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died on December 30, 1954 in Meran, South Tyrol, Italy. He was born Archduke Ferdinand Pius Bernhard Felix Maria of Austria and was a field marshal in the Imperial and Royal Army. Army and the last secular Grand Master of the Teutonic Order (1894-1923), as well as the last from the House of Habsburg.
Upon Wilhelm’s death in 1894, Eugen was installed as Hoch- und Deutschmeister and proved one of the most capable men to lead the centuries-old Order of Catholic chivalry and charity.
Oct 6, 2024 · Archduke Eugen Ferdinand Pius Bernhard Felix Maria of Austria-Teschen (21 May 1863 – 30 December 1954) was an Archduke of Austria and a Prince of Hungary and Bohemia. He was the last Grand Master of the Teutonic Order from the Habsburg dynasty.
Born on Thursday, 21 May 1863 in the Castle of Gross-Seelowitz (Moravia); father: Archduke Karl Ferdinand (1818-1874), mother: Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria (1831-1903). Eugen's grandfather was Archduke Carl who had commanded the Austrian Army defeating Napoleon in the battle of Aspern 1809.
Feb 21, 2024 · Heldenplatz square in the very centre of Vienna has two massive equestrian statues on it. One honours the Habsburgs’ own Archduke Karl, notable for giving Napoleon a black eye at the 1809 Battle of Aspern-Essling. The other honours the Paris-born Prince Eugene of Savoy (1663-1736).
Following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian monarchy, Eugen went into exile in Switzerland, and he also resigned as Hochmeister of the Teutonic Order in 1923. He died in Merano, South Tyrol, Italy in 1954 at the age of 91.
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The archduke was the center of speculation concerning a possible restoration of the monarchy for the next four years, but both his disinterest and Adolf Hitler's annexation of his homeland in 1938 put an abrupt end to such speculation. Archduke Eugene died in Meran on December 30, 1954.
