Editing Lorenz, Duke of Modena

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right" size="500px"
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! colspan="2" |HRH The Duke of Modena
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| colspan="2" |[[File:Habsburg_Lorenz.jpg|center|frameless]]
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|'''Titles'''
|Duke of [[Modena]]
|-
|'''Reign'''
|7 February 1996 - present
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|'''Coronation'''
|8 September 1996
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|'''Predecessor'''
|[[Duke Robert of Modena|Robert]]
|-
|'''Heir'''
|[[Amedeo, Hereditary Duke of Modena]]
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! colspan="2" |Biographical Information
|-
|'''Born'''
|16 December 1955 (age 70)

Modena, Modena, Italy
|-
|'''Spouse'''
|[[Princess Astrid of Belgium]]
(m. 1984)
|-
|'''Issue'''
|[[Amedeo, Hereditary Duke of Modena]]
[[Archduchess Maria Laura of Modena|Maria Laura, Hereditary Countess of Rechberg]]<br>
[[Archduke Joachim of Modena|Prince Joachim of Reuss]]<br>
[[Archduchess Luisa Maria of Modena|Archduchess Luisa Maria]]<br>
[[Archduchess Laetitia Maria of Modena|Archduchess Laetitia Maria]]
|-
|'''Name'''
|Lorenz Otto Carl Amadeus Thadeus
Maria Pius Andreas Marcus d'Aviano
|-
|'''House'''
|Habsburg
|-
|'''Father'''
|[[Duke Robert of Modena]]
|-
|'''Mother'''
|[[Princess Margherita of Aosta]]
|-
|'''Religion'''
|Roman Catholic
|}
'''Lorenz, Duke of Modena''' (born ''Lorenz, Hereditary Duke of Modena'' on 16 December 1955) is the current reigning Duke of Modena. 

==Life==
Lorenz was born the second child and eldest son of '''Duke Robert of Modena''' and '''Princess Margherita of Aosta'''.

Lorenz succeeded to the throne of Modena upon his father's death in 1996.

==Marriage and Issue==
On 22 September 1984, Lorenz married '''Princess Astrid of Belgium''' in Modena. The couple have five children, '''Amedeo, Maria Laura, Joachim, Luisa Maria,''' and '''Laetitia Maria.'''
{| class="wikitable"
!Photo
!Name
!Birth
!Death
!Marriage
|-
|[[File:Habsburg Amedeo.jpg|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Amedeo, Hereditary Duke of Modena]]
|21 February 1986
|
|[[Elisabetta von Rosboch-Wolkenstein]] (m. 2014); has issue
|-
|[[File:Habsburg Maria Laura.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Archduchess Maria Laura of Modena|Maria Laura, Hereditary Countess of Rechberg]]
|26 August 1988
|
|[[Friedrich, Hereditary Count of Rechberg]] (m. 2022); no issue
|-
|[[File:Habsburg Joachim.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Archduke Joachim of Modena|Prince Joachim of Reuss]]
|9 December 1991
|
|[[Emma, Hereditary Princess of Reuss]] (m. 2019); has issue
|-
|[[File:Habsburg Luisa Maria.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Infanta Luisa Maria, Duchess of Segovia]]
|11 October 1995
|
|[[Infante Enrique of Spain|Infante Enrique of Spain, Duke of Segovia]] (e. 2025)
|-
|[[File:Habsburg Laetitia Maria.png|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Archduchess Laetitia Maria of Modena|Archduchess Laetitia Maria]]
|23 April 2003
|
|Unmarried and without issue
|}

==Residences==
<gallery>
File:Residences Modena Ducal Palace.jpg|Ducal Palace; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
File:Residences Modena Ducal Palace of Estense.jpg|Ducal Palace of Estense; Summer Residence (June-August)
File:Residences Modena Taverna Palace.jpg|Taverna Palace; Roman Residence
</gallery>

==Titles and Honours==

* '''1955-1996'''   Lorenz, Hereditary Duke of Modena
* '''1996-present'''   Lorenz, Duke of Modena

===National Honours===
[[File:Honours_Modena_Order_of_the_Eagle_of_Este.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Eagle of Este (1973)

===Foreign Honours===
[[File:Honours_Belgium_Order_of_the_Crown.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Crown (1984) (Belgium)

[[File:Honours_Italy_Order_of_the_Most_Holy_Annunciation.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (1996) (Italy)

[[File:Honours_Italy_Order_of_Maurice_and_Lazarus.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Sts. Maurice and Lazarus (1984) (Italy)

==Ancestry==
{| class="wikitable"
|+
!Parents
!Grandparents
!Great-Grandparents
!Great-Great-Grandparents
|-
|[[Duke Robert of Modena]]
|[[Emperor Charles I of Austria]]
[[Princess Zita of Parma]]
|[[Archduke Otto Franz Joseph of Austria]]
[[Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony]]

[[Duke Robert I of Parma]]

[[Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal]]
|[[Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria]]
[[Princess Annunziata of the Two Sicilies]]

[[King George of Saxony]]

[[Infanta Maria Ana of Portugal]]

[[Duke Charles III of Parma]]

[[Princess Louise d'Artois]]

[[King Miguel of Portugal]]

[[Princess Adelaide of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg]]
|-
|[[Princess Margherita of Aosta]]
|[[Duke Amedeo II of Aosta]]
[[Princess Anne of France (b. 1906)|Princess Anne of France]]
|[[Duke Emanuele Filiberto of Aosta]]
[[Princess Helene of France]]

[[King Jean III of France]]

[[Princess Isabelle of France]]
|[[King Amadeo of Spain]]
[[Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo]]

[[King Louis Philippe II of France]]

[[Princess Marie Isabelle d'Montpensier]]

[[Robert, Duke of Chartres]]

[[Princess Francoise d'Joinville]]

[[King Louis Philippe II of France]]

[[Princess Marie Isabelle d'Montpensier]]
|}

==Lines of Succession==
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! colspan="3" |Lorenz, Duke of Modena
House of Habsburg 

Born: 16 December 1955 
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| colspan="3" |<center>'''Lines of Succession'''</center>
|-
|<center>Preceded by</center>
|<center>Succession to the [[Modena|Modense]] throne</center>
|<center>Followed by</center>
|-
|<center><small>Incumbent</small>
'''<small>preceded by</small>'''
[[Duke Robert of Modena|'''<small>Robert</small>''']]</center>
|<center>Incumbent</center>
|<center>[[Amedeo, Hereditary Duke of Modena]]</center>
|}

== Notes ==
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[[Category:Modena]]
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[[Category:Monarchs of Modena]]
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