Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Papal audience for H.I.&R.H. The Archduke of Austria

I was interested to see the following item in the Vatican Information Service daily e-mail bulletin:

VATICAN CITY, 30 NOV 2009 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

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- His Royal Imperial Highness Otto von Hapsburg, archduke of Austria, accompanied by an entourage.

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AL/.../... VIS 091130 (180)
His Imperial and Royal Highness, who turned ninety-seven a couple of weeks ago (presumably he received a belated birthday Apostolic Blessing from the Holy Father) is the son of Bl. Charles of Austria. Another German prince was received in a Papal audience recently, too:

VATICAN CITY, 31 OCT 2009 (VIS) - The Holy Father today received in separate audiences:

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- His Royal Highness the Prince of Hohenzollern, accompanied by his family.

AP/.../... VIS 091103 (70)
(More information about His Royal Highness is available here.)

Reginaldvs Cantvar
Feast of St. Bibiana, Virgin, Martyr, A.D. 2009

7 comments:

AntoinedelaTremoille said...

By the way, John Paul II received every year more than one time our Thronfolger HAIRH Archduke Otto and his wife Archduchess Regina, this year His Imperial and Royal Highness was in Vienna when he spoke by the phone to His Holiness on November 20th, the day of his birthday. The relation of our Imperial and Royal House with the Catholic Church still is very strong.

Cardinal Pole said...

"The relation of our Imperial and Royal House with the Catholic Church still is very strong."

And long may it remain so! Thanks for your comment, Mr. de la Tremoille. May I ask you: How did you come across my blog?

Cardinal Pole said...

(I'll be back on Monday.)

AntoinedelaTremoille said...

Just by accident I have Google alerts about all articles related to Archduke Otto, I saw him this year in Paris, he gave a conference and afterwards we were invited to a dinner at the Jockey Club by the Marquis de Ganay, best regards

Cardinal Pole said...

Best regards to you too, Mr. de la Tremoille, and thank you for letting me know how you found my blog.

The Sibyl said...

Just as a matter of interest, are not the Hohenzollerns protestant - I wonder why they would be visiting the Holy Father - perhaps there have been some conversions? - hope so!

AntoinedelaTremoille said...

The main branch of the House of Hohenzollern Sigmaringen are Catholics they never were Lutherans like their cousins of Prussia. The Prince who visited His Holiness the Pope is Catholic as well and the head of the branch they lived in Hohenzollern Schloss in Southern Germany, not far away from France and Switzerland.