Impressions of the Investiture in May 2021
On May 29, 2021, again an investiture was possible for the first time since the beginning of the Corona pandemic. Find here some impressions.
Order in general
Between Karst, Macchia and Sea: Trieste and Istria
The historian and author PhDr. Dr. Gregor Gatscher-Riedl, MPA accompanied us in his lecture on May 12, 2021 on an excursion to imperial and royal places of desire.
Via Habsburg
On May 6, 2021, Burghauptmann HR Mag. Reinhold Sahl, President of the Via Habsburg, presented the Certified Cultural Route and the associated historical sites.
How controlled is the media?
In his keynote speech on April 29, 2021 Alexander Purger addressed the problem of “fake news” as well as the question of the political independence of our media.
HIRH Karl Habsburg-Lothringen opens the Maximilian Exhibition and the Sisi Pavilion
The Grand Master of the Order of St. George HIRH Karl Habsburg-Lorraine visited the city of Wels on 20 March to open the special exhibition “Maximilian I. Emperor – Reformer – Human Being” in the Castle’s City Museum and the redesigned Sisi Pavilion in the Lichtenegg Castle Park.
The Austro-Hungarian Army and its Last War 1914 - 1918
Online book presentation with Hofrat Dr. M. Christian Ortner on March 18, 2021.
Zurich: A new delegation emerges
On 8 March 2019, for the first time friars and interested persons of the future delegation Liechtenstein/Switzerland/Vorarlberg and Alsace met in Zurich.
Order Day in Salzburg
Under bright sunshine, around 350 knights and dames of the Order of St. George gathered on the Residenzplatz in front of the Salzburg Cathedral on October 26, 2019.
The West, Russia and the Ukraine crisis
What does the geopolitical situation and future look like? General Ihor Smeshko gave an online lecture on this subject on January 19, 2021.
Birthday-matinee
On January 11th, 2021 our Grand Master celebrated his 60th birthday. For this reason, a large online matinee was organized.