Archduke Leopold Franz of Austria
Archduke Leopold Franz of Austria () (born 25 October 1942 at Schloss Leutstetten in Starnberg, Bavaria, [...] Germany) was a member of the Tuscan line of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and Archduke and Prince of Austria, Prince of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany by birth. Leopold Franz was the titular Grand Duke of Tuscany from 21 January 1984 to 18 June 1993.
Family
Leopold Franz was the third eldest child and only son of Archduke Gottfried of Austria and his wife Princess Dorothea of Bavaria.
Marriage and issue
Leopold Franz married Princess Laetitia of Arenberg, eldest child and only daughter of Henri de Belzunce, Marquis de Belzunce and his wife Marie-Thérèse de la Poëze d'Harambure, civilly on 19 June 1965 in St. Gilgen and religiously on 28 July 1965 in Menetou-Salon. Leopold Franz and Laetitia had two children together:
- Archduke Sigismund Otto of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (born 21 April 1966)
- Archduke Guntram Maria of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (born 21 July 1967)
Leopold Franz and Laetitia divorced in 1981. He married for a second time on 18 June 1993 to Marta Perez Valverde, thereby renouncing his rights to the titular Grand Ducal throne of Tuscany in favor of his elder son Sigismund, the current head of the House of Habsburg-Tuscany. Leopold Franz and Marta divorced in 1998.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 25 October 1942 – 21 January 1984: His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke and Prince Leopold Franz of Austria; Prince Leopold Franz of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany
- 21 January 1984 - 18 June 1993: His Imperial and Royal Highness The Grand Duke of Tuscany
- 18 June 1993 - present: His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke and Prince Leopold Franz of Austria; Prince Leopold Franz of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany
Honours
- Knight of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece
References
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