Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1919–2010)
| Archduke Rudolf | |
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| Archduke and Prince Rudolf of Austria Prince Rudolf of Hungary, Croatia and Bohemia |
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| Spouse | Countess Xenia Czernichev-Besobrasov (1953–1968) Princess Anna Gabriele of Wrede (1971–2010) |
| Issue | |
| Archduchess Maria Anna Archduke Karl Peter Archduke Simeon Archduke Johannes Karl Archduchess Catharina-Maria |
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| Full name | |
| Rudolf Syringus Peter Karl Franz Joseph Robert Otto Antonius Maria Pius Benedikt Ignatius Laurentius Justiniani Marcus d'Aviano | |
| Father | Charles I of Austria |
| Mother | Zita of Bourbon-Parma |
| Born | 5 September 1919 Prangins, Switzerland |
| Died | 15 May 2010 (aged 90) Brussels, Belgium |
Archduke Rudolf of Austria (5 September 1919 – 15 May 2010[1]) was the youngest son of Emperor Charles I of Austria and Zita of Bourbon-Parma.
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Early life[edit]
He was born in Prangins, Switzerland where the Austrian Imperial family were staying after they had been sent into exile. He was named after Count Rudolph IV of Habsburg.[2]
Rudolf worked as a Wall Street junior executive[3] and a bank director.[4]
Marriage and issue[edit]
Archduke Rudolf was married by Archbishop Fulton Sheen to Countess Xenia Czernichev-Besobrasov the daughter of Sergei Aleksandrovich Besobrasov and Countess Elizabeta Cheremeteva, on 22 June 1953 at Tuxedo Park, New York.[4] They had four children. Xenia was killed in a car crash on 20 September 1968, in which Rudolf was also seriously injured.[5]
- Archduchess Maria Anna (b. 1954) married Prince Peter Galitzine (b. 1955); six children
- Princess Xenia Galitzine (b. 1983), married Alberto Matta Maya (b. 1983) in 2007
- Princess Tatiana Galitzine (b. 1984)
- Princess Alexandra Galitzine (b. 1986)
- Princess Maria Galtzine (b. 1988)
- Prince Dimitri Galitzine (b. 1990)
- Prince Ioann Galitzine (b. 1992)
- Archduke Karl Peter (b. 1955) married Princess Alexandra of Wrede (b. 1970); two children
- Archduchess Antonia (b. 2000)
- Archduke Lorenz (b. 2003)
- Archduke Simeon (b. 1958) married Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (b. 1967); five children
- Archduke Johannes (b. 1997)
- Archduke Ludwig (b. 1998)
- Archduchess Isabel (b. 2000)
- Archduchess Carlota (b. 2003)
- Archduke Philipp (b. 2007)
- Archduke Johannes Karl (1962–1975)
Rudolf was married secondly to Princess Anna Gabriele of Wrede (b. 1940) on 15 October 1971 in Ellingen, Bavaria. They have one daughter.[4]
- Archduchess Catharina-Maria (b. 1972) married Count Maximiliano Secco di Aragona (b. 1967); three children
- Count Constantino Secco di Aragona (b. 2000)
- Count Nicolo Secco di Aragona (b. 2002)
- Count Rodolfo Secco di Aragona (b. 2010)
Rudolph was survived by two older brothers; Otto and Felix.
Ancestry[edit]
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References[edit]
- ^ [1]
- ^ Brook-Shepherd, Gordon (2003). Uncrowned Emperor. Hambledon Continuum. p. 54. ISBN 1-85285-439-1.
- ^ "Milestones". Time Magazine. 1953-07-06. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ a b c Lundy, Darryl. "Rudolf Syringus Erzherzog von Österreich". The Peerage. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 2008-02-15.[unreliable source]
- ^ "Archduchess Xenia of Habsburg killed". New York Times. 1968-09-27.
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