The Valley of Kings in Lower Austria
On 29 February 2024, Knight of the Order Günter Fuhrmann gave an excellent lecture on his book “The Valley of Kings in Lower Austria – the secret royal court of the Bourbons”.
2024
Commandery meeting Salzburg/Upper Austria/Bavaria
Commander Wilhelm von Zitzewitz welcomed numerous Order members and guests to the Commandery meeting at the Schwarzer Bär hotel in Linz on 24 February 2024.
Croats on the Northern Sea
On 24 February 2024 the Commandery Kroatien-Istrien gathered at the Juraj Šporer Pavilion in Opatija to visit the exhibition titled “Croats on the Northern Sea”.
New Year's reception in Jois
On 31 January 2024, the Commandery Burgenland hosted a New Year’s reception at the Leo Hillinger winery.
No pseudo dialogue
On 25 January 2024, the Order of St. George hosted an “Interreligious Dialogue” at the Mozarteum Foundation’s Villa Vicina in Salzburg.
Meeting in the Silesian town of Opava
Opava (Troppau), the long-standing capital of Austrian Silesia, hosted the Commandery Tschechien of the Order of St. George for the first time on 19 and 20 January 2024.
Speech on the future of Europe 2024
On 11 January 2024, our Grand Master once again held the traditional major SPEECH ON THE FUTURE OF EUROPE, during which he also addressed the new general theme of “COURAGE FOR RESPONSIBILITY”.
Funeral ceremonies and requiem masses for Honorary Knight Hugo Graf von Mensdorff-Pouilly
On 9 January 2024, several Knights of the Order of St. George took part in the funeral mass for the Honorary Knight Hugo Graf von Mensdorff-Pouilly, who died on 21 November 2023.