en, Joseph Francis Leopold
, father =
Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
Francis II (german: Franz II.; 12 February 1768 – 2 March 1835) was the last Holy Roman Emperor (from 1792 to 1806) and the founder and Emperor of the Austrian Empire, from 1804 to 1835. He assumed the title of Emperor of Austria in response ...
, mother =
Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily
Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (6 June 1772 – 13 April 1807) was the first Empress of Austria and last Holy Roman Empress as the spouse of Francis II. She was born a Princess of Naples as the eldest daughter of King Ferdinand I of the T ...
, house =
Habsburg-Lorraine
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Capuchin Church, Vienna
The Capuchin Church (german: Kapuzinerkirche) in Vienna, Austria, is a church and monastery run by the Order of Friars Minor Capuchin. Located on the Neuer Markt square in the Innere Stadt near the Hofburg Palace, the Capuchin Church is most ...
, religion=
Roman Catholic
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*Rome, the capital city of Italy
* Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD
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Archduke Joseph Franz Leopold of Austria (9 April 1799 – 30 June 1807) was the second son and seventh child of
Francis II, the last
Holy Roman Emperor and his second wife,
Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily
Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily (6 June 1772 – 13 April 1807) was the first Empress of Austria and last Holy Roman Empress as the spouse of Francis II. She was born a Princess of Naples as the eldest daughter of King Ferdinand I of the T ...
, daughter of
Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Ferdinand I (12 January 1751 – 4 January 1825) was the King of the Two Sicilies from 1816, after his restoration following victory in the Napoleonic Wars. Before that he had been, since 1759, Ferdinand IV of the Kingdom of Naples and Ferdinand I ...
and his wife
Maria Carolina of Austria
Maria Carolina Louise Josepha Johanna Antonia (13 August 1752 – 8 September 1814) was Queen of Naples and Sicily as the wife of King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies. As '' de facto'' ruler of her husband's kingdoms, Maria Carolina oversaw th ...
. He was their fourth child to die.
Biography
Archduke Joseph Franz was born at the
Hofburg Imperial Palace, where all of his siblings were born. Joseph's mother Maria Theresa died after giving birth to a short-lived daughter, Amalie, in 1807.
He was a lively child and one of the favourite children of his mother and possibly even his father.
On 30 June 1807, just one month after the passing of his mother, the 8 year-old Archduke died at the
Hofburg Palace
The Hofburg is the former principal imperial palace of the Habsburg dynasty. Located in the centre of Vienna, it was built in the 13th century and expanded several times afterwards. It also served as the imperial winter residence, as Schönbrunn ...
of either
yellow fever
Yellow fever is a viral disease of typically short duration. In most cases, symptoms include fever, chills, loss of appetite, nausea, muscle pains – particularly in the back – and headaches. Symptoms typically improve within five days. ...
or
smallpox
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, though yellow fever seems to be the most acceptable, as the outbreak was in the
United States
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in 1803 and most of the American plagues extended to
Europe
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in a matter of 2–4 years.
Joseph Franz was buried at the
Capuchin Church in
Vienna
en, Viennese
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, more specifically in the
Imperial Crypt (his heart is buried in the
Herzgruft
The Herzgruft () is a burial chamber that protects 54 urns containing the hearts of members of the House of Habsburg. The crypt is located behind the Loreto Chapel in the Augustinian Church within the Hofburg Palace complex in Vienna, Austria. ...
chamber), the burial place of his family.
Ancestry
References
thePeerage.com
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