NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen

Friedrich Maria Albrecht Wilhelm Karl, Archduke and Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Duke of Teschen (In German: Erzherzog Friedrich Maria Albrecht Wilhelm Karl von Österreich-Toskana, Herzog von Teschen) - (4 June 1856, – 30 December 1936) was a member of the House of Habsburg and the Supreme Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... For other uses, see Moravia (disambiguation). ... is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... MosonmagyarÃ³vÃ¡r is a town in northwestern Hungary, county GyÅ‘r-Moson-Sopron. ... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ... Archduke Karl Ferdinand (on the right) with his brother Archduke Albert Karl Ferdinand (Vienna, July 29, 1818 - Zidlochovice, November 20, 1874) was the second son of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771-1847) and Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, and the maternal grandfather of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. ... Elisabeth Franziska Maria, Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Hungary and Bohemia (17 January 1831 - 14 February 1903). ... For other uses, see Bohemia (disambiguation). ... The title Duke of Teschen is a substantive princely title of ancient Silesia that has since 1822 belonged to a junior branch of the House of the Austrian monarch. ... is the 155th day of the year (156th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... is the 364th day of the year (365th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1936 (MCMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ... The Austro-Hungarian Army was the ground force of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. ... â€œThe Great War â€ redirects here. ...

Early Life

Friedrich was born at the castle Gross-Seelowitz (now Židlochovice, near Brno in Moravia) the son of Karl Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria and his wife Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria.
Amongst his siblings were Queen Maria Theresia of Bavaria, Queen Maria Cristina of Spain, Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria, and Archduke Eugen of Austria. When Friedrich's uncle Archduke Albert, Duke of Teschen died in 1895, he and his brothers each inherited large estates. Friedrich owned properties at Ungarisch-Altenburg (now Mosonmagyaróvár in Hungary), Belleje, Saybusch (now Żywiec in Poland), Seelowitz (now Židlochovice) and Frýdek in the Czech Republic, and Pressburg (now Bratislava in Slovakia). His Vienna residence, the Palais-Albrecht, housed the Albertina art collection which he owned. , Country Czech Republic Region Parts 29 - Bohunice - Bosonohy - Bystrc - Brno-Center - ÄŒernovice - Chrlice - Ivanovice - Jehnice - Jundrov - KnÃniÄky - Kohoutovice - KomÃn - KrÃ¡lovo Pole - LÃÅ¡eÅˆ - MalomÄ›Å™ice and ObÅ™any - MedlÃ¡nky - Brno-North - NovÃ½ LÃskovec - OÅ™eÅ¡Ãn - Å˜eÄkovice and MokrÃ¡ Hora - Slatina - Brno-South... For other uses, see Moravia (disambiguation). ... Archduke Karl Ferdinand (on the right) with his brother Archduke Albert Karl Ferdinand (Vienna, July 29, 1818 - Zidlochovice, November 20, 1874) was the second son of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen (1771-1847) and Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, and the maternal grandfather of King Alfonso XIII of Spain. ... Elisabeth Franziska Maria, Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Hungary and Bohemia (17 January 1831 - 14 February 1903). ... Maria Theresia Henriette Dorothee von Habsburg-Lothringen, Archduchess of Austria-Este (July 2, 1849 - February 3, 1919) was the daughter and only child of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este and his wife, Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria. ... Maria Christina of Austria, Queen of Spain Maria Christina, Princess Imperia and Archduchess of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia (Maria Christina DÃ©sirÃ©e Henriette Felicitas Rainiera von Habsburg-Lothringen, 21 July 1858â€“6 February 1929) was the second Queen consort of King Alfonso XII of Spain and... Archduke Charles Stephen Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria (5 September 1860-7 April 1933) was a member of the House of Habsburg and a Rear Admiral in the Austro-Hungarian Navy. ... Eugen, Archduke of Austria HI & RH Eugen Ferdinand Pius Bernhard Felix Maria, Archduke of Austria, Prince of Hungary and Bohemia (21 May 1863 - 30 December 1954) Born at Gross-Sellowitz, he was the son of Karl Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria (1818-1874) and his wife Elisabeth of Austria (1831-1903). ... Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf, Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Duke of Teschen (born August 3, 1817 in Vienna; died February 2, 1895, Arco (Italy) was an Austrian Habsburg general. ... MosonmagyarÃ³vÃ¡r is a town in northwestern Hungary, county GyÅ‘r-Moson-Sopron. ... Å»ywiec (German: Saybusch, Saubusch) is a town in south-central Poland with 32,300 inhabitants (2001). ... Location of FrÃ½dek-MÃstek in the Czech Republic FrÃ½dek-MÃstek is a city in Moravian-Silesian Region of the Czech Republic. ... , Nickname: Beauty on the Danube, City of peace Country Slovakia Region Districts 5 - Bratislava I - Bratislava II - Bratislava III - Bratislava IV - Bratislava V Rivers Elevation 134 m (440 ft) Coordinates , Highest point DevÃnska Kobyla - elevation 514 m (1,686 ft) Lowest point Danube River - elevation 126 m (413 ft... For other uses, see Vienna (disambiguation). ... The Albertina is a famous art museum in Vienna, Austria. ...

Marriage

On 8 October 1878 Friedrich married at Château L'Hermitage in Belgium Princess Isabella of Croÿ (1856 - 1931), daughter of Rudolf, Duke of Croÿ, and his wife Princess Natalie of Ligne. They had nine children together. is the 281st day of the year (282nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1878 (MDCCCLXXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... 1856 was a leap year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Year 1931 (MCMXXXI) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1931 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Arms of Philippe I de CroÃ¿, detail of Rogiers diptych (ca. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ...

In the mid-1890s the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria began visiting Friedrich's home. At first it was assumed that he was there to court one of Friedrich's daughters. Eventually it was discovered that in fact he was courting Countess Sophie Chotek, a lady-in-waiting to Friedrich's wife Archduchess Isabella. Archduchess Isabella became infuriated that Franz Ferdinand had not singled out one of her eight daughters as his bride and future empress; as a result she engaged in a crusade to thwart the marriage of Franz Ferdinand and Sophie. Sophie was dismissed from service, thus beginning an ongoing conflict between Friedrich and Franz Ferdinand who married Sophie in 1900. The marriage was morganatic, Sophie was subjected to indignities of low rank at court, and none of their children could succeed their father—all chiefly as a result of Isabella's machinations. A decade later, the unwaveringly spiteful Archduchess Isabella created a similar fuss when her nephew, Karl, 13th Prince von Croy, of the House of Croy, sought to marry Nancy Leishman, the charming young daughter of United States Ambassador to Germany John George Alexander Leishman, the former president of Carnegie Steel. As with Sopie Chotek, the Archduchess felt Nancy was not sufficiently aristocratic. Karl and Nancy were wed, nonetheless; today their grandson is the present Duke of Croy. For the Scottish rock band, see Franz Ferdinand (band). ... Sophie, the Duchess of Hohenberg Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, born Sophie Maria Josephine Albina Chotek, Countess of Chotkova and Wognin (March 1, 1868 - June 28, 1914) was the morganatic wife of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria. ... The United States has had diplomatic relations with the nation of Germany and its predecessor nation, the Kingdom of Prussia, since 1835. ... Carnegie Steel is the steel corporation originally founded and headed by steel magnate Andrew Carnegie. ...

Military Career

On July 11, 1914 Friedrich was appointed Supreme Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army by Emperor Franz Joseph I; it was thought that he would not interfere with the operational and tactical talents of Franz Graf Conrad von Hötzendorf. He was promoted to the rank of Generalfeldmarschall on December 8, 1914. Friedrich remained Supreme Commander until February 1917 when Emperor Charles I decided to take the office himself. is the 192nd day of the year (193rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... The Austro-Hungarian Army was the ground force of the Austro-Hungarian Empire. ... Franz Joseph I (in Slovenian Franc JoÅ¾ef I, in Hungarian I. Ferenc JÃ³zsef, in Croatian Franjo Josip I, in Czech FrantiÅ¡ek Josef I, in English Francis Joseph I) (August 18, 1830 â€“ November 21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria, Apostolic King of Hungary, King... Graf Conrad von HÃ¶tzendorf Franz Graf Conrad von HÃ¶tzendorf, or Count Francis Conrad von HÃ¶tzendorf. ... Replica of the marshals baton of Generalfeldmarschall von Richthofen (Third Reich) Generalfeldmarschall ( ) (general field marshal, usually translated simply as field marshal, and sometimes written only as Feldmarschall) was a rank in the armies of several German states, the Holy Roman Empire, and the Austrian Empire. ... is the 342nd day of the year (343rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1914 (MCMXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... Emperor Charles I of Austria The Blessed Charles I (Karl Franz Josef Ludwig Hubert Georg Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen) (17 August 1887 â€“ 1 April 1922) (Hungarian: IV. KÃ¡roly (KÃ¡roly Ferenc JÃ³zsef)) was (among other titles) the last Emperor of Austria, the last King of Hungary and Bohemia...

Retirement and death

After World War I the governments of Austria and Czechoslovakia confiscated all of Friedrich's properties within their borders. These included his palace in Vienna and his art collection. He retained his properties in Hungary however. In 1929 he won a court case requiring compensation from the Czechoslovak government. ^[1]

Friedrich died at Ungarisch-Altenburg (now Mosonmagyaróvár) in 1936.His death was the biggest royal event for Hungary since the coronation of King Karl in 1916. The funeral was attended by his nephew, the exiled King of Spain; by numerous archdukes; by all the surviving Austro-Hungarian Feldmarshals; by personal representatives of Hitler; by members of the House of Savoy; by the diplomatic corps; by a son of exiled German Kaiser Wilhelm ; by representatives of the governments of Germany, Italy and Austria, and by Hungary's Regent, Miklós Horthy and his wife. There were members of the Hungarian government and delegates of the German and Austrian in attendance as well. Entire battalions of the Hungarian army was present to pay their last respects to their former Supreme Commander. MosonmagyarÃ³vÃ¡r is a town in northwestern Hungary, county GyÅ‘r-Moson-Sopron. ... Hitler redirects here. ... Horthy redirects here. ...

Notes

References

Flag of the Habsburg Monarchy; also used as the flag of the Austrian Empire until the Ausgleich of 1867. ... Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf, Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Duke of Teschen (born August 3, 1817 in Vienna; died February 2, 1895, Arco (Italy) was an Austrian Habsburg general. ... The title Duke of Teschen is a substantive princely title of ancient Silesia that has since 1822 belonged to a junior branch of the House of the Austrian monarch. ... This article is about pretender as applied to a monarchy. ... The title Duke of Teschen is a substantive princely title of ancient Silesia that has since 1822 belonged to a junior branch of the House of the Austrian monarch. ... 1918 (MCMXVIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Year 1930 (MCMXXX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display 1930 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Contents