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In page Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, someone had added following, which however is an apparent application of wishful thinking: "Whenever the Austria-Este line dies out, the person in line to the Austro-Hungarian throne after the current heir and all his immediate heirs becomes the Archduke of Austria-Este (the "-Este" in honor of the status as Dukes of Modena, formerly ruled by the Este family), a process of inheritance called "secundogeniture." Normally, Franz Ferdinand would have become the Duke of Modena at this time, but the duchy had been unified with the rest of Italy in 1860."
Reasons against most of that crap written above:
The reason why Franz Ferdinand began to use the NAME of Austria-Este, was the will of Francis V of Modena, where he set certain conditions to the inheritor of his personal property. The testament named Franz Ferdinand personally. It was not a clear abstract testament to "second".
Duke Francis was not constitutionally and otherwise able to stipulate anything about the succession of Duchy of Modena, which follows its own laws and original Este customs.
Secundogeniture is a more strict concept. It means an appanage to the second brother of a ruler. It is personal, not inherited by heir of the "second brother". After his death, it lapses to crown, or even before his death, it may go to the next ruler's second brother. Thus, the wording above is somewhat a bad joke.
It is said that Austria-Este is some sort of "secundogeniture" title in Austrian imperial family, however since it has continued to direct heirs of the originator of the branch, not reverting to the crown at the death of the carrier nor going to the next secundogeniture heir of the immediate imperial family, it does not fulfill the definitions of secundogeniture.
As explained, the first "adoptee" was Archduke Francis Ferdinand, b 1863 (not descended from Mary Beatrice d'Este), who took the name Austria-Este, and also in 1896 became the heir presumptive of the Austrian Empire, but was murdered 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo. Since his own children were born in morganatic marriage ( Hohenberg), the Habsburgs designated his soon-to-be born great-nephew Robert, b 8 Feb 1915, second son of the future emperor Charles, as the next "adopted Austria-Este". Through his mother Zita of Parma (a great-granddaughter of Teresa of Savoy, Duchess of Lucca and Parma, who was daughter of Teresa of Modena, Queen of Sardinia, who was daughter of Mary Beatrice d'Este and Ferdinand of Austria, Duchess and Duke of Breisgau and Modena), archduke Robert happened to be a descendant of Ercole d'Este III and thus the blood of last Este dukes joined with the name Austria-Este.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914) subsequently used the title Archduke of Austria-Este. He also in 1896 became the heir presumptive of the Austrian Empire, but was murdered before succeeding as Emperor. He had married morganatically countess Sophie Chotek, and their children were not members of Austrian Imperial House (having been born in morganatic marriage), but a separate surname and title, Hohenberg, was created for them.
When Franz Ferdinand died in June 1914, Robert was not even born. Thus, no abstarct testament to the "second" was executable in his favor. If the succession would have been to the "second", there was another Auistrian archduke alive at that moment in 1914, who would have been the correct heir.
Robert's "succession" to the name was only a internal agreement of Habsburgs, to put someone to carry that name.
Can anyone provide any source for the statement that Archduke Robert "took also the title Duke of Este"? Robert and his son Lorenz are referred to by others as "Duke of Modena", but they themselves only use the title "Archduke of Austria-Este". The title "Duke of Este" is not used by them, or used for them by others (except in this Wikipedia article). Noel S McFerran 13:15, May 4, 2005 (UTC)
What was the actual succession law in the Duchy of Modena at the time of its abolition? My understanding, based on some of the late 1859/early 1860 discussions between the Austrians and French about reorganizing Italy, was that Francis V's niece Maria Theresa was the heiress presumptive. if so, this should be made clear. Modena was not, so far as I'm aware, a Habsburg secundigeniture. Francis IV was the heir by blood of the last Este duke, through his mother, unlike Tuscany, where (I believe) the future Charles III of Spain or his mother would have been the proper heirs to the Medicis, and where the Habsburgs were explicitly granted the Grand Duchy by treaty as a secundigeniture. Assuming that Maria Theresa was not only Francis V's heiress general, but his actual legal successor under the old Modenese constitution, that should be mentioned. john k 03:54, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
Hi all, I made a family tree using the family template here on my sandbox. I think it would be easier for the casual reader to understand vs. the ASCII one. What would be better form -- to integrate the information from the ASCII one, or to remove the extra information? I have two versions to compare:
Also, do you think this is necessarily a better alternative to the ASCII art one? Thanks! Yaminator talk 20:45, 22 April 2012 (UTC)
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In page Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, someone had added following, which however is an apparent application of wishful thinking: "Whenever the Austria-Este line dies out, the person in line to the Austro-Hungarian throne after the current heir and all his immediate heirs becomes the Archduke of Austria-Este (the "-Este" in honor of the status as Dukes of Modena, formerly ruled by the Este family), a process of inheritance called "secundogeniture." Normally, Franz Ferdinand would have become the Duke of Modena at this time, but the duchy had been unified with the rest of Italy in 1860."
Reasons against most of that crap written above:
The reason why Franz Ferdinand began to use the NAME of Austria-Este, was the will of Francis V of Modena, where he set certain conditions to the inheritor of his personal property. The testament named Franz Ferdinand personally. It was not a clear abstract testament to "second".
Duke Francis was not constitutionally and otherwise able to stipulate anything about the succession of Duchy of Modena, which follows its own laws and original Este customs.
Secundogeniture is a more strict concept. It means an appanage to the second brother of a ruler. It is personal, not inherited by heir of the "second brother". After his death, it lapses to crown, or even before his death, it may go to the next ruler's second brother. Thus, the wording above is somewhat a bad joke.
It is said that Austria-Este is some sort of "secundogeniture" title in Austrian imperial family, however since it has continued to direct heirs of the originator of the branch, not reverting to the crown at the death of the carrier nor going to the next secundogeniture heir of the immediate imperial family, it does not fulfill the definitions of secundogeniture.
As explained, the first "adoptee" was Archduke Francis Ferdinand, b 1863 (not descended from Mary Beatrice d'Este), who took the name Austria-Este, and also in 1896 became the heir presumptive of the Austrian Empire, but was murdered 28 June 1914 in Sarajevo. Since his own children were born in morganatic marriage ( Hohenberg), the Habsburgs designated his soon-to-be born great-nephew Robert, b 8 Feb 1915, second son of the future emperor Charles, as the next "adopted Austria-Este". Through his mother Zita of Parma (a great-granddaughter of Teresa of Savoy, Duchess of Lucca and Parma, who was daughter of Teresa of Modena, Queen of Sardinia, who was daughter of Mary Beatrice d'Este and Ferdinand of Austria, Duchess and Duke of Breisgau and Modena), archduke Robert happened to be a descendant of Ercole d'Este III and thus the blood of last Este dukes joined with the name Austria-Este.
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914) subsequently used the title Archduke of Austria-Este. He also in 1896 became the heir presumptive of the Austrian Empire, but was murdered before succeeding as Emperor. He had married morganatically countess Sophie Chotek, and their children were not members of Austrian Imperial House (having been born in morganatic marriage), but a separate surname and title, Hohenberg, was created for them.
When Franz Ferdinand died in June 1914, Robert was not even born. Thus, no abstarct testament to the "second" was executable in his favor. If the succession would have been to the "second", there was another Auistrian archduke alive at that moment in 1914, who would have been the correct heir.
Robert's "succession" to the name was only a internal agreement of Habsburgs, to put someone to carry that name.
Can anyone provide any source for the statement that Archduke Robert "took also the title Duke of Este"? Robert and his son Lorenz are referred to by others as "Duke of Modena", but they themselves only use the title "Archduke of Austria-Este". The title "Duke of Este" is not used by them, or used for them by others (except in this Wikipedia article). Noel S McFerran 13:15, May 4, 2005 (UTC)
What was the actual succession law in the Duchy of Modena at the time of its abolition? My understanding, based on some of the late 1859/early 1860 discussions between the Austrians and French about reorganizing Italy, was that Francis V's niece Maria Theresa was the heiress presumptive. if so, this should be made clear. Modena was not, so far as I'm aware, a Habsburg secundigeniture. Francis IV was the heir by blood of the last Este duke, through his mother, unlike Tuscany, where (I believe) the future Charles III of Spain or his mother would have been the proper heirs to the Medicis, and where the Habsburgs were explicitly granted the Grand Duchy by treaty as a secundigeniture. Assuming that Maria Theresa was not only Francis V's heiress general, but his actual legal successor under the old Modenese constitution, that should be mentioned. john k 03:54, 2 October 2006 (UTC)
Hi all, I made a family tree using the family template here on my sandbox. I think it would be easier for the casual reader to understand vs. the ASCII one. What would be better form -- to integrate the information from the ASCII one, or to remove the extra information? I have two versions to compare:
Also, do you think this is necessarily a better alternative to the ASCII art one? Thanks! Yaminator talk 20:45, 22 April 2012 (UTC)