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Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria Archduke (feminine: Archduchess; German: ''Erzherzog'', feminine form: ''Erzherzogin'') was the title borne from 1358 by the Habsburg rulers of the Archduchy of Austria, and later by all senior members of that dynasty. It denotes a rank withi ...

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(2018), 'Austria', Pages 42-86

Early life

He was born in

, the son of

and his wife, Princess Anna of Saxony. He was the great-grandson of

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Education

He received a degree in economics from the

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Family

Joseph married Princess Maria von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (1935–2018), daughter of Karl, 8th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and Carolina dei Conti Rignon. They married civilly on 25 August 1956 and religiously on 12 September 1956 in

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. They had eight children:Burke's Royal Families of the World Vol 1. Page 22. * Archduke ''Joseph Karl'' of Austria (7 August 1957 – 8 August 1957). * Archduchess ''Monika-Ilona'' Maria Carolina Stephanie Elisabeth Immacolata Benedicta Dominica of Austria (14 September 1959) she married Charles-Henry de Rambures on 18 May 1996. They have one daughter. * Archduke ''Joseph Karl'' Maria Árpád Stephan Pius Ignatius Aloysius Cyrillus of Austria (18 March 1960) he married Princess Margarete of Hohenberg (granddaughter of

Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg Maximilian, Duke von Hohenberg (''Maximilian Karl Franz Michael Hubert Anton Ignatius Joseph Maria''; 29 September 1902 – 8 January 1962), was the elder son of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary and his wife Countess Sophie Chotek vo ...

) on 28 December 1990. They have four children: Archduchess Johanna of Austria (born 21 May 1992 in London), Archduke Joseph Albrecht of Austria (born 26 July 1994 in Hanover), Archduke Paul Leo of Austria (born 13 January 1996 in Hanover), Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria (born 22 September 1997 in Hanover). * Archduchess ''Maria Christine'' Regina Stephania Immacolata Carolina Monika Ägidia of Austria (1 September 1963) she married Raymond van der Meide on 22 May 1988. They have seven children: * Archduke ''Andreas-Augustinus'' Maria Árpád Aloys Konstantin Pius Ignatius Peter of Austria (29 April 1965) he married Countess Marie-Christine von Hatzfeldt-Donhoff on 2 October 1994. They have six children. * Archduchess ''Alexandra Lydia'' Pia Immacolata Josepha Petra Paula Maria of Austria (29 June 1967) she married Wilhelmus de Wit on 19 June 1999. They have four children. * Archduke ''Nicolaus Franziskus'' Alexander Nuno Josef Árpád Ruppert Donatus Virgil Maria of Austria (27 November 1973) he married Eugenia de Calonje y Gurrea in July 2002. They have four children. * Archduke ''Johannes Jacobus'' Josef Árpád Ulrich Pius Stephan Ignatius Hermann Maria of Austria (21 May 1975) he married María Gabriela Montenegro Villamizar on 3 October 2009. They have three sons.

Dynastic honours

* : Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece * : General Captain of the Order of Vitéz (1977–2017)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Joseph Arpad 1933 births 2017 deaths House of Habsburg-Lorraine Knights of the Golden Fleece of Austria Nobility from Budapest Austrian princes