House of Hohenberg

House of Hohenberg
House of Hohenberg
Herzog Hohenberg 1917.png
arms of the Dukes of Hohenberg as designed in 1917
Titles Duke of Hohenberg
Prince of Hohenberg
Founder Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg
Current head Georg, Duke of Hohenberg
Founding 1900
Ducal Family of Hohenberg
Herzog Hohenberg 1917.png

HH The Duke
HH The Duchess

  • HSH Prince Nikolaus
    HSH Princess Marie
    • HSH Prince Karl
    • HSH Princess Johanna
    • HSH Princess Teresa
    • HSH Princess Sophie
  • HSH Princess Henriette
  • HSH Prince Maximilian
    HSH Princess Emilia
    • HSH Prince Nikolaus
    • HSH Princess Luisa
    • HSH Prince Leopold
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The Ducal House of Hohenberg is an Austrian noble family, descended from Countess Sophie Chotek (1868-1914) who in 1900 married Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria-Este (1863-1914), the heir presumptive to the throne of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. As their marriage was a morganatic one, none of their four children were in the line of succession to the Austro-Hungarian throne.

The House of Hohenberg was established by imperial decree of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria when upon the couple's marriage in 1900, he created Francis Ferdinand's wife Princess of Hohenberg (in German: Fürstin von Hohenberg) in her own right with the style of Serene Highness (in German: Durchlaucht), and the specifiation that this name and title should also be borne by her descendants.

In 1909, the Emperor raised Sophie to the more senior title of Duchess of Hohenberg (in German: Herzogin von Hohenberg) with the style Highness (in German: Hoheit) for her life. This title expired upon Sophie's assassination in 1914.

In 1917, Emperor Charles of Austria regulated the titles within the Hohenberg family and awarded them a coat of arms (shown above). The Head of the House would be titled Duke with the style Highness, the other male members would be titled Prince and female members titled Princess with the style of Serene Highness. Thus, Sophie's eldest son, Prince Maximilian of Hohenberg, became the first Duke of Hohenberg. This title was created to be hereditary among Sophie's and Francis Ferdinand's male agnatic descendants according to the rule of agnatic primogeniture. Following the collapse of the Monarchy, all Austrian titles of nobility were abolished by law in 1919 and since then their names consist only of a forename and surname, without the "von" or any title.

In 1938, several members of the family who were opposed to Adolf Hitler were arrested by the Nazis and sent to Dachau concentration camp, most notably Duke Maximilian and his brother Ernst. They were only released on liberation in 1945. The current Head of the House, Georg Hohenberg, was Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the Holy See under part of the pontificate of Pope John Paul II. He is also a Knight of the Golden Fleece.

Members of the House of Hohenberg are not only descended from, and married into, the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, but are also through marriage related to many other European dynasties including the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg and the Princely House of Liechtenstein.

The Hohenberg family has left such a legacy behind that their Castle of Artstetten was selected as a main motive for a very recent commemorative coin: the 10 euro The Castle of Artstetten commemorative coin minted on October 13, 2004. The reverse shows the entrance to the crypt of the Hohenberg family. There are two portraits to the left, showing Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg.

Contents

Dukes and Princes of Hohenberg (1909-1914)

Dukes of Hohenberg (1917-present)

  • Maximilian (1902–1962), son of the first Duchess of Hohenberg, since 1919 pretender to the title, with issue
  • Franz (1927–1977) with issue
  • Georg (born 1929) with issue

Line of succession to the title Duke of Hohenberg [1]

  1. HSH Prince Nikolaus of Hohenberg (b. 1961), heir apparent, son of Duke Georg
  2. HSH Prince Karl of Hohenberg (b. 1991), son of Prince Nikolaus
  3. HSH Prince Maximilian of Hohenberg (b. 1970), son of Duke Georg
  4. HSH Prince Nikolaus of Hohenberg (b. 2001), son of Prince Maximilian
  5. HSH Prince Leopold of Hohenberg (b. 2006), son of Prince Maximilian
  6. HSH Prince Albrecht of Hohenberg (b. 1931), son of Duke Maximilian
  7. HSH Prince Leo Johannes of Hohenberg (b. 1964), son of Prince Albrecht
  8. HSH Prince Adrien of Hohenberg (b. 2003), son of Prince Leo Johannes
  9. HSH Prince Stephan of Hohenberg (b. 1972), son of Duke Maxmilian's late son Johannes
  10. HSH Prince Nepomuk of Hohenberg (b. 2005), son of Prince Stephan
  11. HSH Prince Georg of Hohenberg (b. 1975), son of Duke Maxmilian's late son Johannes
  12. HSH Prince Peter of Hohenberg (b. 1936), son of Duke Maximilian
  13. HSH Prince Gerhard of Hohenberg (b. 1941), son of Duke Maximilian
  14. HSH Prince Franz Ferdinand of Hohenberg (b. 1969), a male-line grandson of Duchess Sophie's son Ernst
  15. HSH Prince Maximilian of Hohenberg (b. 2001), son of Prince Franz Ferdinand
  16. HSH Prince Ernst of Hohenberg (b. 1944), son of Duchess Sophie's son Ernst

References

  1. ^ Habsburg

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