Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este (given names: ''Robert Karl Ludwig Maximilian Michael Maria Anton Franz Ferdinand Joseph Otto Hubert Georg Pius Johannes Marcus d'Aviano''; 8 February 1915 – 7 February 1996), was the second son of
Karl I
Charles I or Karl I (german: Karl Franz Josef Ludwig Hubert Georg Otto Maria, hu, Károly Ferenc József Lajos Hubert György Ottó Mária; 17 August 18871 April 1922) was Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary (as Charles IV, ), King of Croatia, ...
, (
beatified
Beatification (from Latin ''beatus'', "blessed" and ''facere'', "to make”) is a recognition accorded by the Catholic Church of a deceased person's entrance into Heaven and capacity to intercede on behalf of individuals who pray in their nam ...
) last
Emperor of Austria-Hungary, and
Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma. He was also known as Robert Karl Erzherzog von Österreich.
Archduke of Austria-Este
On 16 April 1917, at the age of two, his father the Emperor ceded the title of Archduke of
Austria-Este
The House of Habsburg-Este (), also known as the House of Austria-Este () and holder of the title of Archduke of Austria-Este (; ), is a cadet branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and also descends from the House of Este in the cognatic lin ...
in Robert's favor. Archduke Robert was thereby chosen to preserve, in the form of a distinct
secundogeniture
A secundogeniture (from la, secundus "following, second," and "born") was a dependent territory given to a younger son of a princely house and his descendants, creating a cadet branch. This was a special form of inheritance in which the second a ...
, the Habsburg-Lorraine representation of the once-sovereign
Duchy of Modena
A duchy, also called a dukedom, is a medieval country, territory, fief, or domain ruled by a duke or duchess, a ruler hierarchically second to the king or queen in Western European tradition.
There once existed an important difference between " ...
which had belonged to the
House of Este
The House of Este ( , , ) is a European dynasty of North Italian origin whose members ruled parts of Italy and Germany for many centuries.
The original House of Este's elder branch, which is known as the House of Welf, included dukes of Bavaria ...
. He was thus made heir to his assassinated relative
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
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), who had inherited in 1875 the Austria-Este designation and what had been salvaged of the Este fortune when the duchy was
annexed
Annexation (Latin ''ad'', to, and ''nexus'', joining), in international law, is the forcible acquisition of one state's territory by another state, usually following military occupation of the territory. It is generally held to be an illegal act ...
to Italy in 1860.
Family
Archduke Robert married
Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta
Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este ( Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta, 7 April 1930 – 10 January 2022) was an Italian princess, the first-born child of Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta, and Princess Anne d'Orléans.
Biography
Margherita, bor ...
(7 April 1930 – 10 January 2022, elder daughter of the late
Amadeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta
Prince Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta (Amedeo Umberto Isabella Luigi Filippo Maria Giuseppe Giovanni di Savoia-Aosta; 21 October 1898 – 3 March 1942) was the third Duke of Aosta and a first cousin, once removed of the King of Italy, Victor Emmanu ...
) on 28 December 1953 in
Bourg-en-Bresse
Bourg-en-Bresse (; frp, Bôrg) is the Prefectures in France, prefecture of the Ain Departments of France, department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Regions of France, region in Eastern France. Located northeast of Lyon, it is the capital of the ...
,
Ain
Ain (, ; frp, En) is a department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Eastern France. Named after the Ain river, it is bordered by the Saône and Rhône rivers. Ain is located on the country's eastern edge, on the Swiss border, where it ...
, France (civilly) and 29 December 1953, in
Brou, Eure-et-Loir
Brou is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.
Population
See also
*Communes of the Eure-et-Loir department
References
External links
Official site*Félix Charpentier
Félix Charpentier (10 January 1858 in Bollène ...
, France (religiously).
The couple had five children:
* Archduchess Maria Beatrice (born 11 December 1954) married on 26 April 1980 in Chartres Count Riprand of
Arco-Zinneberg, a great-grandson of the last Bavarian king,
Ludwig III
Ludwig III (Ludwig Luitpold Josef Maria Aloys Alfried; 7 January 1845 – 18 October 1921) was the last King of Bavaria, reigning from 1913 to 1918. Initially he served in the Bavarian military as a lieutenant and went on to hold the rank of Oberl ...
and of
Maria Theresia, Archduchess of Austria-Este
Maria may refer to:
People
* Mary, mother of Jesus
* Maria (given name), a popular given name in many languages
Place names Extraterrestrial
*170 Maria, a Main belt S-type asteroid discovered in 1877
*Lunar maria (plural of ''mare''), large, da ...
. They have six daughters:
** Countess Anna Theresa von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (born 1981) married on 29 September 2018, at
Niederaltaich Abbey
Niederaltaich Abbey (Abtei or Kloster Niederaltaich) is a house of the Benedictine Order founded in 741, situated in the village of Niederalteich on the Danube in Bavaria.
Foundation and early history
After its foundation in 741 by Duke Odilo o ...
in
Bavaria
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, Colin McKenzie (born 1976). They have two children.
** Countess Margherita von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (born 1983) married on 19 March 2022, in
Moos, Bavaria, Charles Douglas Green (born 1981)
**
Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (born 1988) married on 17 October 2019, in
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Neuilly-sur-Seine (; literally 'Neuilly on Seine'), also known simply as Neuilly, is a commune in the department of Hauts-de-Seine in France, just west of Paris. Immediately adjacent to the city, the area is composed of mostly select residentia ...
, France,
Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon
Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon, Prince of Montfort (birth name: ''Jean-Christophe Louis Ferdinand Albéric Napoléon''; born 11 July 1986, France) is the head of the former Imperial House of France, and heir of Napoleon Bonaparte, the First ...
(born 1986)
** Countess Maximiliana von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (born 1990) is engaged in 2022 to Byron Houdayer (born 1986)
** Countess Marie Gabrielle von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (born 1992), who is a
mezzo-soprano
A mezzo-soprano or mezzo (; ; meaning "half soprano") is a type of classical female singing voice whose vocal range lies between the soprano and the contralto voice types. The mezzo-soprano's vocal range usually extends from the A below middle C ...
opera singer
** Countess Giorgiana von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (born 1997)
*
Archduke Lorenz (born 16 December 1955) married on 22 September 1984 at Brussels,
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 ...
(born 1962), daughter of King
Albert II of the Belgians
, house = Belgium
, father = Leopold III of Belgium
, mother = Astrid of Sweden
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Stuyvenberg Castle, Laeken, Brussels, Belgium
, death_date =
, death_place =
, signature = Albert II of Belgium Signa ...
.
[Enache, Nicolas. ''La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg''. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 44–45,50. French][Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Furstlicher Hauser Bande XVI, C.A. Starke Verlag, ''Haus Osterreich'', Limburg, 2001, pp. 91–92. German] They have three daughters and two sons:
**
Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (Amedeo Marie Joseph Carl Pierre Philippe Paola Marcus d'Aviano; born 21 February 1986) is a grandson of King Albert II of Belgium, and thus a member of the Belgian royal family. He is also he ...
(born 1986) married Elisabetta Rosboch von Wolkenstein on 5 July 2014 in Rome, Italy.
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/ref> They have two children.
** Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
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 ...
(born 1988) married William Isvy (born 1991) on 10 September 2022 in Brussels, Belgium.
** Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este
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 Prin ...
(born 1991)
** Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este
Princess Astrid of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (born 5 June 1962), is the second child and first daughter of Albert II of the Belgians, King Albert II and Queen Paola of Belgium, Queen Paola, and the younger sister to the current Belgi ...
(born 1995)
** (born 2003)
* Archduke Gerhard (born 30 October 1957) married in 2015 Iris Jandrasits (born 1961).
* Archduke Martin (born 21 December 1959) married in 2004 Princess Katharina of Isenburg, sister of Sophie, Princess of Prussia
Sophie, Princess of Prussia (born Princess Sophie Johanna Maria of Isenburg;In 1919 royal family, royalty and nobility were mandated to lose their privileges in Germany, hereditary titles were to be legally borne thereafter only as part of the su ...
and Isabelle, Princess of Wied. They have three sons and a daughter:
** Archduke Bartholomaeus of Austria (2006)
** Archduke Emmanuel of Austria (2008)
** Archduchess Helene of Austria (2009)
** Archduke Luigi of Austria (2011)
* Archduchess Isabella (born 2 March 1963) married in 1997 Count Andrea Czarnocki-Lucheschi. They have three sons and a daughter:
** Alvise Czarnocki-Lucheschi (1999)
** Carlo Amedeo Czarnocki-Lucheschi (2000)
** Maria Anna Czarnocki-Lucheschi (2002)
** Alessandro Czarnocki-Lucheschi (2004)
Ancestry
References
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