Simeon von Habsburg

Simeon Carl Eugen Joseph Leopold von Habsburg (born 29 June 1958 in Katana, South Kivu, Belgian Congo), also called Simeon Habsburg-Lothringen and Archduke Simeon of Austria, is an Austrian banker, partner and managing director of VP Bank AG in Liechtenstein.[1][2] He is a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, the third-eldest child of Archduke Rudolf of Austria and his first wife, Countess Xenia Czernichev-Besobrasov. Simeon is a paternal grandson of Charles I of Austria, last ruler of Austria-Hungary.

Simeon von Habsburg
Born (1958-06-29) 29 June 1958
Katana, South Kivu, Belgian Congo
NationalityAustrian
OccupationPartner and managing director of VP Bank AG
Spouse(s)
Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (m. 1996)
Parent(s)Archduke Rudolf of Austria
Countess Xenia Czernichev-Besobrasov

Marriage and issue

Simeon married Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, second-eldest daughter of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria and his wife Princess Anne of Orléans, on 13 July 1996 in La Toledana, Spain.[3][4] Simeon is a (half) second cousin of his wife's father, both being great-grandchildren of Robert I, Duke of Parma. María's father descends from Duke Robert's first marriage and Simeon from the Duke's second marriage.

The couple has five children:

  • Johannes Rudolf Antonio Maria (born 29 October 1997 in Hohenems, Vorarlberg, Austria)
  • Ludwig Christian Fransikus Maria (born 16 November 1998 in Grabs, St. Gallen, Switzerland)
  • Isabelle Rocio Maravillas Lourdes (born 14 September 2000 in Grabs, St. Gallen, Switzerland)
  • Carlotta Adelaïde Teresa Maria (born 16 January 2003 in Grabs, St. Gallen, Switzerland)
  • Philipp Jozef Christian Maria (born 15 January 2007 in Grabs, St. Gallen, Switzerland)

Simeon is a godfather to Imre, son of his cousin Archduke Carl Christian of Austria. His goddaughter is Ladislaya von Auersperg-Trautson, daughter of his cousin Archduchess Maria Constanza of Austria.

References
  1. "S.K.K.H. Simeon von Habsburg" (PDF).
  2. "H.R.H. Simeon von Habsburg".
  3. de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha’’. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 172-174, 196-197, 404 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
  4. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. "Spanien". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp. 104-105. (German) ISBN 3-7980-0814-0.
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