Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria

Archduke Leopold Salvator
Prince of Tuscany
Born	(1863-10-15)15 October 1863 Stará Boleslav, Bohemia
Died	4 September 1931(1931-09-04) (aged 67) Vienna
Spouse	Infanta Blanca of Spain
House	House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Father	Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria
Mother	Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Archduke Leopold Salvator, Prince of Tuscany (15 October 1863 – 4 September 1931), was the son of Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria and Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

Biography

Leopold was born in Stará Boleslav, Bohemia. He was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and held the title Archduke of Austria. He was a Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece.

Marriage and issue

On October 24, 1889 Leopold Salvator married Infanta Blanca of Spain (1868-1949), eldest daughter of Carlos, Duke of Madrid.
They had 10 children:

• Archduchess Dolores of Austria (5 May 1891 – 10 April 1974)
• Archduchess Immaculata of Austria (9 September 1892 – 3 September 1971); married in 1932 Nobile Igino Neri-Serneri.
• Archduchess Margaretha of Austria (8 May 1894 – 21 January 1986); married in 1937 Francesco Maria Taliani de Marchio.
• Archduke Rainer of Austria (21 November 1895 – 25 May 1930)
• Archduke Leopold of Austria (30 January 1897 – 14 March 1958); married morganatically in 1919 Dagmar Baroness Nicolics-Podrinska; they were married until 1931. He married secondly in 1932 (also morganatically) Alicia Gibson Coburn.
• Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria (13 July 1899 – 22 October 1977); married in 1924 Don Ramón de Orlandis y Villalonga (died 1936); married secondly in 1942 Luis Perez Sucre .
• Archduke Anton of Austria (20 March 1901 – 22 October 1987); was married from 1931 to 1954 to Princess Ileana of Romania.
• Archduchess Assunta of Austria (10 August 1902 – 24 January 1993); was married from 1939 to 1950 to Joseph Hopfinger.
• Archduke Franz Josef of Austria (4 February 1905 – 9 May 1975); married morganatically in 1937 Maria Aloisa Baumer; the marriage ended the following year in 1938. He married secondly in 1962 (also morganatically) Maria Elena Seunig.
• Archduke Karl Pius of Austria (4 December 1909 – 24 December 1953); was married from 1938 to 1950 to Christa Satzger de Bálványos.

Further reading

• Lost Waltz A Story Of Exile by Bertita Harding (1944)

External links

• Lost Waltz A Story Of Exile by Bertita Harding (free Download)

Ancestry