Austria WWI Hungary Cap Badge Erzherzog Franz Joseph Otto von Habsburg, Kriegspatenschaft 1915 on Carton of Issue

Austro-Hungarian Empire: Extremely rare early 
WW1 Austro-Hungarian cap badge depicting 
young Archduke (later Crown Prince) Franz 
Joseph Otto von Habsburg. 
Inscribed: "Kriegspatenschaft 1915". 
Comes with its carton of issue that reads 
"Kriegspaten-Abzeichen fur Kindern. Der Verkauft 
erfolgt zu Gusten der Kriegspatenschaft" (War 
Support Badge for kids. The sale will benefit the 
war support program) and "Erzherzog Franz Joseph 
Otto, Sohn des Erzherzogs Karl Franz Joseph und 
der Erzherzogin Zita" (Archduke Franz Joseph Otto, 
son of Archduke Karl Franz Joseph & Archduchess 
Zita (later Kaiser Karl and Kaiserin Zita). 
A highly sought-after and seldom-encountered 
piece of Austro-Hungarian militaria.

Otto von Habsburg (20 Nov. 1912 – 4 Jul. 2011) 
was the last crown prince of Austria-Hungary 
from 1916 until the dissolution of the empire in 
Nov. 1918. He was the eldest son of Kaiser Karl, 
the last emperor of Austria-Hungary and his wife 
Kaiserin Zita of Bourbon-Parma.
Given that his father never abdicated, Otto was 
considered by himself, his family and Austro-
Hungarian legitimists to be the rightful emperor 
following his father's death in 1922.
Crown Prince Otto von Habsburg died in Bavaria 
but the funeral took place in Vienna.

The "Kriegspatenschaft" was a charity run by 
Austrian ladies of the "upper society". It was 
founded early in the war and was focused on 
providing care for needy newborn babies and 
their mothers as the babies symbolized the new 
life in times of death.

WW1 1914 1918

Item 100% original

Condition as in the photos: No enamel damage. 
The white spots are just light reflections.

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