Archduke Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany

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Archduke Sigismund
Archduke of Austria
Grand Duke of Tuscany
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Archduke Sigismund in the Robes of the Order of Saint Stephen
Head of the House of Habsburg-Tuscany
Period 1993 – Present
Predecessor Archduke Leopold Franz
Heir Archduke Leopold Amadeo
Born (1966-04-21) 21 April 1966 (age 57)
Lausanne, Switzerland
Spouse Elyssa Edmonstone
(m. 1999; div. 2013)
Issue Archduke Leopold Amadeo, Grand Prince of Tuscany
Archduchess Tatyana
Archduke Maximilian
House House of Habsburg
Father Archduke Leopold Franz, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Mother Princess Laetitia d'Arenberg
Religion Roman Catholic

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. Archduke Sigismund of Austria, Grand Duke of Tuscany (Sigismund Otto Maria Josef Gottfried Henrich Erik Leopold Ferdinand von Habsburg-Lothringen; born 21 April 1966) is the titular Grand Duke of Tuscany and current head of the Tuscan branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.

Biography

Sigismund was born in Lausanne the son of Archduke Leopold Franz and his first wife Princess Laetitia d'Arenberg, born Laetitia de Belzunce (and adopted by her stepfather Erik, 11th Duke of Arenberg).[1] Sigismund was educated in computer science and has worked as a banker.[2]

In 1993 Sigismund's father Leopold Franz renounced his rights as Head of the Grand Ducal Family of Tuscany in favour of Sigismund because his second marriage (after a divorce) conflicted with the laws of the Roman Catholic Order of Saint Stephen, of which he was then head. Since then, Sigismund has been the Head of the Grand Ducal House of Tuscany.

Sigismund was raised in Uruguay by his mother. He and his maternal family are said to possess businesses in Punta del Este and in the countryside.[3]

Honours

Sigismund is Grand Master of the Order of Saint Joseph and the Order of Saint Stephen, the two orders of knighthood of the Grand Ducal House of Tuscany. He has also a served as a patron for the Almanach de Gotha.[4]

Family

In 1999, Sigismund married Elyssa Edmonstone (born Glasgow, 11 September 1973), the only daughter of Sir Archibald Bruce Edmonstone, of Duntreath, 7th Baronet by his second wife Juliet Elizabeth Deakin.[5] Archduchess Elyssa is a great-great-granddaughter of Marshall Field and a third cousin of Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall. The Edmonstone family is an old Scottish family that was raised to a baronetcy in 1774; their best-known member was the royal mistress Alice Keppel. They are divorced since 25 June 2013.[6]

The couple have three children:

  • Archduke Leopold Amadeo, Grand Prince of Tuscany (born 9 May 2001), heir apparent to the headship of the House of Tuscany
  • Archduchess Tatyana of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 3 March 2003)
  • Archduke Maximilian of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (born 27 May 2004)

Sigismund lives with his family in Livingston, West Lothian, Scotland.

Ancestry

Family of Archduke Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 16. Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 8. Archduke Peter Ferdinand, Prince of Tuscany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 17. Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 4. Archduke Gottfried of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 18. Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 9. Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 19. Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 2. Archduke Leopold Franz of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 20. Ludwig III of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 10. Prince Franz of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 21. Maria Theresa of Austria-Este
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 5. Princess Dorothea of Bavaria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 22. Karl Alfred, Duke of Croÿ
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 11. Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 23. Princess Ludmilla of Arenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 1. Archduke Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 24. Henri, Vicomte de Belzunce
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 12. Louis de Belzunce
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 25. Louise de Laas
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 6. Henri, Marquis de Belzunce
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 26. Auguste de Roquefeuil et du Bousquet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 13. Valentine de Roquefeuil et du Bousquet
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 27. Marie Louise de Méric de Vivens
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 3. Laetitia d'Arenberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 28. Gabriel de la Poëze d'Harambure
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 14. Jean de la Poëze, Marquis d'Harambure
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 29. Théodora Ruyneau de Saint-George
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 7. Marie de la Poëze d'Harambure
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 30. Raoul Le Gouz de Saint-Seine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 15. Madeleine Le Gouz de Sainte-Seine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 31. Pauline de Brosses
 
 
 
 
 
 

Notes

  1. ↑ Arenberg Genealogy
  2. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  3. ↑ Laetitia d'Arenberg
  4. ↑ Almanach de Gotha, Comité de Patronage
  5. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  6. ↑ Genealogy of the Grand Ducal House of Tuscany

See also

External links

Archduke Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Cadet branch of the House of Lorraine
Born: 21 April 1966
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Grand Duke of Tuscany
1993–
Reason for succession failure:
Tuscany incorporated into the United Provinces of Central Italy		 Incumbent
Heir:
Archduke Amadeo,
Grand Prince of Tuscany
Line of succession to the Austro-Hungarian throne
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