Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria

Josef Franz, Archduke of Austria, Prince of Hungary (Josef Franz Leopold Anton Ignatius Maria; 28 March 1895 – 25 September 1957), 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.

Archduke Josef Franz
Archduke Josef Franz, c. 1930
BornJosef Franz Leopold Anton Ignatius Maria
(1895-03-28)28 March 1895
Brünn, Bohemia, Austrian Empire
Died25 September 1957(1957-09-25) (aged 62)
Carcavelos, Portuguese Riviera
Burial
Palatinal Crypt, Budapest
Spouse
Princess Anna of Saxony
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(m. 1924)​
IssueArchduchess Margaret, Princess of Monteleone
Archduchess Ilona
Archduchess Anna-Theresia
Archduke Joseph Árpád
Archduke István Dominik
Archduchess Maria Kynga
Archduke Géza
Archduke Michael
HouseHabsburg-Lorraine
FatherArchduke Joseph August, Palatine of Hungary
MotherPrincess Auguste of Bavaria
Princess Anna of Saxony and Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria
Tomb of Archduke Joseph Francis and his family in the Palatinal Crypt, Budapest

He was born during the reign of his great-grandfather (on his mother's side) Emperor Francis Joseph I of Austria.

Marriage and issue
Styles of
Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria
Reference styleHis Imperial and Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Imperial and Royal Highness

On 4 October 1924, Archduke Josef Franz married Princess Anna of Saxony, a daughter of Friedrich August III of Saxony and Archduchess Luise of Austria-Tuscany. Anna and Joseph Francis had eight children:

Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria died on 25 September 1957 in Carcavelos, on the Portuguese Riviera.

Ancestry

References
  1. He was adopted by his maternal grandfather Hugo Erba Odescalchi (1842-1919), Prince of Monteleone (giving him rights on the name, but not yet on the titles of the family). He was styled by King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy, just before his marriage with Archduchess Margit of Austria, Principe di Monteleone and Marchese di Mondonico.


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