Archduke Rudolf of Austria
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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
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
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
References
- ^ [1]
- ^ Brook-Shepherd, Gordon (2003). Uncrowned Emperor. Hambledon Continuum. pp. 54. ISBN 1-85285-439-1.
- ^ "Milestones". Time Magazine. 1953-07-06. http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,822861,00.html. Retrieved 2008-03-01.
- ^ a b c Lundy, Darryl. "Rudolf Syringus Erzherzog von Österreich". The Peerage. http://www.thepeerage.com/p11167.htm#i111668. Retrieved 2008-02-15.
- ^ "Archduchess Xenia of Habsburg killed". New York Times. 1968-09-27.
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