Francesca is not royal or noble.....everyone knows that. Otto dispensed with the House Laws because the monarchy is long over and he believed in a modern democratic society.
Well,as a daughter of a Baron,she is noble...and by her ancestry also...
Thyssen family were granted the title of Baron in 1907 by Emperor Franz Josef...
Not that impressive nearest ancestry,but still noble...
As a descendant of Rhedey de Kiss Rhede family,she is also related to the British royals...
Here is her line from the Habsburg family:
Rudolf I von Habsburg,Holy Roman Emperor (1218-1291)
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Archduchess Mathilde von Habsburg (1253-1304)
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Ludwig IV von Bayern,Holy Roman Emperor (1288-1347)
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Prince Albrecht von Bayern,Count von Holland (1336-1404)
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Princess Margaretha von Bayern (1363-1424)
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Princess Marie de Burgogne (1394-1463)
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Princess Katharina von Kleve (1417-1479)
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Princess Marie of Gueldres-Egmond (1433-1463)
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James III,King of Scotland (1451-1488)
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James IV,King of Scotland (1473-1513)
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Lady Janet Stewart (1508-1563)
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Lady Margaret Fleming,died in 1587
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Lady Jean Stewart,died in 1593
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Jean Campbell,died in 1622
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George Campbell of Airds
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John Campbell of Airds,died in 1711
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Alexander Campbell of Airds
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Donald Campbell of Airds (1704-1775)
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John Campbell of Airds
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Sir John Campbell,7th Baronet of Ardnamurchan (1767-1834)
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Sir John Campbell,8th Baronet of Ardnamurchan (1807-1853)
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Lieutenant-Colonel Frederick Campbell (1843-1926)
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Sir Edward Taswell Campbell,Baronet of Airds (1879-1945)
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Frances Henriette Campbell,born in 1904
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FIONA FRANCES ELAINE CAMPBELL-WALTER,born in 1932
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Baroness FRANCECSA ANNA DOLORES VON Thyssen-Bornemisza de Kaszon et Imperfalva,Archduchess of Austria,born in 1958
It is also interesting to note that Francesca descends also from the other branch of Habsburgs,Habsburg-Laufenburg line as well as from the House of Lorraine,a native House of her husband Archduke Karl...