Name Archduke Francis | ||
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Mother Princess Auguste Maria of Bavaria Spouse Princess Anna of Saxony (m. 1926–1957) Children Archduke Josef Arpad of Austria Parents Archduke Joseph August of Austria, Princess Auguste of Bavaria Grandchildren Borwin, Duke of Mecklenburg Similar People Archduchess Gisela of Austria, Archduchess Ilona of Austria, Frederick Augustus III of Saxony, Georg Alexander - Duke of, Borwin - Duke of Mecklenburg |
Josef Franz Leopold Anton Ignatius Maria Archduke of Austria, Prince of Hungary (28 March 1895 – 25 September 1957) was the eldest son of Archduke Joseph August of Austria and Princess Auguste Maria of Bavaria. As his father was the last Palatine of Hungary and was briefly considered a possible King of Hungary in 1919–1920, Josef Franz was a potential crown prince of Hungary.
He was born during the reign of his maternal great-grandfather, Franz Joseph I of Austria.
Marriage and issue
On 4 October 1924, Archduke Josef Franz married Princess Anna of Saxony, a daughter of Friedrich August III of Saxony and Archduchess Luise, Princess of Tuscany. Anna and Josef Francis had eight children:
Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria died on 25 September 1957 in Carcavelos, Portugal