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Francis II HRE

Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor





Reign[]

Emperor of Austria
August 11, 1804 - March 2, 1835  (30 years) (36-67)
Succeeded by Ferdinand I of Austria


Holy Roman Emperor
July 5, 1792 - August 6, 1806  (14 years) (24-38)
Preceded by Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor


Archduke of Austria and King of Hungary, Croatia, and Bohemia
March 1, 1792 - August 11, 1804  (12 years) (24-36)
Preceded by Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor


Life Data[]

Full Name Francis Joseph Karl
House Habsburg-Lorraine
Born February 12, 1768
Birthplace Florence, Italy
Died March 2, 1835  (67 years)
Deathplace Vienna, Austria


Parents[]

Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
Born May 5, 1747
Father Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor  (1708-65) (57 years)
Mother Maria Theresa, Archduchess of Austria  (1717-80) (63 years)
Marriage 1764-92  (28 years, died)
Died March 1, 1792  (44 years)


Maria Luisa, Infanta of Spain
Born November 24, 1745
Father Charles III, King of Spain  (1716-88) (72 years)
Mother Maria Amalia, Princess of Saxony  (1724-60) (36 years)
Children 16
Died May 15, 1792  (46 years)


Siblings[]

1. Maria Theresa, Queen of Saxony  (1767-1827) (60 years)
2. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany  (1769-1824) (55 years)
3. Maria Anna, Archduchess of Austria  (1770-1809) (39 years)
4. Charles, Duke of Teschen  (1771-1847) (76 years)
5. Alexander Leopold, Archduke of Austria  (1772-95) (23 years)
6. Albrecht Johann, Archduke of Austria  (1773-74) (1 year)
7. Maximilian Johann, Archduke of Austria  (1774-78) (4 years)
8. Joseph, Palatine of Hungary  (1776-1847) (71 years)
9. Maria Clementina, Hereditary Princess of Naples  (1777-1801) (24 years)
10. Anton Victor, Archduke of Austria  (1779-1835) (56 years)
11. Maria Amalia, Archduchess of Austria  (1780-98) (18 years)
12. John, Archduke of Austria  (1782-1859) (77 years)
13. Rainer Joseph, Archduke of Austria  (1783-1853) (70 years)
14. Louis, Archduke of Austria  (1784-1864) (80 years)
15. Rudolf, Cardinal of Olomouc  (1788-1831) (43 years)


Marriages[]

1. Elisabeth, Duchess of Württemberg
Born April 21, 1767
Father Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg  (1732-97) (65 years)
Mother Friederike, Margravine of Brandenburg-Schwedt  (1736-98) (62 years)
Marriage January 6, 1788 - February 18, 1790  (2 years, widowed)
Died February 18, 1790  (22 years)


2. Maria Theresa, Princess of Naples and Sicily
Born June 6, 1772
Father Ferdinand I, King of the Two Sicilies  (1751-1825) (74 years)
Mother Maria Carolina, Archduchess of Austria  (1752-1814) (62 years)
Marriage September 15, 1790 - April 13, 1807  (16 years, widowed)
Died  April 13, 1807  (34 years)


3. Maria Ludovika, Archduchess of Austria-Este
Born December 14, 1787
Father Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Este  (1754-1806) (52 years)
Mother Maria Beatrice, Duchess of Massa  (1750-1829) (79 years)
Marriage January 6, 1808 - April 7, 1816  (8 years, widowed)
Died April 7, 1816  (28 years)


4. Caroline Augusta, Princess of Bavaria
Born February 8, 1792
Father Maximilian I Joseph, King of Bavaria  (1756-1825) (69 years)
Mother Augusta Wilhelmine, Princess of Hesse-Darmstadt  (1765-96) (31 years)
Marriage October 29, 1816 - March 2, 1835  (18 years, died)
Died February 9, 1873  (81 years)


Child 1: Ludovika Elisabeth, Archduchess of Austria[]

Born February 18, 1790 Died

June 24, 1791

(1 year)


Child 2: Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma []

Born December 12, 1791 Died

December 17, 1847

(56 years)


Marriages
First Husband Napoleon I, Emperor of France  (1769-1821) (52 years)
Marriage April 1, 1810 - May 5, 1821  (11 years, widowed)
Second Husband Adam Albert, Count von Neipperg  (1775-1829) (54 years)
Marriage August 8, 1821 - February 22, 1829  (7 years, widowed)
Third Husband Charles-René, Count de Bombelles  (1784-1856) (72 years)
Marriage February 17, 1834 - December 17, 1847  (13 years, died)


Children
1. Napoleon II, Emperor of France  (1811-32) (21 years)
2. Albertine, Countess of Montenuovo  (1817-67) (50 years)
3. William Albert, Prince of Montenuovo  (1819-95) (76 years)
4. Mathilde, Countess of Montenuovo  (1822-23) (1 year)


Child 3: Ferdinand I, Emperor of Austria[]

Born April 17, 1793 Died

June 29, 1875

(82 years)


Marriages
Wife Maria Anna, Princess of Savoy  (1803-84) (81 years)
Marriage February 12, 1831 - June 29, 1875  (44 years, died)


Child 4: Marie Caroline, Archduchess of Austria[]

Born June 8, 1794 Died

March 16, 1795

(9 months)


Child 5: Caroline Ludovika, Archduchess of Austria[]

Born December 4, 1795 Died

June 30, 1799

(3 years)


Child 6: Maria Leopoldina, Archduchess of Austria[]

Born January 22, 1797 Died

December 11, 1826

(29 years)


Marriages
Husband Pedro I, Emperor of Brazil  (1798-1834) (36 years)
Marriage May 13, 1817 - December 11, 1826  (9 years, died)


Children
1. Maria II, Queen of Portugal  (1819-53) (34 years)
2. Miguel, Prince of Beira  (1820-20) (1 day)
3. João Carlos, Prince of Beira  (1821-22) (1 year)
4. Januária, Princess of Brazil  (1822-1901) (79 years)
5. Paula, Princess of Brazil  (1823-33) (10 years)
6. Francisca, Princess of Brazil  (1824-98) (74 years)

7. Pedro II, Emperor of Brazil  (1825-91) (66 years)


Child 7: Clementina, Archduchess of Austria[]

Born March 1, 1798 Died

September 3, 1881

(83 years)


Marriages
Husband Leopold, Prince of Salerno  (1790-1851) (61 years)
Marriage July 28, 1816 - March 10, 1851  (34 years, widowed)


Children
1. Maria Carolina, Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies  (1822-69) (47 years)
2. Lodovico Carlos, Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies  (1824-24) (18 days)


Child 8: Joseph Franz, Archduke of Austria[]

Born April 9, 1799 Died

June 30, 1807

(8 years)


Child 9: Marie Caroline, Archduchess of Austria[]

Born April 8, 1801 Died

May 22, 1832

(31 years)


Marriages
Husband Frederick Augustus II, King of Saxony  (1797-1854) (57 years)
Marriage September 26, 1819 - May 22, 1832  (12 years, died)


Child 10: Franz Karl, Archduke of Austria[]

Born December 17, 1802 Died

March 8, 1878

(75 years)


Marriages
Wife Sophie, Princess of Bavaria  (1805-72) (67 years)
Marriage November 4, 1824 - May 28, 1872  (47 years, widowed)


Children
1. Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria  (1830-1916) (86 years)
2. Maximilian I, Emperor of Mexico  (1832-67) (35 years)
3. Karl Ludwig, Archduke of Austria  (1833-96) (63 years)
4. Maria Anna, Archduchess of Austria  (1835-40) (5 years)
5. Ludwig Viktor, Archduke of Austria  (1842-1919) (77 years)


Child 11: Marie Anne, Archduchess of Austria[]

Born June 8, 1804 Died

December 28, 1858

(54 years)


Child 12: Johann Nepomuk, Archduke of Austria[]

Born August 30, 1805 Died

February 19, 1809

(3 years)


Child 13: Amalie Theresa, Archduchess of Austria[]

Born April 6, 1807 Died

April 6, 1807

(1 day)

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