Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este
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Ferdinand Karl Viktor (20 July 1821 – 15 December 1849) was Archduke of Austria-Este
and Duke of Modena.
, he was the second son of Francis IV of Modena and his wife Maria Beatrice of Savoy
. His paternal grandmother had been heiress to the Duchy of Modena, because her father Ercole III d'Este had no sons.
Ferdinand married on 4 December 1846 in the Schönbrunn Palace
in Vienna with Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
, daughter of Archduke Josef Anton of Austria and his third wife Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
.
Elisabeth and Ferdinand had one daughter, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849–1919), who became the last Queen of Bavaria
.
Ferdinand, who was a Feldmarschalleutnant (Austrian "two stars" general rank), died at Brno
a few months later at the age of 28 from typhus
. His widow remarried with Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
.
Ferdinand is the link in the Jacobite succession between his brother Francis I
and his daughter Mary IV and III.
Austria-Este
Archduke of Austria-Este and Habsburg-Este are a title and a surname which have been used by several cadet branches of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine to denote a connection with the extinct Italian princely and feudal family of Este and the Duchy of Modena ruled by them...
and Duke of Modena.
Biography
Born in ModenaModena
Modena is a city and comune on the south side of the Po Valley, in the Province of Modena in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy....
, he was the second son of Francis IV of Modena and his wife Maria Beatrice of Savoy
Maria Beatrice of Savoy
Maria Beatrice of Savoy was a Princess of Savoy and Duchess of Modena by marriage. She was also the Jacobite Pretender from 1824 until her death.-Biography:...
. His paternal grandmother had been heiress to the Duchy of Modena, because her father Ercole III d'Este had no sons.
Ferdinand married on 4 December 1846 in the Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunn Palace
Schönbrunn Palace is a former imperial 1,441-room Rococo summer residence in Vienna, Austria. One of the most important cultural monuments in the country, since the 1960s it has been one of the major tourist attractions in Vienna...
in Vienna with Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
Elisabeth Franziska Maria, Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Hungary and Bohemia ....
, daughter of Archduke Josef Anton of Austria and his third wife Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
Maria Dorothea Luise Wilhelmine Caroline of Württemberg was the daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg and Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg ....
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Elisabeth and Ferdinand had one daughter, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849–1919), who became the last Queen of Bavaria
Queen of Bavaria
There have been three kinds of Bavarian consorts in history, Duchesses, Electresses and Queens. Most consorts listed are Duchesses. The first ever consort of Bavaria was Waldrada in the 6th century. The final consort was Maria Theresia of Austria-Este in 1913....
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Ferdinand, who was a Feldmarschalleutnant (Austrian "two stars" general rank), died at Brno
Brno
Brno by population and area is the second largest city in the Czech Republic, the largest Moravian city, and the historical capital city of the Margraviate of Moravia. Brno is the administrative centre of the South Moravian Region where it forms a separate district Brno-City District...
a few months later at the age of 28 from typhus
Typhus
Epidemic typhus is a form of typhus so named because the disease often causes epidemics following wars and natural disasters...
. His widow remarried with Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria-Teschen was the second son of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen and Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, and the maternal grandfather of King Alfonso XIII of Spain.A son of the "hero of Aspern" he started a military career in Infantry Regiment 57 in Brno...
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Ferdinand is the link in the Jacobite succession between his brother Francis I
Francis V, Duke of Modena
Francesco Ferdinando Geminiano von Habsburg-Lothringen, known as Francis V of Modena , Archduke of Austria-Este, Royal Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, was Duke of Modena, Reggio, and Mirandola, Duke of Guastalla , Duke of Massa and Prince of Carrara from 1846 to 1859...
and his daughter Mary IV and III.