Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany
| HRH The Grand Duke of Tuscany | |
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| Titles | Grand Duke of Tuscany |
| Reign | 1 January 1993 - present |
| Coronation | 15 May 1993 |
| Predecessor | Leopold Franz |
| Heir | Leopold, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany |
| Biographical Information | |
| Born | 21 April 1966 (age 59)
Florence, Tuscany, Italy |
| Spouse | Princess Victoria of the Two Sicilies
(m. 1999) |
| Issue | Leopold, Hereditary Grand Duke |
| Name | Sigismund Otto Maria Josef Gottfried
Heinrich Erik Leopold Ferdinand |
| House | Habsburg |
| Father | Grand Duke Leopold Franz of Tuscany |
| Mother | Princess Laetitia d'Arenberg |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany (born Archduke Sigismund of Tuscany on 21 April 1966) is the current reigning Grand Duke of Tuscany. He is also a member of the Sicilian Royal Family as the brother-in-law of Pietro, King of the Two Sicilies.
Life[edit | edit source]
Sigismund was born the elder son of Grand Duke Leopold Franz of Tuscany and Princess Laetitia d'Arenberg.
Sigismund succeeded his father as Grand Duke upon his abdication in 1993.
Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]
On 11 September 1999, Sigismund married Princess Victoria of the Two Sicilies in Florence. The couple have three children, Leopold, Tatiana, and Maximilian.
| Photo | Name | Birth | Death | Marriage |
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Leopold, Hereditary Grand Duke | 5 May 2001 | Unmarried and without issue | |
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Archduchess Tatiana | 3 March 2003 | Unmarried and without issue | |
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Archduke Maximilian | 27 May 2004 | Unmarried and without issue |
Residences[edit | edit source]
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Palazzo Pitti; Main Residence (September-May) -
Palazzo Reale; Winter Residence (December-February) -
Palazzo Cybo Malaspina; Summer Residence (June-August) -
Royal Palace of Capodimonte; Summer Residence (June-August)
Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]
- 1966-1984 Archduke Sigismund of Tuscany
- 1984-1993 Sigismund, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany
- 1993-present Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany
National Honours[edit | edit source]
Order of St. Joseph (1993)
Order of St. Stephen (1984)
Order of Civil and Military Merit (1993)
Foreign Honours[edit | edit source]
Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (1993) (Italy)
Order of Saint Gennaro (1999) (the Two Sicilies)
Ancestry[edit | edit source]
Lines of Succession[edit | edit source]
| Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany
House of Habsburg Born: 21 April 1966 | ||
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preceded by Leopold Franz |
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Notes[edit | edit source]
Face: Jeffrey Dean Morgan