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| Francis V, Duke of Modena. Portrait by Luigi Manzini |
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| Reign | 21 January 1846 - 11 June 1859 (13 years, 141 days) |
| Predecessor | Francis IV |
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| Pretendence | 15 September 1840 - 20 November 1875 (35 years, 66 days) |
| Predecessor | Maria Beatrice of Savoy |
| Successor | Maria Theresia of Austria-Este |
| Born | 1 June 1819 |
| Died | 20 November 1875 (aged 56) |
Francesco Ferdinando Geminiano von Habsburg-Lothringen, known as Francis V of Modena (Italian: Francesco V d'Asburgo-Este) (1 June 1819 – 20 November 1875), Archduke of Austria-Este, Royal Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, was Duke of Modena, Reggio, and Mirandola, Duke of Guastalla (from 1847), Duke of Massa and Prince of Carrara from 1846 to 1859. He was the eldest son of Francis IV of Modena and of Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy. He was also the Jacobite Pretender from 1840 until his death.
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Francis was baptised 5 days after birth by the local Archbishop in the local Cathedral; Emperor Franz I of Austria, the former Holy Roman Emperor, acted as his godfather, but his uncle Archduke Ferdinand acted as proxy for the emperor.
Upon the death of Victor Emmanuel in 1824, Maria Beatrice became recognized as Jacobite Queen of England, Scotland, France and Ireland. Jacobites also recognized Francis as "The Prince Francis of England, Scotland, France, and Ireland, Duke of Cornwall and Rothesay, Earl of Carrick, Baron of Renfrew, Lord of the Isles, and Prince and Great Steward of Scotland".
In 1826 Francis IV of Modena appointed Count Clemente Coronini as tutor of Francis, with Don Pietro Raffaelli, who would later become Bishop of Carpi and Reggio, as his assistant. In 1829, Baron Ernest Geramb became the new tutor of Francis.
On 15 September 1836, Francis became Knight of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece, and 3 years later he got the Grand Cordon of the Dutch Order of the Lion.
After the death of his mother in 1840, Francis was considered the legitimate heir to the thrones of England and Scotland by Jacobites (with the regnal title King Francis I). At his death the position of Jacobite heir passed to his niece (as Mary IV and III), Maria Theresia Henriette Dorothee, who was subsequently Queen Consort of Bavaria.
On March 30, 1842, Francis married Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria, daughter of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, at the Munich Residenz in the Allerheiligen-Hofkirche. The Archbishop of Munich-Freising was the chief witness to the wedding. The couple had only one child, Princess Anna Beatrice (October 19, 1848 in Gries, Bolzano – July 8, 1849 in Modena).
In 1842, Francis got another order: the Savoy Supreme Order of the Most Holy Annunciation.
At the death of his father Francis IV of Modena (January 21, 1846), Francis succeeded as reigning Duke of Modena. As member of a cadet branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine he also bore the titles of an Archduke of Austria and a Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia from birth; from his father he inherited also the title of Duke of Reggio and Mirandola, Duke of Massa, Prince of Carrara and Lunigiana.
At the death of his cousin the Empress Marie-Louise, December 18, 1847, he succeeded as Duke of Guastalla.
During the revolutions of 1848, Francis was forced to flee his Duchy by a popular uprising and was restored by Austrian troops in the following year.
In 1855, Francis established his own new order: the Order of the Eagle of Este, and he acted as the Grand Master himself.
In 1859 the Duchy of Modena was invaded by armies of France and Piedmont. On June 14, Francis fled. On March 18, King Victor Emanuel II of Sardinia ordered Modena to be incorporated into the new kingdom of Italy. Francis protested it 4 days later.
After the loss of his duchy, Francis withdrew to Vienna and lived in Palais Modena. He also had a summer residence at Schloss Wildenwart, Bavaria. Although he spent most time in Austria, he sometimes want traveling. In 1864 he visited Middle East.
On March 7, 1861, William Ewart Gladstone, the Chancellor of the Exchequer de facto, made a verbal attack against Francis. Later Lord Derby and Constantine Phipps, Marquis of Normanby discovered it that the accusation of Gladstone was entirely false.
Francis died at Vienna on November 20, 1875. He left most of his huge estate to his cousin Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria who subsequently used the title Archduke of Austria-Este. His remains was kept at the Capuchin Church in Vienna.
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Francis V, Duke of Modena
Cadet branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Born: 1 June 1819 Died: 20 November 1875 |
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| Preceded by Francis IV |
Duke of Modena 1846-1860 |
Italian unification |
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| Preceded by Francis IV |
Archduke of Austria-Este 1846-1875 |
Succeeded by Franz Ferdinand |
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| Preceded by Himself |
— TITULAR — Duke of Modena 1860-1875 |
Succeeded by Franz Ferdinand |
| Preceded by Mary III |
Jacobite succession 1840-1875 |
Succeeded by Mary IV |
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