Archduke Leopold Franz of Austria (born 25 October 1942 at Schloss Leutstetten in Starnberg

Starnberg

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, Bavaria

Bavaria

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, Nazi Germany

Nazi Germany

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) was a member of the Tuscan line of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and Archduke and Prince of Austria, Prince of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany by birth. Leopold Franz was the titular Grand Duke of Tuscany

Grand Duchy of Tuscany

The Grand Duchy of Tuscany was a central Italian monarchy that existed, with interruptions, from 1569 to 1859, replacing the Duchy of Florence. The grand duchy's capital was Florence...

 from 21 January 1984 to 18 June 1993.

Family

Leopold Franz was the third eldest child and only son of Archduke Gottfried of Austria

Archduke Gottfried of Austria

Archduke Gottfried of Austria was a member of the Tuscan line of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and Archduke and Prince of Austria, Prince of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany by birth...

 and his wife Princess Dorothea of Bavaria

Princess Dorothea of Bavaria

Princess Dorothea of Bavaria was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a Princess of Bavaria by birth...

.

Marriage and issue

Leopold Franz married Princess Laetitia d'Arenberg

Laetitia d'Arenberg

Laetitia d'Arenberg, formally Lætitia Marie Madelaine Susanne Valentine de Belzunce d'Arenberg, was born on September 2, 1941 in Brummana, Mandate of Lebanon now Lebanon. She is a French Uruguayan businesswoman.-Background:...

, eldest child and only daughter of Henri de Belzunce, Marquis de Belzunce and his wife Marie-Thérèse de la Poëze d'Harambure, civilly on 19 June 1965 in St. Gilgen

St. Gilgen

Sankt Gilgen is a picturesque village by the Wolfgangsee in the Austrian state of Salzburg, in the "Salzkammergut" region.-History:In the year 1376 Sankt Gilgen was first mentioned in documents. 1873 the shipping on the Wolfgangsee started and so did the tourism too. Also the construction of the...

 and religiously on 28 July 1965 in Menetou-Salon

Menetou-Salon

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. Leopold Franz and Laetitia had two children together:

• Archduke Sigismund Otto of Austria, Prince of Tuscany
  Archduke Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany
  Archduke Sigismund of Austria, Grand Duke of Tuscany is the titular Grand Duke of Tuscany and current head of the Tuscan branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.-Biography:Sigismund was born in Lausanne the son of Archduke Leopold Franz and his first wife Princess...
  
   (born 21 April 1966)
• Archduke Guntram Maria of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (born 21 July 1967)

Leopold Franz and Laetitia divorced in 1981. He married for a second time on 18 June 1993 to Marta Perez Valverde, thereby renouncing his rights to the titular Grand Ducal throne of Tuscany in favor of his elder son Sigismund, the current head of the House of Habsburg-Tuscany. Leopold Franz and Marta divorced in 1998.

Titles and styles

• 25 October 1942 – 21 January 1984: His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke and Prince Leopold Franz of Austria; Prince Leopold Franz of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany
• 21 January 1984 - 18 June 1993: His Imperial and Royal Highness The Grand Duke of Tuscany
• 18 June 1993 – present: His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke and Prince Leopold Franz of Austria; Prince Leopold Franz of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany

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