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Georg
Duke of Hohenberg
PredecessorFranz, Duke of Hohenberg
Heir apparentPrince Nikolaus
Born (1929-04-25) 25 April 1929 (age 95)
Spouse(s)Princess Eleonore of Auersperg-Breunner at Schloss Wald
IssuePrince Nikolaus
Princess Henriette
Prince Maximilian
FatherMaximilian, Duke of Hohenberg
MotherCountess Elisabeth von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee

Georg, Duke of Hohenberg (born on 25 April 1929), is a grandson of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and Hungary and his morganatic wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg.[1]

He was born at Artstetten Castle, community of Artstetten-Pöbring, Lower Austria, on 25 April 1929. He is the second son of Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg and Countess Elisabeth von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee.

Following the collapse of the Monarchy, all Austrian titles were abolished by law in 1919 and from there on the names consists only of prename and surname, without von or title, scilicet Georg Hohenberg.

He was born Prince Georg of Hohenberg, but on 16 August 1977 on the death of his elder brother, Franz, Duke of Hohenberg, Prince Georg became the 3rd Duke of Hohenberg and Head of the House of Hohenberg. Georg Hohenberg was a diplomat and was appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to several countries with his last appointment being to the Holy See during the pontificate of Pope John Paul II.

Georg, Duke of Hohenberg is a knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, a Knight Grand Cross of the Order of Pius IX, and a Bailiff Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of St George.

Family

On 4 July 1960 Duke Georg married Princess Eleonore of Auersperg-Breunner at Schloss Wald. The couple have three children:

  1. HSH Prince Nikolaus of Hohenberg, born 3 July 1961 at Boulogne-sur-Seine ; married 6 May 1989 at Fürstenberg, Westphalia, to Countess Marie Elisabeth von Westphalen zu Fürstenberg and has issue.
  2. HSH Princess Henriette of Hohenberg, born 9 November 1962 at Boulogne-sur-Seine.
  3. HSH Prince Maximilian of Hohenberg, born 25 January 1970 at Buenos Aires; married 9 September 2000 in Lucca to Emilia Oliva Cattaneo Vieti and has issue.

Ancestry

Family of Georg, Duke of Hohenberg
16. Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
8. Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
17. Princess Sophie of Bavaria
4. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
18. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
9. Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
19. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria
2. Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg
20. Karl, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin
10. Bohuslav, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin
21. Countess Marie Berchtold, Baroness of Ungarschitz
5. Countess Sophie Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin
22. Count Joseph Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
11. Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
23. Countess Marie Czernin of Chudenitz
1. Georg, Duke of Hohenberg
24. Friedrich, Prince of Waldburg at Wolfegg and Waldsee
12. Franz, Prince of Waldburg at Wolfegg and Waldsee
25. Countess Elisabeth of Königsegg-Aulendorf
6. Maximilian, Prince of Waldburg at Wolfegg and Waldsee
26. Count Maximilian of Arco-Zinneberg
13. Countess Sophie Leopoldine of Arco-Zinneberg
27. Countess Leopoldine of Waldburg at Zeil and Trauchburg
3. Countess Elisabeth of Waldburg at Wolfegg and Waldsee
28. August Longin, Prince of Lobkowicz
14. Georg Christian, Prince of Lobkowicz
29. Princess Bertha of Schwarzenberg
7. Princess Sidonie of Lobkowicz
30. Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein
15. Princess Anna of Liechtenstein
31. Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau

References

  1. ^ The Peerage profile]
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Duke of Hohenberg
1977 - present
Incumbent
Heir:
Prince Nikolaus

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