Royal and noble titles were abolished in Austria by the Adelsaufhebungsgesetz of 3 April 1919.[1] The family name of the members of the former House of Austria was declared to be "Habsburg-Lothringen" by an Austrian ministerial decision in 1957 [2] and by a German court (Landgericht Würzburg) on 16 July 1958. The alternative family name "von Habsburg" may be used in all states apart from Austria.
Royal and noble titles were abolished in Austria by the Adelsaufhebungsgesetz of 3 April 1919.[1] The family name of the members of the former House of Austria was declared to be "Habsburg-Lothringen" by an Austrian ministerial decision in 1957 [2] and by a German court (Landgericht Würzburg) on 16 July 1958. The alternative family name "von Habsburg" may be used in all states apart from Austria.