Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este

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Archduke Robert Karl Ludwig Maximilian Michael Maria Anton Franz Ferdinand Joseph Otto Hubert Georg Pius Johannes Marcus d'Aviano of Austria-Este (Schonbrunn, February 8, 1915 - Basel, February 7, 1996), Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia was born as the second son of Karl I of Austria and Princess Zita. On April 16, 1917 he was created Archduke of Austria-Este by his father, Emperor Karl I of Austria.

He married Princess Margherita Isabella Maria Vittoria Emanuella Elena Gennara of Savoy-Aosta (b. 7 April 1930, elder daughter of the late Amadeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta on December 28, 1953 in Bourg-en-Bresse, France (civilly) and December 29, 1953 (religious), in Brou, France.
The couple had five children, all with the territorial designation of Austria-Este:

• Archduchess Maria Beatrice (December 11, 1954). Married Count Riprand of Arco-Zinneberg, a great-grandson of the last Bavarian king, Ludwig III, and has issue. They have six daughters:
  • Countess Anna Theresa von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1981- );
  • Countess Margherita von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1983- );
  • Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1988- );
  • Countess Maximiliana von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1990- );
  • Countess Marie Gabrielle von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (1992- );
  • Countess Giorgiana von un zu Arco-Zinneberg (1997- );
• Archduke Lorenz (December 16, 1955), Created Prince of Belgium on November 10, 1995. Married September 22, 1984 at Brussels, Princess Astrid of Belgium (b. 1962) only daughter of King Albert II of the Belgians. They have three daughters and two sons:
  • Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1986- );
  • Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1988- );
  • Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (1991- );
  • Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (1995- );
  • Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (2003- );
• Archduke Gerhard (October 30, 1957);
• Archduke Martin (December 21, 1959). Married Princess Katharina of Isenburg-Birstein. They have two sons:
  • Archduke Bartholomaeus of Austria (2006- );
  • Archduke Emmanuel of Austria (2008- );
• Archduchess Isabella (March 2, 1963). Married Count Andrea Czarnocki-Lucheschi. They have three sons and a daughter:
  • Alvise Czarnocki-Lucheschi (1999- );
  • Carlo Amedeo Czarnocki-Lucheschi (2000- );
  • Maria Anna Czarnocki-Lucheschi (2002- );
  • Alessandro Czarnocki-Lucheschi (2004- );

[edit] Ancestry

v • d • e Ancestors of Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este

16. Archduke Francis Charles of Austria               8. Archduke Charles Louis of Austria                       17. Princess Sophie of Bavaria               4. Archduke Otto Francis of Austria                             18. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies               9. Princess Maria Annunciata of the Two Sicilies                       19. Maria Theresa of Austria               2. Charles I of Austria                                   20. John of Saxony               10. George of Saxony                       21. Amelia of Bavaria               5. Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony                             22. Ferdinand II of Portugal               11. Maria Anna of Portugal                       23. Maria II of Portugal               1. Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este                                         24. Charles II, Duke of Parma               12. Charles III, Duke of Parma                       25. Maria Teresa of Savoy               6. Robert I, Duke of Parma                             26. Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry               13. Princess Louise Marie Thérèse of France                       27. Princess Caroline of the Two Sicilies               3. Zita of Parma                                   28. John VI of Portugal               14. Michael of Portugal                       29. Charlotte of Spain               7. Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal                             30. Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg               15. Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg                       31. Princess Marie of Hohenlohe-Langenburg

[edit] External links

• An Online Gotha: Austria Genealogy of the Imperial House of Austria-Hungary

Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este House of Austria-Este Cadet branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine Born: 8 February 1915 Died: 7 February 1996
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Karl I of Austria	Archduke of Austria-Este 1917-1996	Succeeded by Archduke Lorenz
	— TITULAR — Duke of Modena 1917-1996