en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_von_Habsburg (cw nazis/fascism) the heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary (the Habsburg Empire) when it was dissolved, becoming the head of the Habsburg house in exile, spending much of his early political career agitating for the restoration of the monarchy. Kicked out of Austria after the Anschluss due to being sentenced to death. He was a long time supporter of European integration, becoming a member of the European parliament for 20 years from its founding in 1979 as part of the CSU (conservative party of bavaria). Very anti-communist and agitated strongly for the end of the Soviet bloc. Was a member of the Mont Pelerin society, an extremist capitalist group known for being the birthplace of neoliberalism He also held Francisco Franco in a high regard and praised him for helping refugees, stating that he was a dictator of the South American type, not totalitarian like Hitler or Stalin. On the 2008 anniversary of the Anschluss,[52][53][54][55][56] Otto von Habsburg made a very controversial statement, as part of his 1938 Remembrance Day address before Parliament that there is no country in Europe that has a better claim to be a victim of the Nazis than Austria best thing he did was During his time in the European Parliament, he was involved in a fracas with fellow MEP Ian Paisley.[42] In 1988, Pope John Paul II had just begun a speech to the Parliament, and Protestant Paisley shouted at the Pope, I denounce you as the Antichrist!, holding a poster reading Pope John Paul II Antichrist. Otto snatched Paisleys banner, punched him in the face and, along with other MEPs, pushed him out of the chamber.[43][44] he signed a declaration abandoning his claims to the Austrian throne in the 1960s so he could become a citizen of Austria, but he later said This was such an infamy, Id rather never have signed it he was buried in the Habsburg family crypt in vienna, except his heart was buried in an abbey in hungary typical shitty aristocrat but kind of a wild life, considering
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