Archduke Josef Francis | |
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Born |
Brünn, Bohemia, Austrian Empire |
28 March 1895
Died | 25 September 1957 Carcavelos, Portugal |
(aged 62)
Spouse | Princess Anna of Saxony |
Issue | Archduchess Margit, Princess of Monteleone Archduchess Ilona Archduchess Anna-Theresia Archduke Joseph Árpád Archduke István Dominik Archduchess Maria Kynga Archduke Géza Archduke Michael |
House | Habsburg |
Father | Archduke Joseph August of Austria |
Mother | Princess Auguste Maria of Bavaria |
Monarchical styles of Archduke Josef Francis of Austria |
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Reference style | His Imperial and Royal Highness |
Spoken style | Your Imperial and Royal Highness |
Alternative style | Sir |
Josef Franz Leopold Anton Ignatius Maria Archduke of Austria, Prince of Hungary (28 March 1895 – 25 September 1957) was the eldest son of Archduke Joseph August of Austria and Princess Auguste Maria of Bavaria. As his father was the last Palatine of Hungary and was briefly considered a possible King of Hungary in 1919–1920, Josef Franz was a potential crown prince of Hungary.
He was born during the reign of his maternal great-grandfather, Franz Joseph I of Austria.
On 4 October 1924, Archduke Josef Franz married Princess Anna of Saxony, a daughter of Friedrich August III of Saxony and Archduchess Luise, Princess of Tuscany. Anna and Josef Francis had eight children:
Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria died on 25 September 1957 in Carcavelos, Portugal