Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria

Archduke of Austria and Prince of Hungary
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Princess Anna of Saxony
(m. 1924)
IssueArchduchess Margaret, Princess of Monteleone
Archduchess Ilona
Archduchess Anna-Theresia
Archduke Joseph Árpád
Archduke István Dominik
Archduchess Maria Kynga
Archduke Géza
Archduke MichaelHouseHabsburg-LorraineFatherArchduke Joseph August, Palatine of HungaryMotherPrincess Auguste of Bavaria
Princess Anna of Saxony and Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria
Tomb of Archduke Joseph Francis and his family in the Palatinal Crypt, Budapest

Josef Franz, Archduke of Austria, Prince of Hungary (Josef Franz Leopold Anton Ignatius Maria; 28 March 1895 – 25 September 1957), was the eldest son of Archduke Joseph August of Austria and Princess Auguste Maria of Bavaria. As his father was the last Palatine of Hungary and was briefly considered a possible King of Hungary in 1919–1920, Josef Franz was a potential crown prince of Hungary.

He was born during the reign of his great-grandfather (on his mother's side) Emperor Francis Joseph I of Austria.

Marriage and issue

Styles of
Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria
Reference styleHis Imperial and Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Imperial and Royal Highness

On 4 October 1924, Archduke Josef Franz married Princess Anna of Saxony, a daughter of Friedrich August III of Saxony and Archduchess Luise of Austria-Tuscany. Anna and Joseph Francis had eight children:

Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria died on 25 September 1957 in Carcavelos, on the Portuguese Riviera.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria
8. Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary
4. Archduke Joseph Karl, Palatine of Hungary
9. Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
2. Archduke Joseph August, Palatine of Hungary
10. Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
5. Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
11. Princess Clémentine of Orléans
1. Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria
12. Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
6. Prince Leopold of Bavaria
13. Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria
3. Princess Auguste of Bavaria
14. Franz Joseph I of Austria
7. Archduchess Gisela of Austria
15. Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria

References

  1. ^ He was adopted by his maternal grandfather Hugo Erba Odescalchi (1842-1919), Prince of Monteleone (giving him rights on the name, but not yet on the titles of the family). He was styled by King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, just before his marriage with Archduchess Margit of Austria, Principe di Monteleone and Marchese di Mondonico.
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  • S: also an infante of Spain
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  • M: also a prince of Modena
  • B: also a prince of Belgium
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