Archduke Gottfried of Austria

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Archduke Gottfried
Head of the House of Habsburg-Tuscany
Reign 8 November 1948 - 21 January 1984
Predecessor Archduke Peter Ferdinand
Successor Archduke Leopold Franz
Born (1902-03-14)14 March 1902
Linz, Upper Austria, Austria–Hungary
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Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, Austria
Spouse Princess Dorothea of Bavaria
Issue Archduchess Elisabeth
Archduchess Alice
Archduke Leopold Franz
Archduchess Maria Antoinette
Full name
German: Gottfried Maria Joseph Peter Ferdinand Hubert Anton Rupert Leopold Heinrich Ignaz Alfons
House House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Father Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria
Mother Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Archduke Gottfried of Austria (German: Gottfried Maria Joseph Peter Ferdinand Hubert Anton Rupert Leopold Heinrich Ignaz Alfons, Erzherzog von Österreich, Prinz von Toskana[1][2]) (14 March 1902, Linz, Upper Austria, Austria–Hungary[1][2] – 21 January 1984, Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, Austria[1][2]) was a member of the Tuscan line of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and Archduke and Prince of Austria, Prince of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany by birth. Gottfried was the titular Grand Duke of Tuscany from 8 November 1948 to 21 January 1984.

Family

Gottfried was the eldest child and son[1][2] of Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.[1][2] Gottfried was raised with his three siblings in Salzburg and Vienna until the end of World War I in 1918 when his family emigrated and moved to Lucerne, Switzerland.

Marriage and issue

Gottfried married Princess Dorothea of Bavaria, fifth child and fourth daughter of Prince Franz of Bavaria and his wife Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ, on 2 August 1938 civilly and religiously on 3 August 1938 in Sárvár, Kingdom of Hungary.[1][2] Gottfried and Dorothea had four children together:[1][2]

  • Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 2 October 1939)
  • Archduchess Alice of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 29 April 1941)
  • Archduke Leopold Franz of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (born 25 October 1942)
  • Archduchess Maria Antoinette of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 16 September 1950)

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 14 March 1902 – 8 November 1948: His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke and Prince Gottfried of Austria; Prince Gottfried of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany
  • 8 November 1948 - 21 January 1984: His Imperial and Royal Highness The Grand Duke of Tuscany

Honours

Ancestry

Family of Archduke Gottfried of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Francis I of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Maria Isabella of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Archduke Peter Ferdinand, Prince of Tuscany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Charles II, Duke of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Charles III, Duke of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Princess Maria Teresa of Savoy
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Princess Caroline Ferdinande of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Archduke Gottfried of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Francis I of the Two Sicilies (= 18)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Maria Isabella of Spain (= 19)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Maria Theresa of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Francis I of the Two Sicilies (= 18)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Prince Francis, Count of Trapani
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Maria Isabella of Spain (= 19)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (= 8)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Archduchess Maria Isabella, Princess of Tuscany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies (= 9)
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

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Archduke Gottfried of Austria
Cadet branch of the House of Lorraine
Born: 14 March 1902 Died: 21 January 1984
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Grand Duke of Tuscany
8 November 1948 - 21 January 1984
Reason for succession failure:
Italian Unification under the House of Savoy
Succeeded by
Archduke Leopold Franz