Franz Ferdinand, Duke of Hohenberg (13 September 1927 – 16 August 1977), was the eldest son of
Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg
Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg (''Maximilian Karl Franz Michael Hubert Anton Ignatius Joseph Maria von Hohenberg''; 29 September 1902 – 8 January 1962), was the elder son of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife Countess So ...
, and Countess Elisabeth von
Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee. He was also a grandson of
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 of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, assassination in Sarajevo was the ...
and his
morganatic
Morganatic marriage, sometimes called a left-handed marriage, is a marriage between people of unequal social rank, which in the context of royalty or other inherited title prevents the principal's position or privileges being passed to the spous ...
wife
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg (; ; 1 March 1868 – 28 June 1914) was the wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Their assassination in Sarajevo sparked a series of events that led, four weeks later ...
. As a result of that morganatic marriage, the Hohenbergs were excluded from the line of succession to the Austro-Hungarian throne.
Following the socialist take-over in Vienna during the chaos at the close of
The Great War and their exiling of the monarchy, all Austrian titles were subsequently abolished by law in 1919. From then on, names officially consisted only of forename and surname, without
von
The term () is used in German surnames either as a nobiliary particle indicating a noble patrilineality, or as a simple preposition used by commoners that means or .
Nobility directories like the often abbreviate the noble term to ''v.'' ...
or titles,
scilicet ''Franz Ferdinand Hohenberg''. Most simply ignored this Decree.
Family
He was born ''
His Serene Highness
His/Her Serene Highness (abbreviation: HSH, second person address: Your Serene Highness) is a style (manner of address), style used today by the reigning families of Liechtenstein, Monaco and Thailand. Until 1918, it was also associated with the p ...
Prince Franz Ferdinand of Hohenberg'', but upon the death of his father in 1962, he became the 2nd Duke of Hohenberg and Head of the
House of Hohenberg
The House of Hohenberg is an Austrian and Czech noble family that descends from Countess Sophie Chotek (1868–1914), who in 1900 married Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Este (1863–1914), the heir presumptive to the throne of ...
.
On 9 May 1956 in
Luxembourg
Luxembourg, officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, is a landlocked country in Western Europe. It is bordered by Belgium to the west and north, Germany to the east, and France on the south. Its capital and most populous city, Luxembour ...
, Prince Franz married
Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg, a daughter of
Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Charlotte (''Charlotte Adelgonde Elisabeth Marie Wilhelmine''; 23 January 1896 – 9 July 1985) was Grand Duchess of Luxembourg from 14 January 1919 until her abdication on 12 November 1964. Her reign is the longest of any Luxembourgish monarc ...
.
They had two daughters:
* Princess Anna (Anita) Charlotte Maximiliana Euphemia Maria Helena of Hohenberg (born 18 August 1958, Berg Castle). She married Romee de La Poeze, Count d'Harambure on 22 July 1978. They have four children. In 1998 they divorced and on 9 July 2005 she married Count Andreas von Bardeau.
* Princess Sophie Felicitas Elisabetha Bona Maria Antonia of Hohenberg (born 10 May 1960) married Jean-Louis de Potesta on 18 June 1983. They have three children.
Since he had no sons, he was succeeded by his younger brother
Georg as Duke of Hohenberg and head of the House of Hohenberg.
Ancestry
, -
References
{{DEFAULTSORT:Franz, Duke Of Hohenberg
Austrian nobility
Hohenberg family
1927 births
1977 deaths