Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria
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Joseph Franz Leopold Anton Ignatius Maria, Archduke of Austria, Prince of Hungary (March 28, 1895, Brünn
, Bohemia
, Austrian Empire
(now Brno
, in the Czech Republic
). – September 25, 1957, Carcavelos
, Portugal
) He 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 maternal great-grandfather Franz Joseph I of Austria
.
, a daughter of Friedrich August III of Saxony
and Archduchess Luise, Princess of Tuscany
. Anna and Joseph Francis had eight children:
Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria died on 25 September 1957 in Carcavelos
, Portugal
Brunn
Brunn or Brünn may refer to:Places* Brünn, the German form of the Czech city Brno* Brunn, Upper Palatinate, a town in Bavaria, Germany* Brunn, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, a municipality in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany...
, Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
, Austrian Empire
Austrian Empire
The Austrian Empire was a modern era successor empire, which was centered on what is today's Austria and which officially lasted from 1804 to 1867. It was followed by the Empire of Austria-Hungary, whose proclamation was a diplomatic move that elevated Hungary's status within the Austrian Empire...
(now Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
, in the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
). – September 25, 1957, Carcavelos
Carcavelos
Carcavelos is a parish in the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, about 12 km west of Lisbon. The village used to be known for the Carcavelos wine, but since the wine production is nowadays reduced, Carcavelos is better known among surfers because of the good surfing condition of the...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...
) He was the eldest son of Archduke Joseph August of Austria
Archduke Joseph August of Austria
Archduke Joseph August Viktor Klemens Maria of Austria, Prince of Hungary and Bohemia was for a short period head of state of Hungary, a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and the eldest son of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria and his wife Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha...
and Princess Auguste Maria of Bavaria. As his father was the last Palatine of Hungary and was briefly considered a possible King of Hungary
King of Hungary
The King of Hungary was the head of state of the Kingdom of Hungary from 1000 to 1918.The style of title "Apostolic King" was confirmed by Pope Clement XIII in 1758 and used afterwards by all the Kings of Hungary, so after this date the kings are referred to as "Apostolic King of...
in 1919–1920, Josef Franz was a potential crown prince
Crown Prince
A crown prince or crown princess is the heir or heiress apparent to the throne in a royal or imperial monarchy. The wife of a crown prince is also titled crown princess....
of Hungary.
He was born during the reign of his maternal great-grandfather Franz Joseph I of Austria
Franz Joseph I of Austria
Franz Joseph I or Francis Joseph I was Emperor of Austria, King of Bohemia, King of Croatia, Apostolic King of Hungary, King of Galicia and Lodomeria and Grand Duke of Cracow from 1848 until his death in 1916.In the December of 1848, Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria abdicated the throne as part of...
.
Marriage and issue
On October 4, 1924, Archduke Joseph Franz married Princess Anna of SaxonyPrincess Anna of Saxony (1903–1976)
Princess Anna Monika Pia of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony was the seventh and youngest child of Frederick Augustus III of Saxony and his wife Archduchess Luise of Austria, Princess of Tuscany and a younger sister of Georg,...
, a daughter of Friedrich August III of Saxony
Frederick Augustus III of Saxony
This article is about King Frederick Augustus III of Saxony. For the elector Frederick Augustus III, see Frederick Augustus I of Saxony.Frederick Augustus III was the last King of Saxony and a member of the House of Wettin.Born in Dresden, Frederick Augustus was the son of King George of Saxony...
and Archduchess Luise, Princess of Tuscany
Archduchess Luise, Princess of Tuscany
Luise of Tuscany was a daughter of Ferdinand IV of Tuscany and his second wife, Alice of Bourbon-Parma, daughter of Duke Charles III and Louise...
. Anna and Joseph Francis had eight children:
- Archduchess Margarethe of Austria (born 17 August 1925; died 3 May 1979) married Alexander Erba-Odescalchi, Prince of Monteleone, and has issue;
- Sybilla Erba-Odescalchi, Princess of Monteleone (born 7 August 1945) married Samir Fawzi Beshhai Bekkeit and has issue;
- Augustin Beshhai-Bekkeit (born 17 March 1968)
- Helene Beshhai-Bekkeit (born 21 September 1969)
- Eleonore Beshhai-Bekkeit (born 19 March 1974)
- Sybilla Erba-Odescalchi, Princess of Monteleone (born 7 August 1945) married Samir Fawzi Beshhai Bekkeit and has issue;
- Archduchess Ilona of AustriaArchduchess Ilona of AustriaArchduchess Ilona of Austria was a member of the Hungarian Palatine branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. She was married and later divorced from the late head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg....
(born 20 April 1927) married Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg - Archduchess Anna-Theresia Gabriella of Austria (born 19 April 1928; died 28 November 1984)
- Archduke Joseph Arpád of AustriaArchduke Joseph Arpad of AustriaJózsef Árpád Habsburg , is a member of the Hungarian Palatine branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine....
(born 8 February 1933) - Archduke István Dominik Anton Umberto of Austria (born 1 July 1934)
- Archduchess Maria Kynga Beatrix of Austria (born 27 August 1938)
- Archduke Géza Ladislaus of AustriaGeza von HabsburgArchduke Géza of Austria, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia , in Austria and Hungary only known by law as Géza von Habsburg, is the son of Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria and his wife Princess Anna of Saxony...
(born 14 November 1940) - Archduke Michael Koloman of Austria (born 5 May 1942), married Princess Christiana of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (born 1940)
Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria died on 25 September 1957 in Carcavelos
Carcavelos
Carcavelos is a parish in the Portuguese municipality of Cascais, about 12 km west of Lisbon. The village used to be known for the Carcavelos wine, but since the wine production is nowadays reduced, Carcavelos is better known among surfers because of the good surfing condition of the...
, Portugal
Portugal
Portugal , officially the Portuguese Republic is a country situated in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula. Portugal is the westernmost country of Europe, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the West and South and by Spain to the North and East. The Atlantic archipelagos of the...