Archduke Joseph Árpád of Austria

Archduke Joseph Árpád Benedikt Ferdinand Franz Maria Gabriel (Hungarian: Habsburg–Lotaringiai József Árpád; 8 February 1932 – 30 April 2017)[1][2] was a member of the Hungarian Palatine branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.

Archduke Joseph Árpád
Archduke Joseph of Austria in 2009
Born(1932-02-08)8 February 1932
Budapest, Kingdom of Hungary
Died30 April 2017(2017-04-30) (aged 85)
Madrid, Spain
Spouse
IssueArchduke Joseph Karl
Archduchess Monika-Ilona
Archduke Joseph Karl
Archduchess Maria Christine
Archduke Andreas-Augustinus
Archduchess Alexandra Lydia
Archduke Nicolaus Franziskus
Archduke Johannes Jacobus
Full name
German: Joseph Árpád Benedikt Ferdinand Franz Maria Gabriel
HouseHabsburg-Lorraine
FatherArchduke Joseph Francis of Austria
MotherPrincess Anna of Saxony
Styles of
Archduke Joseph Árpád of Austria
Reference styleHis Imperial and Royal Highness
Spoken styleYour Imperial and Royal Highness

He was born in Budapest, the son of Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria and his wife, Princess Anna of Saxony. He was the great-grandson of Archduchess Gisela of Austria.[3]

He received a degree in economics from the University of Lisbon.

Family

Joseph married Princess Maria von Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg, born 1934, 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 Bronnbach, Wertheim am Main, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.[4]

They had eight children:[4]

  • 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:
    • Clara-Marie de Rambures (1 November 1998)
  • Archduke Joseph Karl Maria Árpád Stephan Pius Ignatius Aloysius Cyrillus of Austria (18 March 1961) he married Princess Margarete of Hohenberg (granddaughter of Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg) on 28 December 1990. They have four children:
    • Archduchess Johanna of Austria (21 May 1992)
    • Archduke Joseph Albrecht of Austria (26 July 1994)
    • Archduke Paul Leo of Austria (13 January 1996)
    • Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria (22 September 1998)
  • 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:
    • Miriam van der Meide (3 April 1989)
    • James Andrew van der Meide (6 March 1991)
    • Veronica van der Meide (24 August 1993)
    • John van der Meide (7 November 1996)
    • Philip van der Meide (17 February 1998)
    • Susanne van der Meide (26 October 2001)
    • Elisabeth van der Meide (30 March 2003)
  • 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:
    • Archduke Friedrich-Cyprian of Austria (18 July 1995)
    • Archduke Pierre of Austria (8 May 1997)
    • Archduchess Célina of Austria (14 November 1999)
    • Archduchess Maria-Floriana of Austria (14 August 2001)
    • Archduke Benedikt-Alexander of Austria (26 September 2003)
    • Archduke Chrysostomo of Austria
  • 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:
    • Laurents-Jan de Wit (9 March 2001)
    • Clemens-Karl de Wit (2003)
    • Johannes Paul de Wit (2005)
  • 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 Nicolás of Austria (2 May 2003)
    • Archduchess Sofía of Austria (2 January 2006)
    • Archduke Santiago of Austria (12 October 2008)
    • Archduchess María Carlota of Austria (2010)
  • 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:
    • Archduke Johannes of Austria (13 September 2010)
    • Archduke Alejandro of Austria (30 December 2012)
    • Archduke Ignacio José of Austria (8 May 2014)

Dynastic honours

Ancestry

See also

  • Succession to the throne (Austria Hungary)

References

Archduke Joseph Árpád of Austria
Cadet branch of the House of Lorraine
Born: 8 February 1932 Died: 30 April 2017
Honorary titles
Preceded by
Ferenc Farkas
Captain General of the Order of Vitéz
1977–2017
Succeeded by
Archduke Joseph Károly of Austria
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