>1918-1919.
Austria-Hungary is dissolved and the monarchy was outlawed, with Habsburg possessions taken.
>2011, Otto Von Habsburg dies.
Massive Imperial WEWUZ funeral held by the Republic of Austria complete with uniforms from the Habsburg Empire days.
What did they mean by this
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The fleur de lys will fly again!
>WEWUZ
they literally are. Austrians are Austrians. I know some black studies professor probably tries to say its a white lie and that 19th century Austrians were black. But nah
That's not how the WEWUZ meme works.
Why can't lefties into memess?
As for why, Habsburgs were a major part of Austrian history, and its been100 years and a few regime changes since 1918, all the anger from that time is gone. And Otto Von Habsburg was the last recognized crowned prince of a dynasty that ruled Austria for like 700 years.
wow who would have guessed than important part of their heritage that they probably look fondly on would see them commemorate it
you're really making everyone think here
democracy sterilizes the people
>celebrating your actual heritage is wewuzing
>Austrian nationalists and liberals of the 19th Century/Early 20th Century
>You know, the same people who made the republic?
"FUCKING HABSBURGS WHY AREN'T YOU GERMAN ENOUGH, WE MUST TURN THIS PLACE INTO A NATION STATE, GERMAN SOIL! NOT A MULTIETHNIC EMPIRE BASED ON YOUR DYNASTY. YOU FUCKING AUTOCRATS!"
>2011
"Habsburg funeral sparks nostalgia and admiration - BBC News"
>held by the Republic of Austria
It wasn't organized by the state though. It was organized and financed by other Habsburgs (who are filthy rich), the catholic church, other European royal families and the Bavarian CSU. The republican government of Austria wasn't thrilled about the event at all, especially when they sung the Kaiserhymne instead of the Austrian national anthem.
Austrians know they're very irrelevant and so were celebrating the days when they were.
Interdasting. You have link?
are you, by any chance, autistic?
Nope. Its not historical controversy that Austrian Nationalists disliked the Habsburgs.
>German Nationalists wanted a constitutional monarchy of free nations; Christian Socialists wanted to maintain monarchy and a federation of nations; Social Democrats wanted a republic that would either be a part or federation of nations or join Germany.
Yes, but you don't seem to understand that in a century, those fervent nationalistic feelings have cooled down and that people who have been living their entire lives under a democracy might see a celebration of heritage, by a family that has no more real political power as something nostalgic and neat, rather than being outright antagonistic towards it.
It's weird that the son of the last Habsburg emperor lived to see 2011.
>The following day, a 13-day period of mourning started in several countries formerly part of Austria-Hungary. Otto was entombed in the Imperial Crypt under the Capuchin Church in Vienna on 16 July and his heart buried in Pannonhalma Archabbey in Hungary on 17 July.
>As the news emerged about Otto's death in Budapest, Hungarian lawmakers immediately held a minute of silence in parliament
>Otto's funeral was organised by his sons, Karl von Habsburg, head of the House of Habsburg, and Georg von Habsburg
>The small Austrian Green Party criticized the government for the extensive state involvement in the funeral, which made it indistinguishable from a state funeral in their opinion.
>several countries formerly part of Austria-Hungary.
Which ones? Only Austria and Hungary liked it, I'd suspect.
>wow things change in a century who would'a thunk it
He wasn't just a prince, he was a member of the EU parliament (also interestingly president of Austria). So some countries are going to morn him for that.
A lot of the statements are about his work for the EU and his anti-Nazism and anti-Communism stances.
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no, people's feelings right after war, in a defeated and collapsing state should be the same as they are in peace time when things are most stable.
This makes me smile, especially the part about the Hungarians.
Considering German nationalists spent the whole 19th Century pissed off at Habsburgs, yeah, whodathunk?
-1919.
>Austria-Hungary is dissolved and the monarchy was outlawed, with Habsburg possessions taken.
, Otto Von Habsburg dies.
>Massive Imperial WEWUZ funeral held by the Republic of Austria complete with uniforms from the Habsburg Empire days.
>What did they mean by this
Literally nothing wrong with this.
>especially when they sung the Kaiserhymne instead of the Austrian national anthem.
>his anti-Nazism and anti-Communism stances.
BASED Otto, /our guy/
He just wanted another Austro-Hungarian Empire.
Monarchists were always against Nazism or Communism. Because both were against Monarchism.
While some Fascist government humored monarchs to get support from the conservatives, they weren't huge fans.
Nazism in particular wouldn't jive with Austro-Hungary being that the Monarch was both Emperor of (German) Austria but also King of (non-Indo-European) Hungary, and ruler over tons of petty Slavic nations.
Archduke Otto was made famous around the world in 1988 when the meek and mild-mannered Hapsburg punched out the Northern Irish firebrand Ian Paisley on the floor of the European Parliament for hurling insults at Pope John Paul II when the Pontiff was invited to address the body.
The son of a Habsburg emperor saw a black man become president of the USA
>leftists are this triggered about a display of patriotism for not only the country but the family as well
there is literally nothing wrong with this
>Nationalists overthrow a monarchic dynasty and made them outlaws only to WEWUZ about them a century down the road.
Hypocrisy at its finest.
>Some people do a thing and then some different people do a thing
See
Pole here, he was a known enemy of Poland and opposed expelling Krauts from Polish lands.I spit on his grave.
Aye, what a sad state of affairs. The dragoons can't even afford horses, let alone aerobics machines in this day and age.
>The republican government of Austria wasn't thrilled about the event at all, especially when they sung the Kaiserhymne instead of the Austrian national anthem.
glorious
>Pan-German nationalists = German Austrian nationalists
We all know Europeans are the greatest memesters and this is a great example
it means there is not much to do in austria
polish monarchist here, while he was a known enemy of Poland i have nothing but massive respect for pushing monarchy even after all this time
>monarchist
All these threads by clockwork driven autistic robots are tiring.
Are there an pretenders to the Polish crown?
Based.
>Paisley claims he was injured by other MEPs—including Otto von Habsburg—who struck him and threw objects at him.
Truely Königlich Apostolische Majestät
Everything relevant about the monarchy is just the aesthetics nowadays. It's always dangerous when politics are aestheticized (just as disastrous as if you try to politicize art).
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He deserved it and more. Otto von Habsburg was a great man. But it is hypocritical after forcing him to renounce politics (he couldn't participate in elections and couldn't be chosen).
how can one man be so based
Based Paisley. Cathlocucks btfo
I would be upset, but as a Pole I know monarchists are nothing more than fringe larpers
>What did they mean by this
they meant fuck you to those who abolished the monarchy and buried their archduke properly
they btfo the heretic dog
based
>The small Austrian Green Party criticized the government for the extensive state involvement in the funeral, which made it indistinguishable from a state funeral in their opinion
another big reason was/is tourism; advertisements for Habsburg related stuff are everywhere in Vienna. (e.g. last year was the anniversary of Maria Theresia's birth, 2016 was the anniversary of Franz Joseph's death etc.)
as others have mentioned, only the Greens really oppose the whole glorification of the monarchy
funfact: Karl Habsburg (a son of Otto) was a politician and member of the European parliament
As soon as a monarch is reestablished, the people will start pinning for republicanism. People are stupid and easily distracted.
>In 1961, he was offered the crown of Spain by Francisco Franco. He refused, and Juan Carlos of the House of Bourbon was made Franco's successor instead.
Was Franco autistic?
>Was Franco autistic?
why? many spaniards prefer the habsburgs as this was their golden age
Believe it or not, Otto von Hapsburg worked hard behind the scenes during WWII to get Austria classified as an 'occupied nation' rather than a part of Germany proper. He met with all of the major leaders of the Western Allies, especially Roosevelt to ensure that Vienna and other major Austrian cities were mostly spared during the strategic bombing campaign.
He and Churchill even planned a creation of a 'Danubian Federation' to restore order in Central Europe after the war, essentially a restoration of the empire. Unfortunately, the Soviets were completely opposed to the notion and the plans were never acted on.
Makes a good deal of sense. Germany used the Wehrmacht to force the Anschluss issue in the end, did they not?
Oh definitely. When you consider his actions to preserve Austria before and during the war (a country that had denied him citizenship and forced his family into exile) and his political career afterward, it makes total sense that the Austrian people would mourn his passing.
It's a damn shame he never got to be Emperor
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