Archduke Anton of Austria, Prince of Tuscany

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Archduke Anton of Austria
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Archduke Anton of Austria, (Anton Maria Franz Leopold Blanka Karl Joseph Ignaz Raphael Michael Margareta Nicetas von Habsburg-Lorraine) Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Prince of Tuscany; (20 March 1901 - 22 October 1987).

Anton was the seventh of ten children born to Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria, Prince of Tuscany and Infanta Blanca of Spain, daughter of Carlos, Duke of Madrid.

After being introduced by King Carol II of Romania, he and Ileana of Romania were married on July 26, 1931.

They had the following children:

  • Archduke Stefan of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (1932-1998)
  • Archduchess Maria Ileana of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (1933-1959)
  • Archduchess Alexandra of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 1935)
  • Archduke Dominic of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (born 1937)
  • Archduchess Maria Magdalena of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 1939)
  • Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 1942)

Their marriage ended in divorce, made official on May 29, 1954. While Ileana became a nun, Anton remained in Austria. He died there on October 22, 1987 at the age of 86.

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