Gottfried von Österreich-Toskana, Erzherzog von Österreich

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Full name

• German: Gottfried Maria Joseph Peter Ferdinand Hubert Anton Rupert Leopold Heinrich Ignaz Alfons
• House House of Habsburg-Lorraine
• Father Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria
• Mother Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
• Born 14 March 1902
• Archduke Gottfried of Austria (German: Gottfried Maria Joseph Peter Ferdinand Hubert Anton Rupert Leopold Heinrich Ignaz Alfons, Erzherzog von Österreich, Prinz von Toskana[1][2]%29 (14 March 1902, Linz, Upper Austria, Austria–Hungary[1][2] – 21 January 1984, Bad Ischl, Upper Austria, Austria[1][2]) was a member of the Tuscan line of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and Archduke and Prince of Austria, Prince of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany by birth. Gottfried was the titular Grand Duke of Tuscany from 8 November 1948 to 21 January 1984.

Family

• Gottfried was the eldest child and son[1][2] of Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.[1][2] Gottfried was raised with his three siblings in Salzburg and Vienna until the end of World War I in 1918 when his family emigrated and moved to Lucerne, Switzerland.

Marriage and issue

• Gottfried married Princess Dorothea of Bavaria, fifth child and fourth daughter of Prince Franz of Bavaria and his wife Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ, on 2 August 1938 civilly and religiously on 3 August 1938 in Sárvár, Kingdom of Hungary.[1][2] Gottfried and Dorothea had four children together:[1][2]
• Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 2 October 1939)
• Archduchess Alice of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 29 April 1941)
• Archduke Leopold Franz of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (born 25 October 1942)
• Archduchess Maria Antoinette of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 16 September 1950)

Titles and styles

14 March 1902 – 8 November 1948: His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke and Prince Gottfried of Austria; Prince Gottfried of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany

8 November 1948 - 21 January 1984: His Imperial and Royal Highness The Grand Duke of Tuscany

Honours

• Knight of the Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece - Austrian branch