Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este

Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este (given names: Robert Karl Ludwig Maximilian Michael Maria Anton Franz Ferdinand Joseph Otto Hubert Georg Pius Johannes Marcus d'Aviano; 8 February 1915 – 7 February 1996), was the second son of Charles I, (beatified) last Emperor of Austria-Hungary, and Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma. He was also known as Robert Karl Erzherzog von Österreich.

Robert
Archduke Robert in the late 1920s
Archduke of Austria-Este
Tenure	16 April 1917 – 7 February 1996
Successor	Archduke Lorenz
Born	(1915-02-08)8 February 1915 Schönbrunn Palace, Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died	7 February 1996(1996-02-07) (aged 80) Basel, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland
Spouse	Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta ​ ​ (m. 1953)​
Issue	Archduchess Maria Beatrice Prince Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este Archduke Gerhard Archduke Martin Archduchess Isabella
Names Robert Karl Ludwig Maximilian Michael Maria Anton Franz Ferdinand Joseph Otto Hubert Georg Pius Johannes Marcus d'Aviano Habsburg-Lothringen
House	House of Habsburg and House of Austria-Este
Father	Charles I of Austria
Mother	Princess Zita of Parma

Archduke of Austria-Este

On 16 April 1917, at the age of two, his father the Emperor ceded the title of Archduke of Austria-Este in Robert's favor. Archduke Robert was thereby chosen to preserve, in the form of a distinct secundogeniture, the Habsburg-Lorraine representation of the once-sovereign Duchy of Modena which had belonged to the House of Este. He was thus made heir to his assassinated relative Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863–1914), who had inherited in 1875 the Austria-Este designation and what had been salvaged of the Este fortune when the duchy was annexed to Italy in 1860.

Family

Archduke Robert married Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta (7 April 1930 – 10 January 2022, elder daughter of the late Amadeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta) on 28 December 1953 in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, France (civilly) and 29 December 1953, in Brou, Eure-et-Loir, France (religiously).^[1]
The couple had five children:

• Archduchess Maria Beatrice (born 11 December 1954) married on 26 April 1980 in Chartres Count Riprand of Arco-Zinneberg, a great-grandson of the last Bavarian king, Ludwig III and of Maria Theresia, Archduchess of Austria-Este. They have six daughters:
  • Countess Anna Theresa von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (born 1981) married on 29 September 2018, at Niederaltaich Abbey in Bavaria, Colin McKenzie (born 1976).^[2][3] They have three children.
  • Countess Margherita von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (born 1983) married on 19 March 2022, in Moos, Bavaria, Charles Douglas Green (born 1981)^[4][5]
  • Countess Olympia von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (born 1988) married on 17 October 2019, in Neuilly-sur-Seine, France, Jean-Christophe, Prince Napoléon (born 1986). They have one son^[6][7]
    • Louis Charles Napoleon (7 December 2022)
  • Countess Maximiliana von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (born 1990) married on 17 May 2023, in Moos, Bavaria, Byron Houdayer (born 1986)
  • Countess Marie Gabrielle von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (born 1992), who is a mezzo-soprano opera singer^[8]
  • Countess Giorgiana von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (born 1997)
• Prince Lorenz of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (born 16 December 1955) married on 22 September 1984 at Brussels, Princess Astrid of Belgium (born 1962), daughter of Albert II, King of the Belgians.^[9][10] They have three daughters and two sons:
  • Prince Amedeo of Belgium, Hereditary Archduke of Austria-Este (born 1986) married Elisabetta Rosboch von Wolkenstein on 5 July 2014 in Rome, Italy.^[11] They have three children.
    • Princess Anna Astrid (17 May 2016)
    • Prince Maximilian (6 September 2019)
    • Princess Alix (2 September 2023)
  • Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (born 1988) married William Isvy (born 1991) on 10 September 2022 in Brussels, Belgium.
  • Prince Joachim of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (born 1991)
  • Princess Luisa Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (born 1995)
  • Princess Laetitia Maria of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (born 2003)
• Archduke Gerhard (born 30 October 1957) married in 2015 Iris Jandrasits (born 1961).^{[citation needed]}
• Archduke Martin (born 21 December 1959) married in 2004 Princess Katharina of Isenburg, sister of Sophie, Princess of Prussia and Isabelle, Princess of Wied. They have three sons and a daughter:^{[citation needed]}
  • Archduke Bartholomaeus of Austria (2006)
  • Archduke Emmanuel of Austria (2008)
  • Archduchess Helene of Austria (2009)
  • Archduke Luigi of Austria (2011)
• Archduchess Isabella (born 2 March 1963) married in 1997 Count Andrea Czarnocki-Lucheschi. They have three sons and a daughter:^{[citation needed]}
  • Alvise Czarnocki-Lucheschi (1999)
  • Carlo Amedeo Czarnocki-Lucheschi (2000)
  • Maria Anna Czarnocki-Lucheschi (2002)
  • Alessandro Czarnocki-Lucheschi (2004)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este

8. Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria 4. Archduke Otto Franz of Austria 9. Princess Maria Annunziata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies 2. Charles I of Austria 10. George of Saxony 5. Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony 11. Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal 1. Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este 12. Charles III, Duke of Parma 6. Robert I, Duke of Parma 13. Princess Louise of Artois 3. Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma 14. Miguel I of Portugal 7. Infanta Maria Antónia of Portugal 15. Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein

References

1. "Royal Church Nuptials", The New York Times, Bourg-En-Bresse, France, 30 December 1953
2. "Gräfin von und zu Arco-Zinneberg heiratet in Basilika Niederalteich". Archived from the original on 4 October 2021. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
3. US investment strategist Colin McKenzie was born in New York and grew up in Spain, Brazil and England. He received a MA in Mathematics with Philosophy from the University of Oxford in 1998.
4. "Margherita Gräfin von und zu Arco-Zinneberg: Romantische Hochzeit im Schloss". 23 March 2022.
5. Charles Douglas Green (b.1981) is the son of the late South African businessman Ian Green and Helena Marian Fermor-Hesketh (née Hunt; widow of The Hon John Fermor-Hesketh). Charles has several siblings from his father and mother's previous marriages. His half-sister, Annabel Green, is the current Duchess of Roxburghe.
6. Xidias, Angelica (21 October 2019). "French and Austrian royalty married in a chic Parisian wedding attended by Princess Beatrice and her fiancé". Vogue.com.au.
7. "France's Prince Napoléon marries Countess Olympia in breathtaking Paris wedding". Independent.ie. 22 October 2019.
8. Marie-Gabrielle Arco. Retrieved 3 August 2022.
9. Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 44–45,50. French
10. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Furstlicher Hauser Bande XVI, C.A. Starke Verlag, Haus Osterreich, Limburg, 2001, pp. 91–92. German
11. Prins Amedeo en Lili trouwen in de zon

Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este House of Austria-Este Cadet branch of the House of Habsburg and House of Este Born: 8 February 1915 Died: 7 February 1996
Titles in pretence
Preceded by Karl	Archduke of Austria-Este 1917–1996	Succeeded by Lorenz