Archduke Rudolf of Austria (b. 1919)
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Archduke Rudolf of Austria (5 September 1919 – 15 May 2010) was the youngest son of Emperor Charles I of Austria and Zita of Bourbon-Parma
.
, Switzerland
where the Austrian Imperial family were staying after they had been sent into exile. He was named after Count Rudolph IV of Habsburg
.
Rudolf worked as a Wall Street
junior executive and a bank director.
, New York
. They had four children. Xenia was killed in a car crash on 20 September 1968, in which Rudolf was also seriously injured.
Rudolf was married secondly to Princess Anna Gabriele of Wrede (b. 1940) on 15 October 1971 in Ellingen
, Bavaria
. They have one daughter.
Rudolph was survived by two older brothers; Otto
and Felix
.
Zita of Bourbon-Parma
Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma was the wife of Emperor Charles of Austria...
.
Early life
He was born in PranginsPrangins
Prangins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located on Lake Geneva.-Geography:Prangins has an area, , of . Of this area, or 54.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.1% is forested...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
where the Austrian Imperial family were staying after they had been sent into exile. He was named after Count Rudolph IV of Habsburg
Rudolph I of Germany
Rudolph I was King of the Romans from 1273 until his death. He played a vital role in raising the Habsburg dynasty to a leading position among the Imperial feudal dynasties...
.
Rudolf worked as a Wall Street
Wall Street
Wall Street refers to the financial district of New York City, named after and centered on the eight-block-long street running from Broadway to South Street on the East River in Lower Manhattan. Over time, the term has become a metonym for the financial markets of the United States as a whole, or...
junior executive and a bank director.
Marriage and issue
Archduke Rudolf was married by Archbishop Fulton Sheen to Countess Xenia Czernichev-Besobrasov the daughter of Sergei Aleksandrovich Besobrasov and Countess Elizabeta Cheremeteva, on 22 June 1953 at Tuxedo ParkTuxedo Park, New York
Tuxedo Park is a village in Orange County, New York, United States. The population was 731 at the 2000 census. It is part of the Poughkeepsie–Newburgh–Middletown, NY Metropolitan Statistical Area as well as the larger New York–Newark–Bridgeport, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined...
, New York
New York
New York is a state in the Northeastern region of the United States. It is the nation's third most populous state. New York is bordered by New Jersey and Pennsylvania to the south, and by Connecticut, Massachusetts and Vermont to the east...
. They had four children. Xenia was killed in a car crash on 20 September 1968, in which Rudolf was also seriously injured.
- Archduchess Maria AnnaArchduchess Marie Astrid of AustriaArchduchess Marie Astrid of Austria , is the oldest daughter and the first child of Grand Duke Jean and Grand Duchess Joséphine-Charlotte, and the wife of Archduke Carl Christian of Austria...
(b. 1954) married Prince Peter GalitzineGalitzineFor Orthodox clergyman and theologian, see Alexander Golitzin.The Galitzines are one of the largest and noblest princely houses of Russia. Since the extinction of the Korecki family in the 17th century, the Golitsyns have claimed dynastic seniority in the House of Gediminas...
(b. 1955); six children- Princess Xenia Galitzine (b. 1983), married Alberto Matta Maya (b. 1983) in 2007
- Princess Tatiana Galitzine (b. 1984)
- Princess Alexandra Galitzine (b. 1986)
- Princess Maria Galtzine (b. 1988)
- Prince Dimitri Galitzine (b. 1990)
- Prince Ioann Galitzine (b. 1992)
- Archduke Karl Peter (b. 1955) married Princess Alexandra of Wrede (b. 1970); two children
- Archduchess Antonia (b. 2000)
- Archduke Lorenz (b. 2003)
- Archduke SimeonArchduke Simeon of AustriaArchduke Simeon Carl Eugen Joseph Leopold of Austria is an Archduke and Prince of Austria and a Prince of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia. Simeon is the third-eldest child of Archduke Rudolf of Austria and his first wife Countess Xenia Czernichev-Besobrasov...
(b. 1958) married Princess María of Bourbon-Two SiciliesPrincess María of Bourbon-Two SiciliesArchduchess María of Austria is a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and the wife of Archduke Simeon of Austria.-Family:...
(b. 1967); five children- Archduke Johannes (b. 1997)
- Archduke Ludwig (b. 1998)
- Archduchess Isabel (b. 2000)
- Archduchess Carlota (b. 2003)
- Archduke Philipp (b. 2007)
- Archduke Johannes Karl (1962–1975)
Rudolf was married secondly to Princess Anna Gabriele of Wrede (b. 1940) on 15 October 1971 in Ellingen
Ellingen
Ellingen is a town in the Weißenburg-Gunzenhausen district, in Bavaria, Germany....
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
. They have one daughter.
- Archduchess Catharina-Maria (b. 1972) married Count Maximiliano Secco di Aragona (b. 1967); three children
- Count Constantino Secco di Aragona (b. 2000)
- Count Nicolo Secco di Aragona (b. 2002)
- Count Rodolfo Secco di Aragona (b.2010)
Rudolph was survived by two older brothers; Otto
Otto von Habsburg
Otto von Habsburg , also known by his royal name as Archduke Otto of Austria, was the last Crown Prince of Austria-Hungary from 1916 until the dissolution of the empire in 1918, a realm which comprised modern-day Austria, Hungary, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, the Czech Republic, Slovakia,...
and Felix
Archduke Felix of Austria
Archduke Felix of Austria was the last surviving child of the last Austrian Emperor Charles I and a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine...
.