Archduke Leopold Franz of Austria

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Archduke Leopold Franz
Head of the House of Habsburg-Tuscany
Reign 21 January 1984 - 18 June 1993
Predecessor Archduke Gottfried
Successor Archduke Sigismund
Born (1942-10-25) 25 October 1942 (age 81)
Schloss Leutstetten, Starnberg, Bavaria, Nazi Germany
Spouse Princess Laetitia d'Arenberg
(m. 1965; div. 1981)
Marta Perez Valverde
(m. 1993; div. 1998)
Issue Archduke Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Archduke Guntram
Full name
German: Leopold Franz Peter Ferdinand Maria Joseph Gottfried Georg Karl Otto Rudolf Michael
House House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Father Archduke Gottfried of Austria
Mother Princess Dorothea of Bavaria

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Archduke Leopold Franz of Austria (German: Leopold Franz Peter Ferdinand Maria Joseph Gottfried Georg Karl Otto Rudolf Michael, Erzherzog von Österreich, Prinz von Toskana[1][2]) (born 25 October 1942 at Schloss Leutstetten in Starnberg, Bavaria, Nazi Germany[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. Leopold Franz was the titular Grand Duke of Tuscany from 21 January 1984 to 18 June 1993.

Family

Leopold Franz was the third eldest child and only son[1][2] of Archduke Gottfried of Austria and his wife Princess Dorothea of Bavaria.[1][2]

Marriage and issue

Leopold Franz married Laetitia de Belzunce d'Arenberg, eldest child and only daughter of Henri de Belzunce, a French nobleman, and his wife Marie-Thérèse de la Poëze d'Harambure, civilly on 19 June 1965 in St. Gilgen and religiously on 28 July 1965 in Menetou-Salon.[1][2] Leopold Franz and Laetitia had two children together:[1][2]

Leopold Franz and Laetitia divorced on 21 May 1981.[1][2] He married for a second time on 18 June 1993 to Marta Perez Valverde, thereby renouncing his rights to the titular Grand Ducal throne of Tuscany in favor of his elder son Sigismund, the current head of the House of Habsburg-Tuscany.[1][2] Leopold Franz and Marta divorced in 1998.[1][2]

Titles, styles, honours, and arms

Titles and styles

  • 25 October 1942 – 21 January 1984: His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke and Prince Leopold Franz of Austria; Prince Leopold Franz of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany
  • 21 January 1984 - 18 June 1993: His Imperial and Royal Highness The Grand Duke of Tuscany
  • 18 June 1993 – present: His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke and Prince Leopold Franz of Austria; Prince Leopold Franz of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany

Honours

Ancestry

Family of Archduke Leopold Franz of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Charles III, Duke of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Louise Marie Thérèse d'Artois
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Archduke Gottfried of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Maria Theresa of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Prince Francis, Count of Trapani
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Archduke Leopold Franz of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Ludwig III of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Prince Franz of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Maria Theresa of Austria-Este
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Princess Dorothea of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Rudolf, Duke of Croÿ
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Karl Alfred, Duke of Croÿ
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Princess Natalie of Ligne
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. Engelbert, 8th Duke of Arenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Princess Ludmilla of Arenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Princess Éléonore of Arenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 

References

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Archduke Leopold Franz of Austria
Cadet branch of the House of Lorraine
Born: 25 October 1942
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Grand Duke of Tuscany
21 January 1984 - 18 June 1993
Reason for succession failure:
Italian Unification under the House of Savoy
Succeeded by
Archduke Sigismund