The House of Habsburg-Lorraine (german: Haus Habsburg-Lothringen) originated from the marriage in 1736 of Francis III, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, and

Maria Theresa of Austria Maria Theresa Walburga Amalia Christina (german: Maria Theresia; 13 May 1717 – 29 November 1780) was ruler of the Habsburg monarchy, Habsburg dominions from 1740 until her death in 1780, and the only woman to hold the position ''suo jure'' ( ...

, later successively

Queen of Bohemia This is a list of the royal consorts of the rulers of Bohemia. The first Duchess of Bohemia (''česká kněžna'') was St. Ludmila, while the first Queen of Bohemia (''česká královna'') was Świętosława of Poland. Some of them were (like ...

Queen of Hungary The King of Hungary ( hu, magyar király) was the ruling head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 (or 1001) to 1918. The style of title "Apostolic King of Hungary" (''Apostoli Magyar Király'') was endorsed by Pope Clement XIII in 1 ...

, Queen of Croatia and

Archduchess of Austria The Archduchy of Austria (german: Erzherzogtum Österreich) was a major principality of the Holy Roman Empire and the nucleus of the Habsburg monarchy. With its capital at Vienna, the archduchy was centered at the Empire's southeastern peripher ...

. Its members are the legitimate surviving line of both the

House of Habsburg The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...

and the

House of Lorraine The House of Lorraine (german: link=no, Haus Lothringen) originated as a cadet branch of the House of Metz. It inherited the Duchy of Lorraine in 1473 after the death without a male heir of Nicholas I, Duke of Lorraine. By the marriage of Fran ...

, inheriting their patrimonial possessions and

vocation A vocation () is an occupation to which a person is especially drawn or for which they are suited, trained or qualified. People can be given information about a new occupation through student orientation. Though now often used in non-religious co ...

to the Empire from their female ancestress of the House of Habsburg and from the male line of the House of Lorraine. The branch of Vaudemont and

Guise Guise (; nl, Wieze) is a commune in the Aisne department in Hauts-de-France in northern France. The city was the birthplace of the noble family of Guise, Dukes of Guise, who later became Princes of Joinville. Population Sights The remains ...

from the House of Lorraine become the major branch after a brief interlude in 1453–1473, when the duchy passed in right of Charles de Bourbon's daughter to her husband John of Calabria, a

Capetian The Capetian dynasty (; french: Capétiens), also known as the House of France, is a dynasty of Franks, Frankish origin, and a branch of the Robertians. It is among the largest and oldest dynasty, royal houses in Europe and the world, and cons ...

, Lorraine reverted to the House of Vaudemont, a junior branch of the House of Lorraine, in the person of René II, who later added to his titles that of

Duke of Bar The County of Bar, later Duchy of Bar, was a principality of the Holy Roman Empire encompassing the '' pays de Barrois'' and centred on the city of Bar-le-Duc. It was held by the House of Montbéliard from the 11th century. Part of the county, ...

. The House of Habsburg takes its name from

Habsburg Castle Habsburg Castle (german: Schloss Habsburg, ) is a medieval fortress located in what is now Habsburg, Switzerland, in the canton of Aargau, near the Aar River. At the time of its construction, the location was part of the Duchy of Swabia. Habs ...

, a fortress built in the 1020s by Count Radbot of

Klettgau Klettgau (High Alemannic: ''Chleggau'') is a municipality in the district of Waldshut in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is the centre of the ''Klettgau'' historical region stretching across the Swiss border into the cantons of Aargau, Schaffhau ...

Aargau Aargau, more formally the Canton of Aargau (german: Kanton Aargau; rm, Chantun Argovia; french: Canton d'Argovie; it, Canton Argovia), is one of the 26 cantons forming the Swiss Confederation. It is composed of eleven districts and its capita ...

, present-day Switzerland. His grandson,

Otto II Otto II (955 – 7 December 983), called the Red (''der Rote''), was Holy Roman Emperor from 973 until his death in 983. A member of the Ottonian dynasty, Otto II was the youngest and sole surviving son of Otto the Great and Adelaide of Italy. ...

, was the first to take on the name of the fortress as his own, adding ''

Graf (feminine: ) is a historical title of the German nobility, usually translated as "count". Considered to be intermediate among noble ranks, the title is often treated as equivalent to the British title of "earl" (whose female version is "coun ...

von Habsburg'' ("Count of Habsburg") to his title. The House of Habsburg gathered dynastic momentum during the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries, and in 1273, Radbot's seventh-generation descendant

Rudolph of Habsburg Rudolf I (1 May 1218 – 15 July 1291) was the first King of Germany from the House of Habsburg. The first of the count-kings of Germany, he reigned from 1273 until his death. Rudolf's election marked the end of the Great Interregnum which h ...

became Roman-German King. He moved the family's power base to the

Duchy of Austria The Duchy of Austria (german: Herzogtum Österreich) was a medieval principality of the Holy Roman Empire, established in 1156 by the ''Privilegium Minus'', when the Margraviate of Austria (''Ostarrîchi'') was detached from Bavaria and elevated ...

, which the Habsburgs ruled until 1918. The current house orders are the

Order of the Golden Fleece The Distinguished Order of the Golden Fleece ( es, Insigne Orden del Toisón de Oro, german: Orden vom Goldenen Vlies) is a Catholic order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip the Good, Duke of Burgundy, in 1430, to celebrate his marriage ...

and the Imperial and Royal Order of Saint George. The House of Habsburg-Lorraine still exists today and the current head of the family is

Karl von Habsburg Karl von Habsburg (given names: ''Karl Thomas Robert Maria Franziskus Georg Bahnam''; born 11 January 1961) is an Austrian politician and the head of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, therefore being a claimant to the defunct Austro-Hungarian t ...

."Kaiser zu sein, ist kein Job, den man anstrebt“ (German: "To be emperor is not a job to strive for")
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History of the dynasty

The first member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine to rule over the

Holy Roman Empire The Holy Roman Empire was a Polity, political entity in Western Europe, Western, Central Europe, Central, and Southern Europe that developed during the Early Middle Ages and continued until its Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, dissolution i ...

was

Joseph II Joseph II (German: Josef Benedikt Anton Michael Adam; English: ''Joseph Benedict Anthony Michael Adam''; 13 March 1741 – 20 February 1790) was Holy Roman Emperor from August 1765 and sole ruler of the Habsburg lands from November 29, 1780 unt ...

, a sovereign raised during the Enlightenment. By the new ideals he brought, he implemented many reforms, most of which were to the detriment of the clergy. Upon his death in 1790, he was succeeded by his brother Leopold II, who in 1791 invited Europe's powers to help the French royal family to stifle the ideals of the revolution without military intervention. He died a few days before France declared war on Austria. In 1792, Leopold's son, Francis II, was crowned emperor in

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. After the beheading of the French sovereigns, he, along with the other European sovereigns created the

First Coalition The War of the First Coalition (french: Guerre de la Première Coalition) was a set of wars that several European powers fought between 1792 and 1797 initially against the constitutional Kingdom of France and then the French Republic that suc ...

against Revolutionary France. The coalition initially recorded some success, but soon began to withdraw, especially in Italy, where the Austrians were repeatedly defeated by the Corsican general

Napoleon Bonaparte Napoleon Bonaparte ; it, Napoleone Bonaparte, ; co, Napulione Buonaparte. (born Napoleone Buonaparte; 15 August 1769 – 5 May 1821), later known by his regnal name Napoleon I, was a French military commander and political leader who ...

. With the

Treaty of Campo Formio The Treaty of Campo Formio (today Campoformido) was signed on 17 October 1797 (26 Vendémiaire VI) by Napoleon Bonaparte and Count Philipp von Cobenzl as representatives of the French Republic and the Austrian monarchy, respectively. The treat ...

in 1797, the Milanese were handed over to France, while the Austrians retained

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and

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. This pact was followed by others that reduced the dominion of the

Habsburgs The House of Habsburg (), alternatively spelled Hapsburg in Englishgerman: Haus Habsburg, ; es, Casa de Habsburgo; hu, Habsburg család, it, Casa di Asburgo, nl, Huis van Habsburg, pl, dom Habsburgów, pt, Casa de Habsburgo, la, Domus Hab ...

to Austria, Bohemia and Hungary; Francis II was also forced to renounce the imperial title, but he later proclaimed himself

Emperor of Austria The Emperor of Austria (german: Kaiser von Österreich) was the ruler of the Austrian Empire and later the Austro-Hungarian Empire. A hereditary imperial title and office proclaimed in 1804 by Holy Roman Emperor Francis II, a member of the Ho ...

, to remedy this loss. After the defeats at

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(1813) and Waterloo (1815), Napoleon was exiled to the island of

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, where he died. Friedrich_von_Amerling_003

In the same year of Waterloo the

Congress of Vienna The Congress of Vienna (, ) of 1814–1815 was a series of international diplomatic meetings to discuss and agree upon a possible new layout of the European political and constitutional order after the downfall of the French Emperor Napoleon B ...

was established with which the Restoration began. Congress demanded the restoration of the old regimesーAustria recovered all the Italian, Slavic and German territories that they had lost during the Napoleonic Wars, and the Holy Alliance was also established between

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and

Prussia Prussia, , Old Prussian: ''Prūsa'' or ''Prūsija'' was a German state on the southeast coast of the Baltic Sea. It formed the German Empire under Prussian rule when it united the German states in 1871. It was ''de facto'' dissolved by an em ...

, which had the task of suppressing all the pro-French or independence revolutionary movements that would have erupted in Europe. In the years that followed, Francis II pursued a centralization policy, on the advice of Prime Minister

Metternich Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar, Prince of Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein ; german: Klemens Wenzel Nepomuk Lothar Fürst von Metternich-Winneburg zu Beilstein (15 May 1773 – 11 June 1859), known as Klemens von Metternich or Prince Metternic ...

; but precisely because of it, and emerging ideals of independence, the riots of 1848 broke out, which devastated all of Europe. This led to the expulsion of the Prime Minister from the Imperial Chancellery, and the rise of

Franz Joseph Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his ...

, replacing Ferdinand I who was forced to abdicate in favour of the 18-year-old man.

End of the rule of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine in Europe

Franz Joseph I (1830–1916), was the last great personality of the House of Habsburg. Under his reign (1848–1916), Austria seemed to relive its great splendor and Vienna became the largest and most beautiful city in Middle Europe. The emperor, however, waged the

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and the

Austro-Prussian war The Austro-Prussian War, also by many variant names such as Seven Weeks' War, German Civil War, Brothers War or Fraternal War, known in Germany as ("German War"), (; "German war of brothers") and by a variety of other names, was fought in 186 ...

; both ended in defeats, putting an end to Austrian supremacy in Italy and Germany and accelerating the gradual decline of the dynasty. In 1867 Franz Joseph granted effective autonomy to the

Kingdom of Hungary The Kingdom of Hungary was a monarchy in Central Europe that existed for nearly a millennium, from the Middle Ages into the 20th century. The Principality of Hungary emerged as a Christian kingdom upon the coronation of the first king Stephen ...

within the Austrian Empire under the terms of the Ausgleich; politically and militarily they were united, but in terms of internal policy and administration they remained separate entities. The title of the Head of State became "Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary", although he was also referred to as "Emperor of Austria-Hungary". With the growing interest of

Austria-Hungary Austria-Hungary, often referred to as the Austro-Hungarian Empire,, the Dual Monarchy, or Austria, was a constitutional monarchy and great power in Central Europe between 1867 and 1918. It was formed with the Austro-Hungarian Compromise of ...

and Russia in the Balkans, strong tensions were created between the Habsburgs and Russia, eventually leading Austria to enter into alliance with Germany and Italy. In 1914, with the

assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne, and his wife, Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, were assassinated on 28 June 1914 by Bosnian Serb student Gavrilo Princip. They were shot at close range whil ...

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the

First World War World War I (28 July 1914 11 November 1918), often abbreviated as WWI, was one of the deadliest global conflicts in history. Belligerents included much of Europe, the Russian Empire, the United States, and the Ottoman Empire, with fightin ...

broke out between the

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of Austria-Hungary, Germany, Bulgaria and the

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and the

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—the

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, France, Russia, among others. In 1916 Franz Joseph died and was succeeded by his grandnephew

Charles I Charles I may refer to: Kings and emperors * Charlemagne (742–814), numbered Charles I in the lists of Holy Roman Emperors and French kings * Charles I of Anjou (1226–1285), also king of Albania, Jerusalem, Naples and Sicily * Charles I of ...

. Charles – the last sovereign – upon losing the war, renounced the exercise of power, but did not abdicate. He was forced into exile on April 3, 1919. The Habsburg dominions were subsequently divided into independent republics. The House of Habsburg-Lorraine refused to swear its allegiance to the new

Republic of Austria Austria, , bar, Östareich officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in the southern part of Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps. It is a federation of nine States of Austria, states, one of which is the capital, Vienna, th ...

, therefore family members were forced into exile and their property was confiscated. The law of exile still applies to the descendants of Emperor Charles under the same conditions. In 1961,

Otto von Habsburg Otto von Habsburg (german: Franz Joseph Otto Robert Maria Anton Karl Max Heinrich Sixtus Xaver Felix Renatus Ludwig Gaetan Pius Ignatius, hu, Ferenc József Ottó Róbert Mária Antal Károly Max Heinrich Sixtus Xaver Felix Renatus Lajos Gaetan ...

, the late head of the House and formerly a member of the European Parliament, relinquished the monarchy and the succession rights of his descendants in exchange for an end to exile. He was known in the Republic of Austria as Dr. Otto Habsburg-Lothringen, since the Republic does not officially recognise titles of nobility.

The House of Habsburg-Lorraine today

The current leader of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine is

, who succeeded his father Otto as head of the royal house after his father renounced the role in 2007. Karl is the eldest grandson of the last emperor of Austria-Hungary, Charles I. * Heraldic Imperial Crown (Common)

Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor , house =Habsburg-Lorraine , father = Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor , mother = Maria Theresa of Hungary and Bohemia , religion =Roman Catholicism , succession1 =Grand Duke of Tuscany , reign1 =18 A ...

(1747–1792)'' ** Imperial Crown of Austria (Heraldry)

Emperor Francis I Francis I (Francis Stephen; french: François Étienne; german: Franz Stefan; 8 December 1708 – 18 August 1765) was Holy Roman Emperor, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, and Grand Duke of Tuscany. He became the ruler of the Hol ...

(1768–1835)'' *** Imperial Crown of Austria (Heraldry)

Emperor Ferdinand I Ferdinand I ( es, Fernando I; 10 March 1503 – 25 July 1564) was Holy Roman Emperor from 1556, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1526, and Archduke of Austria from 1521 until his death in 1564.Milan Kruhek: Cetin, grad izbornog sabo ...

(1793–1875)'' *** Archducal Coronet

'' Archduke Franz Karl (1802–1878)'' **** Imperial Crown of Austria (Heraldry)

Emperor Franz Joseph I Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I (german: Franz Joseph Karl, hu, Ferenc József Károly, 18 August 1830 – 21 November 1916) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary, and the other states of the Habsburg monarchy from 2 December 1848 until his ...

(1830–1916)'' ***** Archducal Coronet

Crown Prince Rudolf en, Rudolph Francis Charles Joseph , caption = Rudolf in 1887 , spouse = , issue = Elisabeth Marie, Princess Otto of Windisch-Graetz , house = Habsburg-Lorraine , father = Franz Joseph I of Austria , mother ...

(1858–

1889 Events January–March * January 1 ** The total solar eclipse of January 1, 1889 is seen over parts of California and Nevada. ** Paiute spiritual leader Wovoka experiences a vision, leading to the start of the Ghost Dance movement in the ...

)'' ****

'' Archduke Karl Ludwig (1833–1896)'' ***** Archducal Coronet

Archduke Franz Ferdinand Archduke Franz Ferdinand Carl Ludwig Joseph Maria of Austria, (18 December 1863 – 28 June 1914) was the heir presumptive to the throne of Austria-Hungary. His assassination in Sarajevo was the most immediate cause of World War I. F ...

(1863–

1914 This year saw the beginning of what became known as World War I, after Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, heir to the Austrian throne was Assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassinated by Serbian nationalist Gavrilo Princip. It als ...

)'';

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Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (; cs, Žofie Marie Josefína Albína hraběnka Chotková z Chotkova a Vojnína 1 March 1868 – 28 June 1914) was the wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Their assas ...

*****

'' Archduke Otto Francis (1865–1906)'' ****** Imperial Crown of Austria (Heraldry)

'' Emperor Charles I (1887–1922)'' ******* Archducal Coronet

'' Crown Prince Otto (1912–2011)'' ********

Archduke Karl Archduke Charles Louis John Joseph Laurentius of Austria, Duke of Teschen (german: link=no, Erzherzog Karl Ludwig Johann Josef Lorenz von Österreich, Herzog von Teschen; 5 September 177130 April 1847) was an Austrian field-marshal, the third s ...

(born 1961) ********* (1) Archduke Ferdinand (b. 1997) ******** (2) Archduke Georg (b. 1964); married to

Duchess Eilika of Oldenburg Eilika Duchess of Oldenburg (née Eilika Helene Jutta Clementine Duchess of Oldenburg; born 22 August 1972) is the wife of Georg von Habsburg, the third in the line of succession to the former Austro-Hungarian throne. By birth she is the member o ...

********* (3) Archduke Karl-Konstantin (b. 2004) ******* Archducal Coronet

'' Archduke Robert of Austria-Este (1915–1996)'' ********(4) Archduke Lorenz of Austria-Este (b. 1955); married to

Princess Astrid of Belgium Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (born 5 June 1962), is the second child and first daughter of King Albert II and Queen Paola, and the younger sister to the current Belgian monarch, King Philippe. She is married to Pri ...

*********(5) Archduke Amedeo of Austria-Este (b. 1986); married to Elisabetta Maria Rosboch von Wolkenstein **********(6) Archduke Maximilian of Austria-Este (b. 2019) *********(7) Archduke Joachim of Austria-Este (b. 1991) ********(8) Archduke Gerhard of Austria-Este (b. 1957); married to Iris Jandrasits ********(9) Archduke Martin of Austria-Este (b. 1959); married to Princess Katharina von Isenburg *********(10) Archduke Bartholomäus of Austria-Este (b. 2006) *********(11) Archduke Emmanuel of Austria-Este (b. 2008) ********* (12) Archduke Luigi Amedeo of Austria-Este (b. 2011) ******* Archducal Coronet

'' Archduke Felix (1916–2011)'' ********(13) Archduke Carlos Felipe (b. 1954), morganatically (?) married in 1994 to (1) ivorced (and annulled ?) in 1997Martina Donath, (2) ivilly (and religiously ?)Annie-Claire Lacrambe, two sons, one by either marriage (the eldest one was born before marriage). *********(14) Archduke Louis-Damian (b. 1998) ********''Archduke Raimund (1958–2008)'', married to Bettina Götz *********(15) Archduke Felix (b. 1996) ********(16) Archduke István (b. 1961), married to Paola de Temesváry *********(17) Archduke Andreas (b. 1994) ********* (18) Archduke Pál (b. 1997) ******* Archducal Coronet

'' Archduke Carl Ludwig (1918–2007)'' ********(19) Archduke Rudolf (b. 1950); married to Baroness Hélène de Villenfagne de Vogelsanck (marriage retroactively approved as dynastic) *********(20) Archduke Carl Christian (b. 1977); married to Estelle de Saint-Romain *********(21) Father Johannes Habsbourg-Lorraine (b. 1981), a priest of the Eucharistein Community *********(22) Archduke Thomas (b. 1986) *********(23) Archduke Franz-Ludwig (b. 1988) *********(24) Archduke Michael (b. 1990) ********* (25) Archduke Josef (b. 1991) ******** (26) Archduke Carl Christian (b. 1954); married to Princess Marie Astrid of Luxembourg *********(27) Archduke Imre (b. 1985); married to Kathleen Walker *********(28) Archduke Christoph (b. 1988), married to Adélaïde Drapé-Frisch **********(29) Archduke Josef (b. 2020) ********* (30) Archduke Alexander (b. 1990) ******* Archducal Coronet

Archduke Rudolf en, Rudolph Francis Charles Joseph , caption = Rudolf in 1887 , spouse = , issue = Elisabeth Marie, Princess Otto of Windisch-Graetz , house = Habsburg-Lorraine , father = Franz Joseph I of Austria , mother ...

(1919–2010)'' ********(30) Archduke Karl Peter (b. 1955); married to Princess Alexandra von Wrede *********(31) Archduke Lorenz (b. 2003) ********(32) Archduke Simeon (b. 1958); married to Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies *********(33) Archduke Johannes (b. 1997) *********(34) Archduke Ludwig (b. 1998) ********* (35) Archduke Philipp (b. 2007) ****** Archducal Coronet

'' Archduke Maximilian Eugen (1895–1952)'' ******* Archducal Coronet

''Archduke Ferdinand (1918–2004)'' ******** (36) Archduke Maximilian (b. 1961); married to Sara Maya Al-Askari *********(37) Archduke Nikolaus (b. 2005) *********(38) Archduke Constantin (b. 2007) ******* Archducal Coronet

''Archduke Heinrich (1925–2014)'' ********(39) Archduke Philipp (b. 1962); married to Mayasuni Heath ********(40) Archduke Ferdinand (b. 1965); married to Countess Katharina von Hardenberg ********* (41) Archduke Jakob-Maximilian (b. 2002) ******** (42) Archduke Konrad (b. 1971); married to Ashmita Goswami. ** T08_Grossherzog

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(1769–1824)'', founder of the Tuscany branch of the imperial house. *** T08_Grossherzog

'' Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (1797–1870)'' **** T08_Grossherzog

Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany ( it, Ferdinando IV, Granduca di Toscana; 10 June 1835 – 17 January 1908) was the last Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1859 to 1860. Biography Born at Florence, he was the son of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tus ...

(1835–1908)'' ***** '' Archduke Peter Ferdinand (1874–1948)'' ****** Archducal Coronet

'' Archduke Gottfried (1902–1984)'' ******* ''Archduke Leopold Franz, Prince of Tuscany (1942-2021)'' ********(43) Archduke Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b. 1966); married to Elyssa Edmonstone *********(44) Archduke Leopold, Grand Prince of Tuscany (b. 2001) ********* (45) Archduke Maximilian, Prince of Tuscany (b. 2004) ********(46) Archduke Guntram, Prince of Tuscany (b. 1967); morganatically (in Tuscany) married to Debora de Sola, recognised as Countess von Habsburg arriage retroactively approved as dynastic (only in Austria)ref name="ghda"/> *********(47) Tiziano Leopold, Count von Habsburg (b. 2004), keeps his Austro-Hungarian dynastic rights. ****** Archducal Coronet

''Archduke Georg, Prince of Tuscany (1905–1952)'' *******(48) Archduke Radbot, Prince of Tuscany (b. 1938); morganatically married to Caroline Proust, with issue. ******* (49) Archduke Georg, Prince of Tuscany (b. 1952). **** Archducal Coronet

Archduke Karl Salvator, Prince of Tuscany it, Carlo Salvatore Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Battista Filippo Jacopo Gennaro Lodovico Gonzaga Raniero , image = Karl Salvator Austria 1839 1892.jpg , birth_date = , birth_place= Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany, Austrian Empire , death_da ...

(1839–1892)'' ***** Archducal Coronet

Archduke Leopold Salvator, Prince of Tuscany Archduke Leopold Salvator, Prince of Tuscany (Leopold Salvator Maria Joseph Ferdinand Franz von Assisi Karl Anton von Padua Johann Baptist Januarius Aloys Gonzaga Rainer Wenzel Galius von Österreich-Toskana) (15 October 1863 – 4 September ...

(1863–1931)'' ****** Archducal Coronet

'' Archduke Anton, Prince of Tuscany (1901–1987)'' ******* (50) Archduke Dominik, Prince of Tuscany (b. 1937); morganatically married twice to (1) ivorcedEngel von Voss, 2 sons; (2) Emmanuela (Nella) Mlynarski. ***** Archducal Coronet

Archduke Franz Salvator, Prince of Tuscany Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria (21 August 1866 – 20 April 1939) was the son of Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria and Princess Maria Immacolata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. He married Archduchess Marie Valerie in 1890, though, due to Marie Va ...

(1866–1939)'' ****** Archducal Coronet

'' Archduke Hubert Salvator, Prince of Tuscany (1894–1971)'' *******''Archduke Friedrich Salvator, Prince of Tuscany (1927–1999)'' ********(51) Archduke Leopold, Prince of Tuscany (b. 1956) ******** (52) Archduke Alexander Salvator, Prince of Tuscany (b. 1959); married to Countess Maria-Gabriele von Waldstein *********(53) Archduke Constantin Salvator, Prince of Tuscany (b. 2002) ********* (54) Archduke Paul Salvator, Prince of Tuscany (b. 2003) *******(55) Archduke Andreas Salvator, Prince of Tuscany (b. 1936); married to (1) ivorced 2001 (and annulled 2002)Maria de la Piedad Espinosa de los Monteros y Rosillo (2) 2001 (civilly) and 2003 (religiously) Countess Valerie Podstatzky-Lichtenstein. Issue by the second marriage only. ******** (56) Archduke Casimir Salvator, Prince of Tuscany (b. 2003) *******(57) Archduke Markus, Prince of Tuscany (b. 1946); married morganatically to Hildegard (Hilde) Maria Jungmayr, with issue. *******(58) Archduke Johann, Prince of Tuscany (b. 1947); married morganatically to Anne-Marie Stummer, with issue. ******* (59) Archduke Michael, Prince of Tuscany (b. 1949); married in 1992 to Eva Antonia von Hofmann, with one daughter. ****** Archducal Coronet

''Archduke Theodore Salvator, Prince of Tuscany (1899–1978)'' *******(60) Archduke Carl Salvator, Prince of Tuscany (b. 1936); married to Edith Wenzl Frn von Sternbach arriage retroactively approved as dynastic (only in Austria)ref name="ghda">''Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser'' XVI. "Haus Österreich". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp. 87-90, 119-120, 563, 568-569, 577. . ********(61) Count Matthias of Habsburg (b. 1971), keeps his Austro-Hungarian dynastic rights; married in 1995 to (1) ivorced and annulledSabine Binder, (2) 1999 ivilly and religiouslyEva Anderle. Had issue by second marriage. *********(62) Count Nikolaus of Habsburg (b. 2000), keeps his Austro-Hungarian dynastic rights. *********(63) Count Jakob of Habsburg (b. 2001), keeps his Austro-Hungarian dynastic rights. ********* (64) Count Martin of Habsburg (b. 2011), keeps his Austro-Hungarian dynastic rights. ********(65) Count Johannes of Habsburg (b. 1974), keeps his Austro-Hungarian dynastic rights; married to Katharina Lieselotte Riedl Edle von Riedenstein ********(66) Count Bernhard of Habsburg (b. 1977), keeps his Austro-Hungarian dynastic rights. ******** (67) Count Benedikt of Habsburg (b. 1983), keeps his Austro-Hungarian dynastic rights. ****** Archducal Coronet

''Archduke Clemens Salvator, Prince of Tuscany (1904–1974)''; married to Elisabeth Gfn Rességuier de Miremont arriage retroactively approved as dynastic (only in Austria)ref name="ghda"/> *******(68) Clemens, Prince von Altenburg (b. 1932), retroactively integrated into the dynasty; married to Laurence Costa de Beauregard ********(69) Philipp, Prince von Altenburg (b. 1966), retroactively integrated into the dynasty. *******(70) Georg, Prince von Altenburg (b. 1933), retroactively integrated into the dynasty. ******* ''Peter, Prince von Altenburg (1935–2008)'', retroactively integrated into the dynasty; married to Juliane Gfn von Waldstein-Forni ******** (71) Friedrich, Prince von Altenburg (b. 1966), retroactively integrated into the dynasty; married to Gabriele Gfn von Walterskirchen *********(72) Emanuel, Prince von Altenburg (b.2002) ********* (73) Nikolaus, Prince von Altenburg (b. 2008) ******** (74) Leopold, Prince von Altenburg (b. 1971), retroactively integrated into the dynasty. *******(75) Franz Josef, Prince von Altenburg (1941-2021), retroactively integrated into the dynasty; married to Christa Frn von Härdtl ******* (76) Johannes, Prince von Altenburg (b. 1949), retroactively integrated into the dynasty. ** Archducal Coronet

Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary Archduke Joseph Anton Johann of Austria (, , 9 March 1776 – 13 January 1847) was the 103rd and penultimate palatine of Hungary who served for more than 50 years from 1796 to 1847, after he had been appointed governor in 1795. The latter half ...

(1776–1847)'' *** Archducal Coronet

'' Archduke Joseph Karl (1833–1905)'' **** Archducal Coronet

'' Archduke Joseph August (1872–1962)'' ***** Archducal Coronet

'' Archduke Joseph Francis (1895–1957)'' ******'' Archduke Joseph Árpád (1933–2017)'' *******(77) Archduke Joseph Karl (b. 1960); married to Princess Margarete von Hohenberg ********(78) Archduke Joseph Albrecht (b. 1994) ********(79) Archduke Paul Leo (b. 1996) *******(80) Archduke Andreas-Augustinus (b. 1963); married to Countess Marie-Christine von Hatzfeldt-Dönhoff ********(81) Archduke Friedrich-Cyprian (b. 1995) ********(82) Archduke Pierre (b. 1997) ********(83) Archduke Benedikt-Alexander (b. 2005) *******(84) Archduke Nikolaus (b. 1973); married to Eugenia de Calonje y Gurrea ********(85) Archduke Nicolás (b. 2003) ******** (86) Archduke Santiago (b. 2006) ******* (87) Archduke Johannes (b. 1975); married to María Gabriela Montenegro Villamizar ********(88) Archduke Johannes (b. 2010) ********(89) Archduke Alejandro (b. 2011) ******** (90) Archduke Ignacio (b. 2013) ******(91) Archduke Géza (b. 1940); married morganatically twice to (1) ivorcedMonika Decker and (2) ivillyElizabeth Jane Kunstadter. Issue by both marriages. ****** (92) Archduke Michael (b. 1942); married to Princess Christiana of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, his brother's sister-in-law. ******* (93) Archduke Eduard (b. 1967); married to Baroness Maria Theresia von Gudenus ******** (94) Archduke Paul Benedikt (b. 2000) ******* (95) Father Paul Habsburg (b. 1968), a priest of the

Legion of Christ The Congregation of the Legionaries of Christ ( la, Congregatio Legionariorum Christi; abbreviated LC; also Legion of Christ) is a Roman Catholic clerical religious order made up of priests and candidates for the priesthood established by Marci ...

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* C. A. Macartney, ''The Habsburg Empire, 1790–1918'', Faber & Faber, 2014, 900 pages. *

Jean Bérenger Jean Bérenger (born October 2, 1934) is a French historian, director of research at the CNRS, professor at the Faculty of History of the University of Strasbourg and, starting from 1990, at the University of Paris-Sorbonne. Bérenger speciali ...

, ''Histoire de l'empire des Habsbourg, 1273–1918'', Fayard, 1990, 810 pages. * Hans Bankl, ''Mal d'Asburgo. Vizi, vezzi, malanni e manie della Casa Imperiale d'Austria '', traduzione di Flavia Foradini, Trieste, mgs press, 1998, pp. 202 * Flavia Foradini, "Otto d'Asburgo. L'ultimo atto di una dinastia", mgs press, Trieste, 2004. * Martha e Horst Schad, La prediletta. Il diario della figlia di Sissi, traduzione di Flavia Foradini, Trieste, mgs Press 2001, * Sigrid-Maria Größing, Rodolfo d'Asburgo. Libero pensatore, rubacuori, psicopatico, traduzione di Flavia Foradini, Trieste, mgs Press 2006, *

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