Franz Ferdinand, Duke of Hohenberg(13 September 1927 â 16 August 1977), was an Austrian nobleman and the head of the Hohenberg family from 1962 until his death.
Franz Ferdinand was the eldest son of Maximilian, Duke of Hohenberg, and Countess Elisabeth von Waldburg zu Wolfegg und Waldsee. Through his father, he was the grandson of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his morganatic wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg.
As his grandparents' marriage was morganatic, the Hohenbergs were excluded from the line of succession to the Austro-Hungarian throne. Following the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and the establishment of the Republic, the Austrian parliament passed the Law on the Abolition of Nobility in 1919. This law abolished all noble titles and the use of the particle "von" in legal names; consequently, his official name in Austrian records was Franz Ferdinand Hohenberg.
On 9 May 1956 at Luxembourg City, Franz Ferdinand married Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg (1922âÂÂ2011), the daughter of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. The couple had two daughters:
Franz Ferdinand died in 1977 and was succeeded as head of the house by his younger brother, Georg.
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He was born His Serene Highness Prince Franz Ferdinand of Hohenberg, but upon the death of his father in 1962, he became the 2nd Duke of Hohenberg and Head of the House of Hohenberg.
On 9 May 1956 in Luxembourg, Prince Franz married Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg, a daughter of Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg. They had two daughters:
Since he had no sons, he was succeeded by his younger brother Georg as Duke of Hohenberg and head of the House of Hohenberg.
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