Archduchess Gabriela of Austria

Gabriela von Habsburg to 2013. She is the granddaughter of Charles I, the last emperor of Austria.

Early life

Gabriela von Habsburg was born in Luxembourg, the fourth child of the German politician Otto von Habsburg, head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and erstwhile heir apparent to the throne of Austria-Hungary, and Regina (née Prinzessin von Sachsen-Meiningen). She was baptised with the names Gabriela Maria Charlotte Felicitas Elisabeth Antonia. The name in her birth certificate is Gabriela von Österreich-Ungarn.

Gabriela von Habsburg was raised at her parents' home in exile, Villa Austria, in Pöcking, Bavaria. As a result of the Habsburgs' banishment from Austria, she feels that she grew up devoid of any sense of pride of country and thus identifies as European. She believes that her dynasty's role in history shaped her upbringing, noting that her family "never spoke about anything at mealtimes except politics". Believing that Georgian history served as a crucible for European culture, she has maintained that the liberalizing reforms of President Mikheil Saakashvili have been welcome and invigorating for Georgia's people and economy, which has prompted her to work for Georgia's membership in the European Market. of the Austrian Service Abroad.

Public installations

1985 Museum of the State of Tyrolya (Ferdinandeum), Innsbruck, Austria 1990 National Academy of Science, Washington D.C. 1994 Voest Alpine MCE, Linz, Austria 1994 Achmatowa Museum, St. Petersburg, Russia 1994 Museion Bozen, Bolzano, Italy 1995 Museum for foreign Art, Riga, Latvia 1996 Museum Würth, Künzelsau, Germany 1997 Municipal Gallery of Budapest, Hungary 1998 City Museum of Skopje, Macedonia 1998 Galeria Murska Sobota, Slovenia 2004 Skulpturschweiz Foundation Sculpture park, Luzern, Switzerland 2007 Monument of the Rose Revolution in Georgia 2009 Monument to the Three Powers in the State, at the Ceremonial Palace of Georgia in Georgia

Marriage and children

On 30 August 1978, in Pöcking, Bavaria, Gabriela was married civilly and on 5 September 1978 religiously at Mont Sainte-Odile to Christian Meister (born 1 September 1954 in Starnberg), a German attorney. They divorced in 1997 and the marriage was annulled canonically. Gabriela was the only one of her parents' seven children to marry a spouse who had neither a title nor an aristocratic name. They have three children and five grandchildren.

Honours

Dynastic honours

Gabriela von Habsburg-Lothringen is sometimes referred to as "Archduchess of Austria", a reference to the defunct familial title of her grandfather, but says that "I do not like my family titles. Whatever you inherit, you haven’t done anything for".

House of Habsburg-Lorraine: High Protectress of the Order of the Starry Cross

National state honours Recipient of the Order of the Golden Fleece Recipient of the Order of Honor

Literature

Gabriela von Habsburg. Sculpture (English version) By Prof. Mathias Frehner and Prof. Carla Schulz-Hofmann Bucher GmbH & Co. Druck Verlag Netzwerk; (22. Oktober 2007)

Gabriela von Habsburg.Skulpturen (German version)