- Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg
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Maximilian Prince Maximilian ca. 1914. Duke of Hohenberg Successor Franz Spouse(s) Countess Maria Elisabeth Bona von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee Issue Prince Franz
Prince Georg
Prince Albrecht
Prince Johannes
Prince Peter
Prince GerhardFather Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria Mother Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg Born 29 September 1902 Died 8 January 1962 (aged 59) Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg (29 September 1902 – 8 January 1962) was the eldest son of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary, and his morganatic wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg. By definition of a morganatic marriage, he was excluded as Heir Presumptive to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire.
He was born with the lesser rank and style His Serene Highness Prince Maximilian of Hohenberg, but in 1917 was elevated to His Highness Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg.
Following the assassination of his parents in Sarajevo in 1914, which resulted in the outbreak of World War I, Prince Maximilian, his sister, Princess Sophie and their brother, Prince Ernst, were taken in by their father's brother-in-law and shooting partner Prince Jaroslav von Thun und Hohenstein.
In 1918 following the collapse of the Empire and the Monarchy, they were exiled from Czechoslovakia, losing their family home, Konopiště Castle and all their possessions. They took refuge in Vienna and Artstetten Castle. But in 1938, following the Anschluss they were arrested and deported by the Nazi Regime to Dachau concentration camp, where they spent most of the Nazi era[citation needed]. The reason for their imprisonment was that Duke Maximilian was one of the principal public opponents to the Anschluss. Following the collapse of the Third Reich and their release, Artstetten Castle was returned to the family.
Duke Maximilian married Countess Maria Elisabeth Bona von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee on 16 November 1926. He had six children by her, all sons with the rank of Serene Highness:
- Franz, Duke of Hohenberg, (1927–1977, Duke 1962-1977), married Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg and Bourbon-Parma (born 1922); had issue:
- Princess Anna (Anita) von Hohenberg born Schloss Berg, Luxembourg, 18 August 1958; married 1st Luxembourg 15 July 1978 (rel) Artstetten 22 July 1978 (div 1998) Romée de la Poëze Count d'Harambure (born Düsseldorf 15 July 1949) with issue (three children); married 2nd Schloss Kornberg 9 July 2005 Count Andreas von Bardeau (born Graz 13 February 1957) no issue.
- Princess Sophie von Hohenberg, born Schloss Berg, Luxembourg, 10 May 1960; married Artstetten 18 June 1983 Jean-Louis Marie René Ghislain de Potesta (born Liège 8 February 1951) with issue (three children). She is currently trying to regain ownership of Konopiště Castle, in the Czech Republic,[1] on grounds that Hohenberg was never recognized as part of the House of Habsburg, and therefore the provisions of Article 208 of the Treaty of Saint Germain, and the Article 3 of Law no.354 of 1921 in Czechoslovakia, do not apply to them.[2] * Dukes of Hohenberg
- Georg, Duke of Hohenberg, (born 1929, Duke since 1977) former Austrian Ambassador to the Holy See, married Princess Eleonore von Auersperg-Breunner (born 1928); had issue:
- Prince Nikolaus von Hohenberg, born Boulogne-sur-Seine 3 July 1961; married Fürstenberg, Westfalen 6 May 1989 Countess Marie Elisabeth von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg (born Münster 7 August 1963) with issue.
- Princess Henriette von Hohenberg, born Boulogne-sur-Seine 9 November 1962.
- Prince Maximilian von Hohenberg, born Buenos Aires 25 January 1970; married Lucca 9 September 2000 Emilia Oliva Cattaneo Vieti (born Genoa 29 July 1971).
- Prince Albrecht von Hohenberg (born 1931), married Countess Leontine von Cassis-Faraone; had issue:
- Archduchess Margarete von Habsburg, born Vienna 19 June 1963; married Vienna 20 April 1991 Carl, Archduke of Austria and Hungary with issue.
- Prince Leo von Hohenberg, born Vienna 28 September 1964; married Lisbon 3 September 1994 Rosalind Roque Alcoforado (born New York 3 July 1964) with issue.
- Prince Johannes von Hohenberg (1933–2003), married Elisabeth Meilinger-Rehrl (born 1947) with issue:
- Princess Sophie von Hohenberg, born Salzburg 26 May 1970.
- Prince Stephan von Hohenberg, born Salzburg 3 July 1972; married Salzburg 30 September 2000 Leonie von Kloss (born Salzburg 11 April 1977).
- Prince Peter von Hohenberg (born Arstetten Castle 26 March 1936), also a Knight of Malta, KCSG, married Christine-Maria Meilinger-Rehrl (born Bramberg-Weyerhof 27 April 1945) with issue:
- Princess Marie-Christine von Hohenberg, born Salzburg 25 November 1970.
- Princess Marie-Therese von Hohenberg, born Salzburg 31 July 1972, married Salzburg 27 October 2007 (rel) to Anthony J Bailey OBE, GCSS (born London 13 January 1970) with issue. Bailey was made OBE by the Queen in her Birthday Honours List in 2008.[3]
- Prince Gerhard von Hohenberg (born 1941). No issue.
Styles
- His Serene Highness Prince Maximilian of Hohenberg
- His Highness The Duke of Hohenberg
Ancestry
Ancestors of Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg 16. Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor 8. Archduke Franz Karl of Austria 17. Princess Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily 4. Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria 18. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria 9. Princess Sophie of Bavaria 19. Princess Caroline of Baden 2. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria 20. Francis I of the Two Sicilies 10. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies 21. Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain 5. Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies 22. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen 11. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria 23. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg 1. Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg 24. Count Rudolf Chotek von Chotkowa und Wognin 12. Count Karl Chotek von Chotkowa und Wognin 25. Countess Maria Sidonia of Clary and Aldringen 6. Count Bohuslaw Chotek von Chotkowa und Wognin 26. Count Anton Berchtold 13. Countess Marie Berchtold 27. Marie Anna Franziska Huszár de Szent-Baráth 3. Countess Sophie Chotek von Chotkowa und Wognin 28. Ferdinand, 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau 14. Count Joseph Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau 29. Baroness Maria Charlotte von Kerpen 7. Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau 30. Count Volfgang Maria Czernin von Chudenitz 15. Countess Marie Czernin von Chudenitz 31. Countess Antonie of Salm-Neuburg Notes
- ^ Smith, Craig S. "A battle royal for a Czech castle - Princess wants property taken after empire collapsed." International Herald Tribune. p 3. 20 February 2007.
- ^ "Princess and Heir of Franz Ferdinand Fights to Repeal a Law and Gain a Castle." New York Times. 19 February 2007
- ^ [1]
Regnal titles Vacant Title last held bySophieDuke of Hohenberg
1917 - 1918Abolition of monarchy Titles in pretence Abolition of monarchy — TITULAR —
Duke of Hohenberg
1918 - 1962Succeeded by
Franz1st generation Maximilian · Prince Ernst2nd generation 3rd generation Hereditary Prince Nikolaus · Prince Maximilian · Prince Leo · Prince Stephan · Prince Georg · Prince Franz Ferdinand · Prince Josef4rd generation Prince Karl · Prince Nikolaus · Prince Leopold · Prince Adrien · Prince NepomukCategories:- 1902 births
- 1962 deaths
- 20th-century Austrian people
- Austrian nobility
- Chotek family
- House of Hohenberg
- Knights of the Golden Fleece
- Austrian expatriates in the Czech lands
- Austrian people of Czech descent
- Nazi concentration camp survivors
- People from Landstraße
- Dachau concentration camp survivors
- Franz, Duke of Hohenberg, (1927–1977, Duke 1962-1977), married Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg and Bourbon-Parma (born 1922); had issue:
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