Franz, Duke of Hohenberg
Austrian nobleman (1927–1977)
Franz Ferdinand, Duke of Hohenberg (13 September 1927 – 16 August 1977), was an Austrian nobleman and the head of the Hohenberg family from 1962 until his death.
Background and Family
Franz Ferdinand was the eldest son of Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg, and Countess Elisabeth von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee. Through his father, he was the grandson of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his morganatic wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg.
As his grandparents' marriage was morganatic, the Hohenbergs were excluded from the line of succession to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Following the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the establishment of the Republic, the Austrian parliament passed the Law on the Abolition of Nobility in 1919. This law abolished all noble titles and the use of the particle "von" in legal names; consequently, his official name in Austrian records was Franz Ferdinand Hohenberg.
Marriage and Issue
On 9 May 1956 at Luxembourg City, Franz Ferdinand married Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg (1922–2011), the daughter of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. The couple had two daughters:
Princess Anna (Anita) Charlotte Maximiliana Euphemia Maria Helena of Hohenberg (born 18 August 1958, Berg Castle). She married Romee de La Poeze, Count d'Harambure on 22 July 1978. They have four children.
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