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Archduke Leopold Ludwig
Archduke Leopold Ludwig, lieutenant general
Born(1823-06-06)6 June 1823
Milan, Lombardy–Venetia
Died24 May 1898(1898-05-24) (aged 74)
Hörnstein, Austria-Hungary
Names
Leopold Ludwig Maria Franz Julius Estorgius Gerhard
HouseHabsburg-Lorraine
FatherArchduke Rainer Joseph of Austria
MotherPrincess Elisabeth of Savoy

Archduke Leopold Ludwig of Austria (German: Leopold Ludwig Maria Franz Julius Estorgius Gerhard Erzherzog von Ósterreich) (b. Milan 6 June 1823 – d. Hórnstein 24 May 1898) was an Austrian general and admiral.

Life

He was the eldest son of Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria (1783–1853) and Princess Elisabeth of Savoy (1800–1856) and a grandson of Emperor Leopold II. Leopold Ludwig was born in 1823 in Milan, where his father served as Viceroy of Lombardy-Venetia from 1818 to 1848. A younger brother, Archduke Rainer Ferdinand (1827–1913), served as Austrian Minister President from 1859 to 1861. Leopold followed his father in a military career, attaining the rank of Feldmarschall-leutnant (lieutenant general) in the Austrian Army.

When Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian was preparing to accept the throne of Mexico in March 1864, Emperor Franz Josef I sent Leopold to Miramar to induce Maximilian to sign the Act of Renunciation. The two cousins had never been on friendly terms, and Maximilian viewed Leopold as one of the archdukes who would benefit from the renunciation of his hereditary rights in Austria. Maximilian delayed signing the 'Family Compact', as it was called, until the visit of Franz Josef to Miramar on 9 April 1864.[1]

Undoubtedly to Maximilian's chagrin and irritation, Leopold was promoted to the rank of Viceadmiral and acted as Inspektor General of the Marinetroops and the fleet from 1865 up till 25 February 1868.[2][3]


Austro-Hungarian Naval Ensign

Leopold never married, and after stepping down as head of the Navy he faded into obscurity. He died at Hörnstein on 24 May 1898.

Ancestry

Family of Archduke Leopold Ludwig of Austria
16. Leopold Joseph of Lorraine, Duke of Lorraine
8. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
17. Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans
4. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
18. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
9. Empress Maria Theresa
19. Duchess Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
2. Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria
20. Philip V of Spain
10. Charles III of Spain
21. Elisabeth Farnese
5. Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain
22. Augustus III of Poland
11. Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony
23. Arcduchess Maria Josepha of Austria
1. Archduke Leopold Ludwig of Austria
24. Louis Victor of Savoy, Prince of Carignan
12. Victor Amadeus of Savoy, Prince of Carignan
25. Landgravine Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg
6. Charles Emmanuel of Savoy, Prince of Carignan
26. Louis of Lorraine, Prince of Brionne
13. Princess Joséphine of Lorraine
27. Louise de Rohan
3. Princess Elisabeth of Savoy
28. Augustus III of Poland (= 22)
14. Carl Christian Joseph of Saxony, Duke of Courland
29. Arcduchess Maria Josepha of Austria (= 23)
7. Princess Maria Christina of Saxony
30. Stanislaus von Corvin-Krasiński, Count Krasiński
15. Franciszka von Corvin-Krasińska
31. Aniela Humiecka

Notes

  1. ^ Joan Haslip, The Crown of Mexico, pp. 218, 221, 223-226. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1971.
  2. ^ Amtliche Tageszeitung Wiener Zeitung, Nr. 55, Wien, 4. März 1868, S. 1
  3. ^ Genealogisches Taschenbuch 1866. Verlag Justus Perthes, Gotha, S. 716 Marinetruppen und Flotteninspektor.

See also

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