britain or the king of Japan is ver well accepted in countries with a long history of monarchical rule. It's pretty much a part of their cultures. Furthermore is it really better to have a ceremonial president like those in Germany, Israel etc than a traditional monarch?

[samk1101]

Actually when Hungary left the Iron Curtain in 1989 there was talk of restoring the Habsburg monarchy, but he made it clear that he was completely uninterested in this.

Pity.

[NicolasPeucelle]

Nice statements: Diversity is part of the unity and europe can be the continent of freedom. I fully share this hope and vision. Europe has a long way behind and a long to go and we Europeans have a big chance to be born here. NOw!