Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
| Archduke Friedrich | |
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| Duke of Teschen | |
| Reign | 1895–1918 |
| Predecessor | Albrecht |
| Born |
4 June 1856 Gross-Seelowitz, Moravia |
| Died | 30 December 1936 (aged 80) Magyaróvár, Hungary |
| Burial | Imperial Crypt |
| Spouse | Princess Isabella of Croÿ |
| Issue |
Maria Christina, Hereditary Princess of Salm-Salm Maria Anna, Princess Elias of Bourbon-Parma Maria Henrietta, Princess Gottfried of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingfurst Archduchess Natalie Maria Archduchess Stephanie Maria Isabelle Archduchess Gabriele Maria Theresia Isabella, Princess Georg of Bavaria Maria Alice, Baroness von Bassenheim Archduke Albrecht Franz, Duke of Teschen |
| House | Habsburg-Lorraine |
| Father | Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria |
| Mother | Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen (Friedrich Maria Albrecht Wilhelm Karl; 4 June 1856 – 30 December 1936) was a member of the House of Habsburg and the Supreme Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I.
Friedrich was born at the castle Gross-Seelowitz (now Židlochovice, near Brno in Moravia) the son of Karl Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria.
His siblings included Queen Maria Cristina of Spain, Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria, a candidate for the Kingdom of Poland, and Archduke Eugen of Austria, and Austrian officer.
When Friedrich's uncle Archduke Albert, Duke of Teschen died in 1895, he and his brothers each inherited large estates. Friedrich owned properties at Ungarisch-Altenburg (now Mosonmagyaróvár in Hungary), Belleje, Saybusch (now Żywiec in Poland), Seelowitz (now Židlochovice) and Frýdek in the Czech Republic, and Pressburg (now Bratislava in Slovakia). His Vienna residence, the Palais-Albrecht, housed the Albertina art collection which he owned.
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