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Maria Josepha was born on 19 March 1751 at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna, Austria, as the ninth daughter and twelfth child of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Empress Maria Theresa. By birth, she was entitled to the position of Archduchess of Austria , as her sisters were.
Princess Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym (mother) Archduchess Hermine of Austria (sister) Signature. Archduke Stephen Francis Victor ( German: Stephan Franz Viktor; Hungarian: István Ferenc Viktor; 14 September 1817 – 19 February 1867) was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and the last Palatine of Hungary, serving from ...
Archduchy of Austria. ^a The title "Archduke of Austria" remained part of the official grand title of the rulers of Austria until 1918. The Archduchy of Austria ( German: Erzherzogtum Österreich) was a major principality of the Holy Roman Empire and the nucleus of the Habsburg monarchy. With its capital at Vienna, the archduchy was centered at ...
Francis (1768-1835) was the son of Leopold II whom he succeeded as the last Holy Roman Emperor in 1792. In 1804, he assumed the title of Francis I, Emperor of Austria. He was repeatedly defeated by the armies of Napoleon during the French Revolutionary Wars and his territory steadily diminished, culminating in the abolition of the Holy Roman Empire. Francis abdicated as Holy Roman Emperor in ...
Francis was the last non- Habsburg monarch of both the Empire and Austria, which were effectively governed by Maria Theresa. The couple were the founders of the Habsburg-Lorraine dynasty, and their marriage produced sixteen children. Francis I. Portrait by Martin van Meytens, c. 1745. Holy Roman Emperor. Reign. 13 September 1745 – 18 August 1765.
The Austrian Empire, [a] officially known as the Empire of Austria, was a multinational European great power from 1804 to 1867, created by proclamation out of the realms of the Habsburgs. During its existence, it was the third most populous monarchy in Europe after the Russian Empire and the United Kingdom. Along with Prussia, it was one of the ...
On 10 July 1541, Francis married Christina of Denmark in Brussels. Christina was a daughter of King Christian II and Isabella of Austria. Francis died at Remiremont in 1545, leaving Duchess Christina as the regent of Lorraine and as the guardian of their young children. Children. By Christina of Denmark (c.1521 – 1590; married in 1541)
