Archduke Sigismund (1966- ) and the Grand Ducal House of Tuscany

[Cory]

Photos from the visit of HIRH Archduchess Maria of Habsburg-Tuscany and HIRH Archduchess Elisabeth of Habsburg-Tuscany (daughters of the late Princess Ileana of Romania) made in Bucharest at Elisabeta Palace where thy were hosted by Crown Princess Margareta and Prince Radu of Romania:

Fiicele Principesei Ileana la Palatul Elisabeta | Romania. Altfel

Eurohistory: A Cousinly Visit to Romania
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[principessa]

Does anyone have a postal adress of Archduke Sigismund and his family?

[Cory]

HRIH Archducess Marie Madeleine of Habsburg-Tuscany ( together with HRH Prince Nicolae and HRH Prince Radu of Romania) at Oradea at the blessing of a new statue of her maternal grandmother,Queen Maria of Romania:

Familia Regal

Festivitate însufle

Statuia Reginei Maria a fost dezvelita de ziua orasului - BIHON

Defilarea G

[Biri]

2012 was a happy year for Archduke Carl-Salvator of Austria (b.1936) & his wife Edith, nee Wentzl, Baroness von Sternbach (b.1943); they became double grandparents!

Their son, Archduke Johannes, who turned 39 two days ago & his wife Katharina, nee Riedl-Riedenstein (b.5 August 1976) had their first child, Valentina.

Also their daughter, Archduchess Veronika (b.3 January 1982) & her husband Count Ulrich von Mamming (b.14 December 1982) had their first child, Wenzel.

For happy grandparents they are 9th and 10th grandchild; their two oldest Archduke Matthias (b.1971) and Archduchess Hedwig (b.1972) have four children each.
Their two sons, Archduke Bernhard (b.1977) and Archduke Benedikt (b.1983) are still single.

Source: Descendants of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria

[Cory]

HRH the Crown Princess Margarita of Romania with HRH Prince Radu met the Bulgarian Royal couple and HIRH Archduchess Marie Madeleine of Habsburg at Balcic at 75th anniversary of the death of Queen Maria of Romania:


http://stiri.tvr.ro/75-de-ani-de-la-...ideo.html#view

[Biri]

Archduke Benedikt Stephan of Austria (Tuscany line), who turned 30 seventeen days ago [youngest of five children of Archduke Carl Salvator of Austria (b.1936) & his wife Edith, nee Wenzl, Baroness von Sternbach (b.1943)] married Daniela Sondermann (b.1978) sometime this year.

Source: Descendants of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria

[Marengo]

According to the official website of the Tuscan branch, Archduke Sigismund has divorced his wife Elyssa Edmonston on June 25th 2013.

.:Granducato di Toscana - Genealogy - :.

[Biri]

Countess Magdalena von Habsburg (b.7 March 1987) [daughter of Archduke Markus of Austria (Tuscan Branch) (b.1946) & his wife Hilde, nee Jungmayr (b.1955)] married Sebastian Bergmann this year.

Magdalena is the youngest of three children and first one who marries.

Source: Descendants of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
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[Cory]

Where does Archduke Sigismund live now?His children live with him or with his wife?

[Cory]

HIRH Archduke Dominic of Habsburg-Tuscany and his sisters are selling the famous Romanian Castle of Bran:

FOTO Castelul Bran, cel mai cunoscut castel din România, scos la vânzare | adevarul.ro

[Warren]

Not quite, but it's certainly up for discussion and they seem agreeable to listen seriously to any reasonable offer made quietly and privately by sympathetic investors. The article begins with Corin Rose, the Habsburg family lawyer, quoted as stating "Bran Castle is not for sale." He added that if it were put up for sale the Romanian government would have the right of first refusal.

The owners, Archduke Dominc (76) and his sisters Archduchesses Maria Magdalena (74) and Elisabeth (72) of the Habsburg Tuscan branch have restored the castle to a reasonable condition following the communist regime's many years of neglect. Annual visitor numbers are at over 500,000 and Bran Castle is currently making over €1m [near US$1.4m, £815K, AU$1.5m] annual profit.

However, to continue to improve the castle facilities, expand the attractions (such as a proper Dracula-themed museum) and provide good-standard accommodation, a large investment and lots of energy will be required. The Habsburg siblings believe they are too old for the task. [All three have families, with nine children between them, but they aren't mentioned anywhere and don't appear to be part of the equation]. The only offers they would consider would be those made by parties who shared their view of the historical, cultural and economic significance of the castle to Romania.

Dracula remains a popular figure in the English-speaking world so there is little fear of a drop-off in visitor numbers. With its spectacular setting and close associations with the unlikely trio of the larger-than-life Queen Marie, the fictional Count and the real Vlad III, Voivode of Wallacia - the dreaded and posthumously-titled "Impaler" of Turks (and others) - Bran Castle should, in the right hands, have a bright future and continue to be Romania's no 1 tourist attraction and 'national monument'

Forbes has valued the castle and property at US$140m [€102m, £83m, AU$150m]. It is believed that Archduke Dominic offered it to the Romanian government for US$80m but that information is unconfirmed.

Bran Castle, Brasov, Romania

Picture taken in 2010 and reproduced here courtesy of Wikipedia
This file is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Romania license.

[Cory]

Vlad Dracul was the father of Vlad the Impaler.

[Warren]

Apologies, correction made.

[Biri]

Countess Magdalena von Habsburg (b.7 March 1987) [daughter of Archduke Markus of Austria (Tuscan Branch) (b.1946) & his wife Hilde, nee Jungmayr (b.1955)] married Sebastian Bergmann in Stadtpfarrkirche St. Nikolaus in Bad Ischl (Austria) on 19 July.

Source for both: Netty Royal
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[Tilia C.]

Magdalena von Habsburg got married to Sebastian Bergmann yesterday.
Bad Ischl - "Kaiserhochzeit" bei Kaiserwetter • NEWS.AT

[Warren]

Countess Magdalena von Habsburg-Lorraine [Tuscan line] weds Sebastian Bergmann

20 July 2014

The result of the Google translator...

"Imperial Wedding" in glorious weather
Great-great-granddaughter of Franz Josef married fellow student Sebastian Bergmann

An "Imperial Wedding" in glorious weather experienced in the Upper Austrian Salzkammergut Bad Ischl Saturday Afternoon: Magdalena Maria Sophie of Habsburg-Lorraine, the great-great-granddaughter of Emperor Franz Josef married Sebastian Bergmann. The two doctoral lawyers who met while studying in Vienna.

The bride's father, Count Markus von Habsburg-Lothringen, is the owner of the Imperial Villa, the former summer residence of Franz Josef. With thousands of visitors per year, it is the most significant tourism operation of Bad Ischl. Emperor Franz Joseph and his wife Elisabeth "Sisi" met in the Salzkammergut City.

At the wedding in the parish church of St. Nicholas, numerous onlookers found a. "But she is already a pretty bride," said a woman as the bride arrived. She wore the dress that her mother had worn to her wedding 32 years ago - classic cut, trimmed with lace - and a tiara in her hair.

The wedding Mass was celebrated by the Archbishop of Salzburg, Franz Lackner. Many relatives, friends and acquaintances of the family Habsburg-Lothringen in Austria, Germany and Liechtenstein had traveled to the event. On the guest list, among others, the names of the Hohenberg, Altenberg, Salm-Salm, Belcredi Festetics, Goess and Salm-Reifferscheidt were present.

Princess Caroline of Monaco, who occasionally stays in a hunting castle belonging to the family [Hanover] of her husband, the nearby Almtal, sent a bouquet of flowers.

Federal President Heinz Fischer, who had visited an exhibition on the First World War in Bad Ischl, visited the couple in the Imperial Villa before the wedding. Even Governor Josef Pühringer (ÖVP) and the Ischler Mayor Hannes Heide (SPÖ) participated.

v Countess Magdalena von Habsburg-Lorraine & Sebastian Bergmann
The thumbnail image forms a cropped portion of a larger photograph.

[Kit]

I am sorry but the bride's father is an Archduke of Austria and not a Count of Habsburg. I know that the marriage of Magdalena's parents would be considered morganatic under the Habsburg House rules but I believe Magdalena is an Archduchess as well.

[Ceely]

Count Valentin von Habsburg (b. 1983), son of Archduke Markus of Austria (Tuscan Branch) (himself son of Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria and Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm) and his wife Hilde Jungmayr, is engaged to Claudia Mittermayr.

The couple will marry next year. Valentin is the eldest of three children and second to marry; his sister Magdalena (b. 1989) recently married Sebastian Bergmann, and his brother Maximilian (b. 1984) is still single.

Source: Descendants of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria

[Biri]

The engagement was announced between Countess Elmerice Karoline of Habsburg-Lothringen (Tuscan branch) (b.6 September 1984) [youngest of five children of Christoph-Heinrich, Count of Habsburg-Lothringen (b.1944) & his wife Ebba, nee von Morenschildt (b.1949)] & Alexander Thomas Digby Fairfax (b.1986) [son of Honourable Hugh Nigel Thomas Fairfax, scion of the Lords Fairfax of Cameron (b.1958) & his wife Victoria, nee Neave, scion of the Neave Baronets] on 2 August.

Sources: Peerage News: Fairfax/von Habsburg-Lothringen engagement
Tuscany
Descendants of Duke Carlo III of Parma

[Biri]

Archduchess Veronika of Austria [of the Tuscan branch] (b.3 January 1982) [daughter of Archduke Carl Salvator of Austria (b.1936) & his wife Edith, nee Wenzl, Freiin von Sternbach (b.1943)] & her husband Count Ulrich von Mamming (b.14 December 1982) had their second son, Ferdinand, this year.

A brother for Wenzel (b.2012).

Source: Descendants of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria