The annual year-end event, which took place on 27 November 2025, was entitled ‘Crises, conflicts and AI – Where is our Europe Heading?’.
As has become tradition, Commander DI Dr. Wilhelm von Zitzewitz welcomed a large number of Knights, Dames and guests to the elegant and atmospheric setting of Gasthof Friesacher on 22 November 2025.
It is currently a global media topic that objects belonging to Blessed Emperor Karl, which were thought to be lost, have resurfaced.
On the occasion of the Order Day, nearly 200 Dames and Knights of the Order gathered at the Salesian Church on 18 October 2025.
On 14 November 2025, a group of Dames and Knights of the Commandery Europaregion Tirol visited Ambras Castle.
On 30 October 2025 in the Commandery residence of Niměřice Chateau, the traditional gathering of the Czech Commandery took place once again.
At the end of October 2025, the ‘Association of the CRU Classification of Empress Maria Theresa’ once again invited guests to Gorizia, to take part in a charity auction of the finest wines.
The former President of the Lower Austrian Provincial Parliament and Honorary Knight Hans Penz was awarded the Order of Honour of the Province of Lower Austria on 23 October 2025.
On Sunday, 19 October 2025, a solemn celebration in honor of Blessed Karl of Austria, the last emperor and Bohemian king, took place at the Church of St. Peter on Poříčí in Prague.
Here you find impressions of the Order Day on 18 October 2025 in Vienna and of the Meet & Greet events on the previous day.
There was a hint of British club in the air as the Commandery of Slovenia held its first fireside chat at the renowned PEN CLUB in the heart of the city on 9 October 2025.
On 7 October 2025 the Commandery Wien-Hofburg welcomed Univ.-Prof. Mag. Dr. Wolfgang Müller from the Institute for Eastern European History at the University of Vienna.
On 4 October 2025 the first Central European Soirée was held in the elegant surroundings of the Szidónia Castle Hotel in Hungary.
From 28 to 30 September 2025, the renowned SALZBURG EUROPE SUMMIT (SES) took place in Mozart’s city with a colloquium of the Order of St. George.
On 26 September 2025, at the initiative of Capitular Romano Bolković, MA, an event was held in Zagreb, focusing on the Order’s perceptions and expectations of the Croatian Commanderies for the future.
On 22 September 2025, an all-day trip to Brijuni National Park was made together with the Ruža Petrović children’s home.
On 19 September 2025, the Wiesbaden/Nassau Commandery hosted an exclusive summer lounge event at the ‘EinFach’ restaurant.
On 15 and 16 September, an international conference was held in Ljubljana, bringing together renowned scientists, politicians and cultural figures from across Central Europe.
On 15 September 2025 an agreement sealing a long-term cooperation in connection with the internationally renowned SALZBURG EUROPE SUMMIT was signed.
On 13 September 2025, Order Knight Maximilian Schwinghammer, MSc, gave a presentation on The Order’s Social Media Project at the Commandery meeting in Hochkreut.
On Saturday, 13 September 2025, the first sailing trip of the Order of St. George took place on Lake Neusiedl.
On 12 September 2025, a panel discussion on the topic of ‘The 12 September: a question of attitude – Europe’s security and defence between tradition and future’ took place at Kahlenberg in Vienna.
From 5 to 7 September 2025, the Commandery of Great Britain & Northern Ireland welcomed 30 Dames, Knights and guests of the Order of St. George to London.
On 30 August 2025, the Commandery Europaregion Tirol, together with the Dames of the Order of St. George, organised a visit to the Passion Play in Erl, Tyrol.
The head of the Islamic Community of Bosnia and Herzegovina received the Procurator of the Order of St. George in Sarajevo for extensive discussions on 27 August 2025.
On 27 August 2025, in glorious late summer weather, the traditional summer cocktail party of the Viennese Commanderies took place.
On 17 August 2025, delegations from various traditional units and associations, as well as friends of authentic tradition preservation, gathered in the park of Laxenburg Palace to commemorate the birthday of Blessed Emperor Karl I.
On the initiative of our Order Knight Christian Kopf, a small group came together to actively help at Gut Aiderbichl at the beginning of August 2025.
This is what our Procurator called the newly opened St. George’s Garden right next to the Order Residence, which was officially inaugurated on 2 July 2025 as part of the traditional summer party of the Viennese Commanderies.
At the end of June 2025, the traditional meeting of the Commandery Tschechien took place again on the historic grounds of Niměřice Castle.
On the evening of 26 June 2025, the Commandery Wien-Arsenal invited to the venerable Order Residence of the Order of St. George for a lecture aimed at drawing attention to the invisible danger in the abdomen.
On June 13, 2025, our Procurator Baron Vinzenz von Stimpfl-Abele was bestowed a high honour: His Eminence Cardinal Dr. Christoph Schönborn OP awarded him the Knight’s Cross of the Pontifical Equestrian Order of St. Sylvester.
On 12 June 2025, shortly after the end of the official national mourning period, around 30 Dames and Knights gathered for a Commandery meeting.
The 7th regatta of the Order of St. George, held on 7 to 10 June 2025, brought together 9 boats and over 50 sailors from Austria, Czechia and Slovenia.
…was the focus of a lecture by Rector Dr Michael Max on 6 June 2025.
Procurator Baron Vinzenz von Stimpfl-Abele wrote an essay in ‘Die Tagespost’ on 28 May 2025, in which he refers to the speech at the Order Convent in Bratislava.
On 23 May 2025, two traditional associations hosted a joint celebration, at which Defence Minister Mag. Klaudia Tanner was welcomed as a special guest.
Order Knight Adam Bašný delivered another important medical equipment to the hospital in Okhtyrka in Sumy region in May 2025.
On 18 May 2025, the 2nd oldtimer ride of the Order of St. George took place, with seven fearless oldtimer owners resisting the weather conditions.
On Saturday, 17 May 2025, a festive audience at Emperor Karl took place for the 23rd time in Brandýs nad Labem – Stará Boleslav.
On 9 May 2025, numerous Dames, Knights and guests of the Order of St. George gathered at the Martin Pasler winery for the 2nd cigar evening.
On 26 April 2025, around 300 members of the Order and guests gathered in Bratislava for the Grand Order Convent.
Find here impressions of the various programme points around the Order Convent on 26 April 2025.
On April 23, 2025, former Governor Univ. Prof. Dr. Franz Schausberger received the “Golden Commander’s Cross with the Star of the Decoration of Honor for Services to the Federal State of Lower Austria”.
Procurator Baron Vinzenz von Stimpfl-Abele and Order Knight Stephan Baier had a talk with Archduke Ferdinand which was published as a feature in ‘Die Tagespost’ on 17 April 2025.
The meeting of the Commandery Europaregion Tirol took place on 8 April 2025 and focused on the planned activities for this year.
The Commandery Vorarlberg und Schweiz dealt with this question at its meeting on 3 April 2025 in Zurich.
On Wednesday evening, 2 April 2025, numerous Dames, Knights and invited guests gathered in the Order Residence for a special evening under the motto: ‘What do others not tell me?’
‘Completing Otto von Habsburg’s legacy: creating a European foreign policy and security strategy!’ was the title of an event hosted by the Commandery Wiesbaden/Nassau in Berlin on 27 March 2025.
On Tuesday, 25 March 2025, Commander HR Dieter Tischler, together with his two Vice Commanders Mag. Thomas Grandits and Mst. Erich Kettner, invited to a lecture by our Honorary Knight, Club Chairman Ing. Norbert Hofer, to Bernstein in Burgenland.
On 15 March 2025, our Grand Master was a guest at the ‘Salon Salomon’, where he analysed current political issues and gave very personal insights into his life.
Our Honorary Dame Univ. Prof. Dr. Verica Trstenjak was appointed Vice-President of the European Academy of Sciences and Arts at the beginning of March 2025.
Our procurator Baron Vinzenz von Stimpfl-Abele has written an essay entitled ‘Ein Dolchstoß, der keine Legende ist’, which was published in the issue on 6 March 2025 of ‘Die Tagespost’
The main focus of the event on 27 February 2025 was on a keynote speech by our procurator and a guest lecture by Dr. phil. Beáta Katrebová Blehová on Slovakia and Austria during the Cold War.
A meeting of the Commandery Burgenland took place on 26 February 2025 in the Naglreiter restaurant.
On 25 February 2025, Commander Mag. Joachim Zimmel and Vice Commander Mag. Dipl.-Ing. Georg Donaubauer welcomed the Managing Director of Rundfunk und Telekom Regulierungs GmbH (RTR), Mag. Wolfgang Struber.
The joy of our Commander DI Dr. Wilhelm von Zitzewitz about the high interest in the evening event on 22 February 2025 was clearly noticeable.
was examined at a discussion event entitled ‘EU versus USA – threats and opportunities under Donald Trump’ on 20 February 2025.
On February 13th and 14th, the Order of St. George organised a pilgrimage to Rome, in the spirit of the Holy Year 2025.
On 29 January 2025, the first Cross-Commandery event on the topic of ‘The European Union – A Project of Hope or a Hopeless Case?’ took place at the Order Residence.
On Wednesday 22 January 2025, the Commandery Wien-Schloss Belvedere hosted a high-calibre lecture followed by a discussion at the Order Residence in Vienna.
On 20 January, the kick-off for the Order Year 2025 for all Croatian Dames and Knights took place in Zagreb.
As in the previous year, the Commandery Burgenland hosted a New Year’s reception at the Leo Hillinger winery on 17 January 2025.
This was the title of this year’s major speech on the future of Europe by our Grand Master Karl von Habsburg, which is traditionally broadcast on 11 January.