Archduke Stefan of Austria
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Archduke Stefan of Austria
| Archduke Stefan of Austria | |
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| Archduke and Prince Stefan of Austria; Prince Stefan of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia; Prince of Tuscany | |
| Spouse | Mary Jerrine Soper |
| Issue | |
| Christopher Habsburg-Lothringen Ileana Habsburg-Lothringen Peter Habsburg-Lothringen Constanza Habsburg-Lothringen Anton Habsburg-Lothringen |
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| Full name | |
| German: Stefan von Habsburg-Lothringen | |
| House | House of Habsburg-Lorraine |
| Father | Archduke Anton of Austria |
| Mother | Princess Ileana of Romania |
| Born | 15 August 1932 Mödling, Lower Austria, Austria |
| Died | 12 November 1998 (aged 66) Michigan, United States |
Archduke Stefan of Austria (German: Stefan, Erzherzog von Österreich, Prinz von Toskana[1][2]) (15 August 1932, Mödling, Lower Austria, Austria[1][2] – 12 November 1998, Brighton, Livingston County, Michigan, United States[1][2]) was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and Archduke and Prince of Austria, Prince of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany by birth. Stefan was the eldest child and son[1][2] of Archduke Anton of Austria and his wife Princess Ileana of Romania.[1][2]
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Early life
Stefan was baptised with the name of Stefan von Habsburg-Lothringen. He was born in Mödling, Austria and spent the first years of his childhood in Castle Sonnberg, Austria. In 1942, he moved with his parents and four sisters and brother to Romania. While there, Stefan's parents made their residence at Bran, Braşov. After his 1st cousin, Michael of Romania, waived his rights to the Romanian throne and was expelled by the Communist late in 1947, Stefan left the country with his parents. Stefan then lived first in Switzerland, then in Argentina, and then finally in the United States. He was naturalized as a United States citizen.[1] He was a graduate from MIT and established a division for advanced research at General Motors in Detroit, Michigan.
Marriage and issue
Stefan married morganatically to Mary Jerrine Soper, born 19 June 1931 in Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, daughter of Charles B. Soper and wife Agnes McNeil, on 26 August 1954 at St. Elizabeth's Church in Milton, Norfolk County, Massachusetts, United States.[1][2] Stefan and Jerrine had five children together:[1][2]
- Christopher Habsburg-Lothringen (born 26 January 1957 in Faulkner Hospital, Boston, Suffolk County, Massachusetts)[1][2]
- ∞ Elizabeth Ann Blanchette, born Popejoy (born 22 January 1967 in Peoria, Peoria County, Illinois) on 2 May 1987 at Mount Tamalpais, near Mill Valley, Marin County, California, and divorced in July 1994, daughter of Larry Lee Popejoy, of Cherokee descent, and former wife Regina Irene Keller, of German and Polish-Ukrainian descent, and adopted daughter of her stepfather ... Blanchette; she later remarried and has more two children[1][2]
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- Saygan Genevieve Habsburg (born 31 October 1987 in Marin County Hospital, San Rafael, Mill Valley, Marin County, California)[1][2]
- Stefan Christopher Habsburg-Lothringen (born 19 January 1990 in Providence Hospital, Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan)[1][2]
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- ∞ Catherine Ripley (born 5 September 1958 in St. Joseph's Hospital, Pontiac, Oakland County, Michigan) on 15 October 1994 at Clarkston, Oakland County, Michigan, and divorced in 2001, daughter of Anthony Ripley and wife Ann Mary Brunner and former wife of Corneliu Nastase, born in Romania became US citizen, whom she married on 2 August 1986 and divorced in 1993[1][2]
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- Maria Antonia Habsburg-Lothringen (born 1 October 1997 in Huron Valley Hospital, Commerce Township, Oakland County, Michigan)[1][2]
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- ∞ David Snyder (born 18 November 1956 in Pontiac, Michigan) on 23 June 1979 in Farmington Hills, ::::Michigan[1][2]
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- Alexandra Marie Snyder (born 18 August 1984 in Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan)
- Nicolas David Snyder (born 27 Feb 1986 in Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan)
- Constanza Ileana Snyder (born in Southfield, Oakland County, Michigan)
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- ∞ Shari Suzanne Reid (born 1 September 1960 in Highland Park, Michigan) on 27 June 1981 in Farmington Hills, Michigan[1][2]
- ∞ Lauren Ann Klaus (born 9 May 1956 in Detroit, Michigan) on 17 June 1989 in Union Lake, Michigan[1][2]. They have adopted three children:[1][2]
- ∞ Mark Lee Matheson (born 15 February 1958 in Grosse Pointe, Michigan) on 16 January 1987 in Franklin, Michigan.[1][2] Divorced November 1, 1995.
- ∞ Michael Dale Bain (born January 4, 1962, in Rockwood, Tennessee) on November 8, 1997 in Marietta, Georgia.
- ∞ Ashley Byrd Carrell (born 23 August 1966 in Nashville, Tennessee) on 5 October 1991 in Hiram, Ohio[1][2]
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 15 August 1932 – 12 November 1998: His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke and Prince Stefan of Austria; Prince Stefan of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany
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- (Note: Stefan was baptized with the name Stefan von Habsburg-Lothringen and later changed his name to Stefan Habsburg).[1]
Ancestry
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y Darryl Lundy (9 Jan 2008). "Erzherzog Stefan Habsburg, von Österreich". thePeerage.com. http://thepeerage.com/p10432.htm#i104314. Retrieved 2009-05-25.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w Paul Theroff. "TUSCANY". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/tuscany.html. Retrieved 2009-05-25.[dead link]
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