Archduke Rudolf of Austria (1919–2010)
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Archduke Rudolf of Austria (5 September 1919 – 15 May 2010) was the sixth child and youngest son of Emperor Charles I of Austria and Zita of Bourbon-Parma.
Early life
He was born in
Educated with his siblings first in Spain, in Belgium and at the Université Laval in Quebec City,[2] but Rudolf was expelled in 1946 once his membership in the formerly imperial House of Habsburg was exposed due to rumors of him and his brother being part of Austrian resistance.[3] After the war he travelled to the United States, Canada and the Belgian Congo.[3]
Rudolf worked as a Wall Street junior executive[4] and a bank director.[3][5]
First marriage
Rudolf was married by Archbishop
- Archduchess Maria Anna Charlotte Zita Elisabeth Regina Therese of Austria (b. 1954) married Prince Peter Galitzine (b. 1955);[5] on 24 November 1981. They have six children.
- Archduke Karl Peter Otto Serge Joseph Paul Leopold Heinrich of Austria (5 November 1955) married Princess Alexandra Elisabeth von Wrede (12 May 1970), niece of his stepmother Princess Anna Gabriele. They have two children.[citation needed]
- Archduke Johannes Karl Ludwig Clemens Maria Joseph Markus d'Aviano Leopold of Austria (11 December 1962 – 29 June 1975)
Second marriage
Rudolf was married secondly to Princess Anna Gabriele von Wrede (11 September 1940), daughter of Prince Carl Josef Maria von Wrede (1899-1945) and his wife, Countess Sophie Schaffgotsch-Semperfrei von und zu Kynast und Greiffenstein (1916-2008) on 15 October 1971 in Ellingen, Bavaria.[3] They have one daughter:[3]
- Archduchess Catharina-Maria Johanna Zita Sophie Caspara (14 September 1972) married Count Massimiliano Secco d'Aragona (b. 1967);[3] on 9 December 1998. They have three sons.[citation needed]
Death
Rudolph died on 15 May 2010. He was survived by two older brothers; Otto and Felix.
Ancestry
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References
- ISBN 1-85285-439-1.
- ^ Bernier Arcand, Philippe, « Les Bourbon-Parme dans les institutions d’enseignement du Québec », Histoire Québec, 202, p. 24-28 (lire en ligne [archive])
- ^ ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
- ^ "Milestones". Time. 6 July 1953. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 1 March 2008.
- ^ ISBN 3-7980-0814-0.
- ^ "Archduchess Xenia of Habsburg killed". New York Times. 27 September 1968.
- ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
- ISBN 3-7980-0814-0.