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Franz Karl Josef Habsburg-Lorraine, Prince of Germany, Archduke Austria 1802–1878 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Dec 1802

Birth Location: Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire

Death Date: 8 Mar 1878

Death Location: Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna (Wien), Austria

Father: Franz Bohemia

Mother: Marie Austria

Spouse(s): Sophie Princess

Children(s): Maximilian Mexico, Franz Confederation, Karl Austria, Maria Österreich, Ludwig Austria, Stillborn Habsburg-Lothringen

In 1802, Franz Karl Josef Habsburg-Lorraine, Prince of Germany, Archduke Austria entered the world in Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire, born to Franz Francis Ii Joseph Ii Karl Habsburg Lorraine Holy Roman Emperor Last King Of Germany 1St Emperor Of Austria Hungary Lombard Bohemia And Marie Theresa Carolina Giuseppina Of Bourbon Naples German Queen Empress Holy Roman Empire Archduchess Empress Austria. Franz Karl Josef Habsburg-Lorraine, Prince of Germany, Archduke Austria married Sophie Friederike Dorothea Wilhelmine Wittelsbach Of Bavaria Archduchess Of Austria Princess, and had children including Franz Josef I Habsburg Lorraine Emperor Of Austro Hungarian Empire King Of Bohemia President Of The German Confederation, Karl Ludwig Joseph Maria Habsburg Lorraine Archduke Of Austria, Ludwig Viktor Habsburg Archduke Of Austria, Maria Anna Erzherzogin Habsburg Lorraine Of Osterreich, Maximilian I Habsburg Lorraine Of Austria Emperor Of Mexico, Stillborn Son Von Habsburg Lothringen. Franz Karl Josef Habsburg-Lorraine, Prince of Germany, Archduke Austria passed away in 1878 in Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna (Wien), Austria.

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  • In 1802, Franz Karl Josef Habsburg-Lorraine, Prince of Germany, Archduke Austria entered the world in Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire, born to Franz Francis Ii Joseph Ii Karl Habsburg Lorraine Holy Roman Emperor Last King Of Germany 1St Emperor Of Austria Hungary Lombard Bohemia And Marie Theresa Carolina Giuseppina Of Bourbon Naples German Queen Empress Holy Roman Empire Archduchess Empress Austria.
  • Franz Karl Josef Habsburg-Lorraine, Prince of Germany, Archduke Austria married Sophie Friederike Dorothea Wilhelmine Wittelsbach Of Bavaria Archduchess Of Austria Princess, and had children including Franz Josef I Habsburg Lorraine Emperor Of Austro Hungarian Empire King Of Bohemia President Of The German Confederation, Karl Ludwig Joseph Maria Habsburg Lorraine Archduke Of Austria, Ludwig Viktor Habsburg Archduke Of Austria, Maria Anna Erzherzogin Habsburg Lorraine Of Osterreich, Maximilian I Habsburg Lorraine Of Austria Emperor Of Mexico, Stillborn Son Von Habsburg Lothringen.
  • Franz Karl Josef Habsburg-Lorraine, Prince of Germany, Archduke Austria passed away in 1878 in Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna (Wien), Austria.

Immediate Family

Parents

Franz Bohemia
1768–1835
Birth Location: Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
FB
Marie Austria
1772–1807
Birth Location: Durazzo (Durres) prefecture of W. Albania.
MA

Spouses(s)

Sophie Princess
1805–1872
Birth Location: München, Stadt Munchen, Bayern, Germany
SP

Children(s)

Maximilian Mexico
1832–1867
Birth Location: Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria
MM
Franz Confederation
1830–1916
Birth Location: Schonbrunn Castle, Vienna, Wien Stadt, Austria
FC
Karl Austria
1833–1896
Birth Location: Wien, Schloss Schönbrunn, Bezirk Hietzing, Niederösterreich, Hauptstadt, Österreich.
KA
Maria Österreich
1835–1840
Birth Location: Wien, Wien, Vienna, Austria
MÖ
Ludwig Austria
1842–1919
Birth Location: Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria
LA
Stillborn Habsburg-Lothringen
1840–1840
Birth Location: Schloss Schonbrunn, Wien, Austria
SH

Franz Austria's Ancestors

Self
Franz Austria
1802–1878
Birth Place: Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Parents
Franz 'Francis II' Joseph II Karl Habsburg Lorraine, Holy Roman Emperor (last), King of Germany, 1st Emperor of Austria, Hungary, Lombard, Bohemia
1768–1835
Florence, Firenze, Toscana, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Marie (Theresa Carolina Giuseppina of Bourbon-Naples, German Queen, Empress Holy Roman Empire, Archduchess & Empress) Austria
1772–1807
Durazzo (Durres) prefecture of W. Albania.
Grandparents
Leopold (II Habsburg-Lorraine, Holy Roman Emperor, King of Germany, Grand Duke of) Tuscany
1747–1792
Château de Schönbrunn, Vienne, Wien, Austria
Maria (Louisa of Spain, Kaiserin Des Heiligen) Römischen
1745–1792
Palazzo, Livorno, Toscana, Italy
Ferdinand (IV Antonio Pascual of Bourbon, King of) Naples-Sicily
1751–1825
Royal Palace of Naples, Campanie, Kingdon of Naples
Maria (Carolina Louisa Josephe von Hapsburg, Archduchess of Austria, Queen of Naples and) Sicily
1752–1814
Schonbrunn castle, Vienna, Austria
Great-Grandparents
Francis Netherlands
1708–1765
Maria Bohemia
1717–1780
Carlos Piacenza
1716–1788
Maria Poland
1724–1760
Carlos Piacenza
1716–1788
Maria Poland
1724–1760
Francis Netherlands
1708–1765
Maria Bohemia
1717–1780
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Leopold Lorraine
1679–1729
Elizabeth Princess
1676–1744
Charles Germany
1685–1740
Élisabeth Prinzessin
1691–1750
Felipe Anjou
1683–1746
Isabella Spain
1692–1766
Frederick Poland
1696–1763
Marie Poland
1699–1757
Felipe Anjou
1683–1746
Isabella Spain
1692–1766
Frederick Poland
1696–1763
Marie Poland
1699–1757
Leopold Lorraine
1679–1729
Elizabeth Princess
1676–1744
Charles Germany
1685–1740
Élisabeth Prinzessin
1691–1750

Franz Austria's Descendants

1.
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Franz (Karl Josef Habsburg-Lorraine, Prince of Germany, Archduke) Austria (7 Dec 1802–8 Mar 1878) m. Sophie (Friederike Dorothea Wilhelmine Wittelsbach of Bavaria, Archduchess of Austria,) Princess (27 Jan 1805–28 May 1872)
  1. 1. Maximilian (I Habsburg-Lorraine of Austria, Emperor of) Mexico 1832–1867 m. Marie (Charlotte 'Carlota of Mexico') Saxe-Coburg-Gotha 1840–1927
    1. 1. Agustin (Jose Geronimo Francisco de Paula de Iturbide y) Green 1863–1925
    2. 2. Salvador (von Habsburg-Lothringen, of) Iturbide 1849–1895
  2. 2. Franz (Josef I Habsburg-Lorraine, Emperor of Austro-Hungarian Empire, King of Bohemia, President of the German) Confederation 1830–1916 m. Elisabeth (Amalie Eugenie 'Sisi' Wittelsbach dynasty, Empress consort of Austria, Queen consort of Hungary, Bohemia, Dalmatia, and) Croatia 1837–1898
    1. 1. Sophia (Habsburg, Princess of) Austria 1855–1857
    2. 2. Gisela (Habsburg, Archduchess of) Austria 1856–1932 m. Leopold (Maximilian Maria Arnulf von Bayern,) Prince 1846–1930
    3. 3. Rudolf (Habsburg, Crown Prince of) Austria 1858–1889
    4. 4. Marie ('Valerie' Mathilde Amalie Habsburg, Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Hungary &) Bohemia 1868–1924 m. Franz (Salvator Maria Joseph Ferdinand Karl Leopold Anton von Padua Johann Baptist Januarius Aloys Gonzaga Habsburg-Lorraine, Archduke of) Austria 1866–1939
      1. 1. Elisabeth (Ella Franziska Marie Karoline Ignatia Habsburg Lorraine, Archduchess of) Austria 1892–1930 m. Georg (zu Zeil und Hohenems, Graf von) Waldburg 1878–1955
        1. 1. Klementine (Maria Hedwig Elisabeth Agnes Walburga Von Waldburg Zu Zeil Und) Trauchburg 1914–1941
        2. 2. Elisabeth (Hedwig Maria Franziska Walburga Xaveria Gräfin von Waldburg zu Zeil und) Hohenems 1917–1979
      2. 2. Franz (Carl Salvator Marie Joseph Ignaz Habsburg-Lorraine, Archduke of) Austria 1893–1918
      3. 3. Hubert (Salvator Rainer Maria Joseph Ignatius Habsburg Lorraine, Archduke of) Austria 1894–1971 m. Rosemary (Friederike Isabella Eleonore Henriette Antonia) Salm 1904–2001
        1. 1. Valerie (Isabelle Marie Anna Alfonsa Desideria Brigitte Sophia Thomasia Huberta Josepha Ignatia Habsburg) Tuscany 1941–1999
      4. 4. Hedwig (Maria Immakulata Michaela Ignatia Habsburg Lorraine, Archduchess of) Austria 1896–1970
      5. 5. Theodor (Salvator Petrus Realinus Maria Josef Ignatius Habsburg Lorraine, Archduke of) Austria 1899–1978 m. Maria (Theresa Grafin von Waldburg zu Zeil und) Trauchburg 1901–1967
      6. 6. Clemens (Salvator Leopold Benedikt Antonius Maria Joseph Ignatius Altenburg, Archduke of Austria Count of) Altenburg 1904–1974 m. Elisabeth (Maria Thaddea Countess of Resseguier) Miremont 1905–2000
        1. 1. Peter (Frederik Christiaan Clemens Maria Leopold Joseph Mattheus Prince of Altenburg) Altenburg 1935–2008
  3. 3. Karl (Ludwig Joseph Maria Habsburg-Lorraine, Archduke of) Austria 1833–1896 m. Maria (Teresa da Imaculada Conceicao Fernanda Eulalia Leopoldina Adelaide Isabel Carolina Micaela Rafaela Gabriela Francisca de Braganca, Princess of Portugal , Archduchess of) Austria 1855–1944 m. Maria (Annunziata von Bourbon Borbone delle Due) Sicilie 1843–1871 m. Margaretha (Karoline Friederike Cecilie Auguste Amalie Josephine Elisabeth Maria Johanna von) Sachsen 1840–1858
    1. 1. Elisabeth (Amalie Eugenia Maria Theresia Karoline Luise Josepha von Habsburg-Lothringen, Archduchess E of Austria , Princess of of) Liechtenstein 1878–1960 m. Prince (Aloys of) Liechtenstein 1869–1955
      1. 1. Prince (Franz Joseph II of) Liechtenstein 1906–1989
      2. 2. Prince (Heinrich Hartneid of) Liechtenstein 1920–1993
      3. 3. Prince (Georg Hartmann of) Liechtenstein 1911–1988
      4. 4. Prince (Ulrich Dietmar of) Liechtenstein 1913–1978
      5. 5. Prince (Aloys Heinrich of) Liechtenstein 1917–1967
      6. 6. Princess (Maria Theresia of) Liechtenstein 1908–1973
      7. 7. Prince (Karl Alfred of) Liechtenstein 1910–1985
    2. 2. Maria (Annunciata von) Habsburg-Lothringen 1876–1961
    3. 3. Otto (Franz Joseph Karl Ludwig Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen,) Archduke 1865–1906 m. Maria (Josepha von) Sachsen 1867–
      1. 1. Karl (I Charles Franz Joseph Ludwig Hubert Von Habsburg, final Emperor of Austro-Hungarian) Empire 1887–1922
      2. 2. Maximilian (Eugen Von) Habsburg 1895–1952
        1. 1. Ferdinand (von) Habsburg-Lothringen 1918–2004
      3. 3. Alfred (Joseph von) Hortenau 1892–1957
    4. 4. Franz (Ferdinand Karl Ludwig Joseph Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen, Archduke of Austria-Este, assassinated by Serbian leading to) WW1 1863–1914 m. Sophia (Maria Josephine Albina von Chotkow-Wognin, Duchess of Hohenberg,) Countess 1868–1914
      1. 1. No (Name von Habsburg-Lotharingen, Prince of) Hohenberg 1908–1908
      2. 2. Ernst (Alfons Frans Ignace Joseph Maria Anon von Habsburg-Lotharingen, Prince of) Hohenberg 1904–1954
      3. 3. Sophia (Maria Francesca Anthonia Ignatia Alberta von Habsburg-Lotharingen, Princess of) Hohenberg 1901–1990
      4. 4. Maximilian, (Duke of) Hohenberg 1902–1962
    5. 5. Ferdinand (Karl Ludwig Joseph Johann Maria von Habsburg Lothringen, Major-general in the Austrian) Army 1868–1915 m. Berta Czuber 1879–1979
    6. 6. Margarete (Sophie Marie Annunciata Theresia Caroline von Habsburg-Lothringen von) Österreich 1870–1902 m. Albrecht (Maria Alexander Philipp Joseph von) Württemberg 1865–1939
      1. 1. Marie (Amalia von) Württemberg 1897–1923
      2. 2. Albrecht (von) Württemberg 1895–1954
      3. 3. Philipp (Albrecht von) Württemberg 1893–1975
      4. 4. Georg (Philips Albrecht Karel Maria Joseph Lodewijk Hubertus Stanislau Leopold Hertog van) Württemberg 1893–1945
      5. 5. Carl (Alexander of) Württemberg 1896–1964
  4. 4. Maria (Anna Erzherzogin Habsburg-Lorraine, of) Österreich 1835–1840
  5. 5. Ludwig (Viktor Habsburg, Archduke of) Austria 1842–1919
    1. 1. Maria (Annunziata Adelheid Theresia Michaele Karoline Luise Pia Ignatia von) Habsburg-Lothringen 1876–1961
  6. 6. Stillborn (son von) Habsburg-Lothringen 1840–1840

Franz Austria's Timeline

2 Records

1802
7 Dec 1802
Birth of Franz Karl Josef Habsburg-Lorraine, Prince of Germany, Archduke Austria in Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire
1878
8 Mar 1878
Age 76
Death of Franz Karl Josef Habsburg-Lorraine, Prince of Germany, Archduke Austria in Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire
Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Dec 1802
    Event Place: Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, findagrave.com; Publication Place: USA; GRid=13045780
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Vienna
    Record Source: U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, findagrave.com; Publication Place: USA; GRid=13045780

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Mar 1878
    Event Place: Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Austria, Holy Roman Empire
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, findagrave.com; Publication Place: USA; GRid=13045780
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Vienna, Wien Stadt, Vienna (Wien), Austria
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current, findagrave.com; Publication Place: USA; GRid=13045780
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
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