Archduke Simeon | |||||
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Archduke of Austria | |||||
Born |
Katana, South Kivu, Belgian Congo |
29 June 1958 ||||
Spouse | Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (m. 1996) | ||||
Issue | Archduke Johannes Archduke Ludwig Archduchess Isabelle Archduchess Carlotta Archduke Philipp |
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House | Habsburg | ||||
Father | Archduke Rudolf of Austria | ||||
Mother | Countess Xenia Czernichev-Besobrasov |
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German: Simeon Carl Eugen Joseph Leopold |
Archduke Simeon Carl Eugen Joseph Leopold of Austria (born 29 June 1958 in Katana, South Kivu, Belgian Congo) is a member of the House of Habsburg. Simeon is 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 and Zita of Bourbon-Parma.
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. The couple has five children:
Archduke Simeon is a godfather to Archduke Imre of Austria, son of his cousin Archduke Carl Christian of Austria. His goddaughter is Princess Ladislaya von Auersperg-Trautson, daughter of his cousin Archduchess Maria Constanza of Austria.