Franz Salvator of Austria-Tuscany
Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria-Tuscany (born August 21, 1866 in Altmünster ; † April 20, 1939 in Vienna ) from the House of Habsburg-Lothringen ( Habsburg-Lothringen-Tuscany line ) was Archduke of Austria and an officer.
Life
The Archduke was baptized in the full name of Franz Salvator Maria Joseph Ferdinand Karl Leopold Anton von Padua Johann Baptist Januarius Aloys Gonzaga Rainer Benedikt Bernhard of Austria-Tuscany . Franz Salvator was the son of Archduke Karl Salvator from the Tuscan branch of the Habsburgs and his wife Maria Immaculata of Naples-Sicily .
After studying at the Theresian Academy , Franz Salvator became a lieutenant in the Uhlan Regiment No. 6 in 1881 , was with the Kaiserjäger in 1895 and then switched back to the cavalry. In 1911 he was appointed general of the cavalry and was most recently in command of the cavalry division in Vienna. During the First World War , Franz Salvator served between 1914 and 1918 as General Inspector of the voluntary medical service and was Protector Deputy of the Red Cross in Austria and Hungary .
family
Franz Salvator married the youngest daughter of the Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I , Archduchess Marie Valerie (1868–1924) on July 31, 1890 in Ischl . The wedding took place in the Ischl parish church , Anton Bruckner played the organ. The couple had ten children:
- Elisabeth (1892–1930)
- Franz Karl (1893-1918)
- Hubert Salvator (1894–1971)
- Hedwig (1896-1970)
- Theodor Salvator (1899–1978)
- Gertrud (1900–1962)
- Maria (1901–1936)
- Clemens Salvator (1904–1974)
- Mathilde (1906-1991)
- Agnes (1911-1911).
Franz Karl (1893–1918), the eldest son, died unmarried and childless. Clemens Salvator (1904–1974) declared his resignation from the House of Habsburg-Lothringen after the First World War.
The marriage, which was harmonious at the beginning, got worse over time and Franz Salvator began to look for other women. He had an affair with Stephanie Richter (1891-1972) and was the father of their son Franz Josef zu Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst (1914-2008), who was born after their marriage to Friedrich Franz zu Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst . Franz Salvator recognized Franz Josef as an illegitimate son while his wife was still alive.
In 1934, 10 years after Marie Valerie's death, Franz Salvator married Melanie von Risenfels (1898–1984), daughter of the last Baron von Risenfels.
Awards
- Dr. hc from the University of Innsbruck
- Grand Cross of the Order of St. Stephen
Individual evidence
- ^ Address of thanks to the Red Cross from 1916 (contemporary sound recording)
- ^ Franz Salvator Archduke of Austria on thepeerage.com , accessed on September 10, 2016.
literature
- Franz Salvator, Archd. von Österr .. In: Österreichisches Biographisches Lexikon 1815-1950 (ÖBL). Volume 1, Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften, Vienna 1957, p. 353.
Web links
- Sound recording by Franz Salvator of Austria-Tuscany in the online archive of the Austrian Media Library
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Franz Salvator of Austria-Tuscany |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Franz Salvator Maria Joseph Ferdinand Karl Leopold Anton of Austria-Tuscany; Habsburg-Lothringen, Franz Salvator |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian archduke and officer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 21, 1866 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Altmünster |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 20, 1939 |
| Place of death | Vienna |