Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1919–2010)

Rudolf von Habsburg
Rudolf von Habsburg
	Former Imperial Coat of Arms of the Empire of Austria (1815 - 1918)
Born	Rudolf Syringus Peter Karl Franz Joseph Robert Otto Antonius Maria Pius Benedikt Ignatius Laurentius Justiniani Marcus d'Aviano; 5 September 1919; Prangins, Switzerland
Died	15 May 2010 (aged 90); Brussels, Kingdom of Belgium
Spouse(s)	Countess Xenia Czernichev-Besobrasov; (m. 1953; died 1968); Princess Anna Gabriele of Wrede; (m. 1971)
Children	Maria Anna, Princess Galitzine ; Karl Peter; Simeon; Johannes Karl; Catharina-Maria
Parents	Charles I of Austria (father); Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma (mother);

Rudolf von Habsburg (5 September 1919 – 15 May 2010) was the sixth child and youngest son of Emperor Charles I of Austria and Zita of Bourbon-Parma.

Early life

He was born in Prangins, Switzerland, where the former Austrian Imperial family were staying after they had been sent into exile. He was named after Count Rudolph IV of Habsburg.[1]

Educated with his siblings first in Spain then in Belgium, in 1944 he and his brother Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria secretly entered Austria to join the Austrian resistance, but Rudolf was expelled in 1946 once his membership in the formerly imperial House of Habsburg was exposed.[2] After the war he travelled to the United States, Canada and the Belgian Congo.[2]

Rudolf worked as a Wall Street junior executive[3] and a bank director.[2][4]

Marriage and family

Rudolf was married by Archbishop Fulton Sheen to Countess Xenia Czernichev-Besobrasov the daughter of Count Sergei Aleksandrovich Chernyshev-Besobrasov and Countess Elizabeta Dmitrievna Cheremeteva, on 22 June 1953 at Tuxedo Park, New York.[4] They had four children. Xenia was killed in a car crash on 20 September 1968, in which Rudolf was also seriously injured.[5]

Maria Anna Charlotte Zita Elisabeth Regina Therese (b. 1954) married Prince Peter Galitzine (b. 1955);[4] on 24 November 1981. They have six children:
- Princess Xenia Petrovna Galitzine (23 May 1983), married Alberto Matta y Maya (b. 1983) on 23 September 2007. They have three children:
  - Lidia Matta y Galitzine (6 September 2011)
  - Damian Matta y Galitzine (12 August 2013)
  - Felix Matta y Galitzine (3 March 2016)
- Princess Tatiana Petrovna Galitzine (16 August 1984), married Guillermo Sierra y Uribe (13 June 1984) on 29 April 2017. They have one son:
  - Konstantin Nicholas Sierra (1 October 2019)
- Princess Alexandra Petrovna Galitzine (7 August 1986)
- Princess Maria Petrovna Galitzine (11 May 1988 – 4 May 2020) she married Rishi Roop Singh (b. 1978) on 24 September 2017.[6][7] They have son:
  - Maxim Vir Singh (10 February 2018)
- Prince Dimitri Petrovich Galitzine (11 June 1990) married Alexandra Evelyn Pollitt (b. 1989) on 11 June 2017. They have one daughter:
  - Princess Sophia Dimitrovna Galitzine (2019)
- Prince Ioann Teimouraz Petrovich Galitzine (27 May 1992)
Karl Peter Otto Serge Joseph Paul Leopold Heinrich (5 November 1955) married Princess Alexandra von Wrede (12 May 1970). They have two children:
- Antonia (31 December 2000)
- Lorenz (18 April 2003)
Simeon Carl Eugen Joseph Leopold (29 June 1958) married Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (b. 1967) on 13 July 1996. They have five children:
- Johannes (born 29 October 1997)
- Ludwig (born 16 November 1998)
- Isabelle (born 14 September 2000)
- Carlotta (born 16 January 2003)
- Philipp (born 15 January 2007)
'Johannes Karl Ludwig Clemens Maria Joseph Markus d'Aviano Leopold (11 December 1962 – 29 June 1975)

Rudolf was married secondly to Anna Gabriele von Wrede (11 September 1940) on 15 October 1971 in Ellingen, Bavaria.[2] They have one daughter.[2]

Catharina-Maria Johanna Zita Sophie Caspara (14 September 1972) married Count Massimiliano Secco di Aragona (b. 1967);[2] on 9 December 1998. They have three sons:
- Count Costantino Secco di Aragona (10 July 2000)
- Count Niccolò Secco di Aragona (16 February 2002)
- Count Rodolfo Secco di Aragona (15 June 2010)

Rudolph was survived by two older brothers; Otto and Felix.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1919–2010)

8. Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria

4. Archduke Otto Franz of Austria

9. Princess Maria Annunziata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

2. Charles I of Austria

10. George of Saxony

5. Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony

11. Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal

1. Archduke Rudolf of Austria

12. Charles III, Duke of Parma

6. Robert I, Duke of Parma

13. Princess Louise of Artois

3. Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma

14. Miguel I of Portugal

7. Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal

15. Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

References

Brook-Shepherd, Gordon (2003). Uncrowned Emperor. Hambledon Continuum. p. 54. ISBN 1-85285-439-1.
de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 172-174, 196-198 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
"Milestones". Time Magazine. 6 July 1953. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. "Haus Österreich". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp. 87, 97. (German) ISBN 3-7980-0814-0.
"Archduchess Xenia of Habsburg killed". New York Times. 27 September 1968.
Austrian Princess Maria Galitzine dead at 31
Maria & Rishi Wedding Gift Registry

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[1] Brook-Shepherd, Gordon (2003). Uncrowned Emperor. Hambledon Continuum. p. 54. ISBN 1-85285-439-1.

[petit-2] Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 172-174, 196-198 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1

[3] "Milestones". Time Magazine. 6 July 1953. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.

[ghda-4] Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. "Haus Österreich". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp. 87, 97. (German) ISBN 3-7980-0814-0.

[5] "Archduchess Xenia of Habsburg killed". New York Times. 27 September 1968.

[6] Austrian Princess Maria Galitzine dead at 31

[7] Maria & Rishi Wedding Gift Registry