Prince Ernst of Hohenberg

Prince Ernst
Prince of Hohenberg
Prince Ernst of Hohenberg, ca. 1914.
Born	(1904-05-17)17 May 1904
Died
Spouse	Marie-Therese Wood
Issue	Prince Franz Prince Ernst
Father	Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Mother	Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg

Prince Ernst Alfons Franz Ignaz Joseph Maria Anton von Hohenberg (17 May 1904 – 5 March 1954) was the younger son of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and his morganatic wife Sophie, Duchess of Hohenberg, who were assassinated at Sarajevo in 1914.

Early life

Ernst was born at his parents' estate at Konopiště in Bohemia. Following his parents' assassination, which precipitated World War I, Ernst and his siblings, Sophie and Maximilian were taken in by their uncle, Prince Jaroslav von Thun und Hohenstein.

In late 1918, their properties in Czechoslovakia, including Konopiště and Chlumec nad Cidlinou, were confiscated. The children moved to Vienna and Schloß Artstetten. In 1938, following the Anschluss the family were arrested, Ernst previously having spoken at pro-monarchist meetings and having publicly opposed Anschluss, was sent to Dachau concentration camp with his brother. They were freed in 1945 when World War II ended. Their Austrian properties were confiscated in 1939 but were returned in 1945.

Family

Ernst married Marie-Therese Wood (1910-1985) on 25 May 1936; the couple had two children:

• Prince Franz Ferdinand Maximilian Georg Ernst Maria Josef Zacharius Ignaz von Hohenberg (b. 14 March 1937 - d. 8 August 1978); married Heide Zechling and had issue:
  • Prince Franz Ferdinand Karl Georg Ernst von Hohenberg (b. 24 May 1969); married Christiane Pirker, one son.
    • Prince Maximilian von Hohenberg (b. 2001)

• Prince Ernst Georg Elemer Albert Josef Antonius Peregrinus Rupertus Maria von Hohenberg (b. 1 March 1944); married 1stly on 31 August 1970 to Patricia Anette Caesar (divorced 1999) and had issue;
  • Princess Eva Anne Maria von Hohenberg (b. 1 December 1974)
• He married secondly to Margareta Anna Ndisi.

Death

He died at Graz in Austria in 1954, aged 49.

Ancestry

Family of Prince Ernst of Hohenberg

16. Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor               8. Archduke Franz Karl of Austria                       17. Princess Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily               4. Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria                             18. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria               9. Princess Sophie of Bavaria                       19. Princess Caroline of Baden               2. Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria                                   20. Francis I of the Two Sicilies               10. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies                       21. Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain               5. Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies                             22. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen               11. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria                       23. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg               1. Prince Ernst von Hohenberg                                         24. Johann Rudolf, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin               12. Karl, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin                       25. Countess Maria Sidonia of Clary and Aldringen               6. Bohuslav, Count Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin                             26. Count Anton Berchtold, Baron of Ungarschitz, Fratting and Pullitz               13. Countess Marie Berchtold, Baroness of Ungarschitz                       27. Marie Anna Franziska Huszár de Szent-Baráth               3. Countess Sophie Chotek of Chotkow and Wognin                                   28. Ferdinand, 5th Prince Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau               14. Count Joseph Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau                       29. Baroness Maria Charlotte of Kerpen               7. Countess Wilhelmine Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau                             30. Count Volfgang Maria Czernin of Chudenitz               15. Countess Marie Czernin of Chudenitz                       31. Countess Antonie of Salm-Neuburg