House of Hohenberg

For the comital House of Hohenberg, see Count of Hohenberg.

House of Hohenberg
arms of the Dukes of Hohenberg as designed in 1917
Titles	Duke of Hohenberg Prince of Hohenberg
Founded	1900
Founder	Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
Current head	Georg, Duke of Hohenberg

Ducal Family of Hohenberg

HH The Duke HH The Duchess HSH Prince Nikolaus HSH Princess Marie HSH Prince Karl HSH Princess Johanna HSH Princess Teresa HSH Princess Sophie HSH Princess Henriette HSH Prince Maximilian HSH Princess Emilia HSH Prince Nikolaus HSH Princess Luisa HSH Prince Leopold Extended family HH Princess Anita HH Princess Sophie HSH Prince Albrecht HSH Princess Leontine HI&RH Archduchess Margarete of Austria HSH Prince Leo Johannes HSH Princess Rosalind HSH Princess Geneviève HSH Prince Adrien HSH Princess Johanna HSH Princess Katharina HSH Prince Johannes HSH Princess Sophie HSH Prince Stephan HSH Princess Leonie HSH Princess Philippa HSH Princess Antonia HSH Prince Nepomuk HSH Prince Georg HSH Princess Valerie HSH Princess Isabelle HSH Prince Peter HSH Princess Christine-Maria HSH Princess Marie-Christine HSH Princess Marie-Therese, Lady Bailey HSH Prince Gerhard HSH Princess Heide HSH Prince Franz Ferdinand HSH Princess Christiane HSH Princess Ernst HSH Princess Margaretha HSH Princess Eva

The Castle of Artstetten commemorative coin

The Ducal House of Hohenberg is an Austrian noble family, descended from Countess Sophie Chotek (1868-1914) who in 1900 married Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Este (1863–1914), the heir presumptive to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. As their marriage was a morganatic one, none of their four children were in the line of succession to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Still, they represent the senior agnatic line of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.

Establishment and history

The House of Hohenberg was established by imperial decree of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria when upon the couple's marriage in 1900, he created Francis Ferdinand's wife Princess of Hohenberg (in German: Fürstin von Hohenberg) in her own right with the style of Serene Highness (in German: Durchlaucht), and the specification that this name and title should also be borne by her descendants.

In 1909, the Emperor raised Sophie to the more senior title of "Duchess of Hohenberg" (Herzogin von Hohenberg) with the style of "Highness" (Hoheit). That title expired upon Sophie's assassination in 1914.

In 1917, Emperor Charles of Austria granted Franz Ferdinand and Sophie's eldest son the title of "Duke" with the style Highness, the other members of the family remaining titled "Prince" or "Princess" with the lesser style of Serene Highness. Thus Prince Max became the first "Duke of Hohenberg", the dukedom being hereditary according to primogeniture in the male line. Following the collapse of the monarchy, the Austrian nobility, along with hereditary titles and such nobiliary particles as "von" were abolished by law in 1919.

In 1938, several members of the family who were opposed to Adolf Hitler were arrested by the Nazis and sent to Dachau concentration camp, most notably Max and his brother Ernst. The current head of the family, Georg Hohenberg, was ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the Holy See during parf of the reign of Pope John Paul II. He is also a Knight of the Golden Fleece.

Members of the Hohenberg family are not only descended from, and married into, the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, but are also related through marriage to several other European dynasties including the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg and the Princely House of Liechtenstein.

The Hohenbergs' Artstetten Castle was selected to provide the main motif for an Austrian 10 euro commemorative coin minted on 13 October 2004. The reverse shows the entrance to the crypt of the Hohenberg family. There are two portraits to the left, showing Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg.

Dukes and Princes of Hohenberg (1909–1914)

Sophie (1868–1914)

Dukes of Hohenberg (1917–present)

Maximilian (1902–1962), son of the first Duchess of Hohenberg, since 1919 pretender to the title, with issue
Franz (1927–1977) with issue
Georg (born 1929) with issue

Line of succession to the title Duke of Hohenberg

Line of succession to the title Duke of Hohenberg:^[1]

Prince Nikolaus of Hohenberg (b. 1961), heir apparent, son of Duke Georg
Prince Karl of Hohenberg (b. 1991), son of Prince Nikolaus
Prince Maximilian of Hohenberg (b. 1970), son of Duke Georg
Prince Nikolaus of Hohenberg (b. 2001), son of Prince Maximilian
Prince Leopold of Hohenberg (b. 2006), son of Prince Maximilian
Prince Albrecht of Hohenberg (b. 1931), son of Duke Maximilian
Prince Leo Johannes of Hohenberg (b. 1964), son of Prince Albrecht
Prince Adrien of Hohenberg (b. 2003), son of Prince Leo Johannes
Prince Stephan of Hohenberg (b. 1972), son of Duke Maxmilian's late son Johannes
Prince Nepomuk of Hohenberg (b. 2005), son of Prince Stephan
Prince Georg of Hohenberg (b. 1975), son of Duke Maxmilian's late son Johannes
Prince Peter of Hohenberg (b. 1936), son of Duke Maximilian
Prince Gerhard of Hohenberg (b. 1941), son of Duke Maximilian
Prince Franz Ferdinand of Hohenberg (b. 1969), a male-line grandson of Duchess Sophie's son Ernst
Prince Maximilian of Hohenberg (b. 2001), son of Prince Franz Ferdinand
Prince Ernst of Hohenberg (b. 1944), son of Duchess Sophie's son Ernst

References

↑ Marek, Miroslav. "Habsburg". Genealogy.EU. External link in |publisher= (help)

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