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Originally Posted by Serena
Do you have informations or photos of the "younger" generation of the house "Habsburg Lothringen"?! I read something about a Marie Valerie H-L (born 1982) ...  |
There are literally dozens of Habsburgs and Habsburg-Lorraines (aka -Lothringen). If an Archduke's bride is recognised as "equal" by Archduke Otto as Head of the Imperial House, the children bear the of title Archduke or Archduchess of Austria, with the style of
Imperial and Royal Highness.
If the marriage is not deemed to be "equal" the children will be Counts and Countesses of Habsburg. Prior to 1990 the title for these members of the House was Count and Countess of Habsburg-Lothringen, unless they belonged to the Tuscany Branch
(see below).
I believe that Archduke Otto makes these decisions together with his son and heir, the Archduke Karl.
Countess Marie Valerie (born 1982) is the daughter of Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria. After his first wife, Princess Anna-Amelie of Schönberg-Waldenburg, was tragically killed in a car accident, he married secondly Hedwig Lichem-Lowenburg. They have another daughter, Margaretha (b1981). Because they are members of the Tuscan Branch of the House of Habsburg in a non-equal marriage, mother and daughters are Countesses of Habsburg.
Hope this is clear (!).