Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany: Difference between revisions

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HRH The Grand Duke of Tuscany

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 Archduchess Tatiana Archduke Maximilian
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.

Name	Birth	Marriage
Leopold, Hereditary Grand Duke	5 May 2001	Unmarried and without issue
Archduchess Tatiana	3 March 2003	Unmarried and without issue
Archduke Maximilian	27 May 2004	Unmarried and without issue

Residences[edit | edit source]

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]


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Grand Duke Leopold Franz of Tuscany	Grand Duke Gottfried of Tuscany Princess Dorothea of Bavaria	Grand Duke Peter Ferdinand of Tuscany Princess Maria Cristina of the Two Sicilies Prince Franz of Bavaria Princess Isabella of Croy	Grand Duke Ferdinand IV of Tuscany Princess Alice of Parma King Alphonse I of the Two Sicilies Princess Maria Antonietta of the Two Sicilies King Ludwig III of Bavaria Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria Duke Carl Alfred of Croy Princess Ludmilla of Arenberg
Princess Laetitia d'Arenberg	Duke Engelbert II of Arenberg Marie Therese d'Harambure	Duke Engelbert I of Arenberg Princess Hedwige of Ligne Jean d'Harambure Madeleine de Sainte-Seine	Duke Englebert Auguste of Arenberg Princess Eleonore Ursula of Arenberg Charles, Prince of Ligne Countess Charlotte of Biron

Lines of Succession[edit | edit source]


Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany House of Habsburg Born: 21 April 1966
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Tuscan throne	Followed by
Incumbent preceded by Leopold Franz	Incumbent	Leopold, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany

Notes[edit | edit source]

Face: Jeffrey Dean Morgan

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-'''Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany''' (born
+'''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==
-TBA
+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==
-TBA
+On 11 September 1999, Sigismund married '''Princess Victoria of the Two Sicilies''' in Florence. The couple have three children, '''Leopold, Tatiana,''' and '''Maximilian'''.
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+|[[Leopold, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany|Leopold, Hereditary Grand Duke]]
+|5 May 2001
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+|Unmarried and without issue
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+|[[File:Habsburg Tatiana.png|frameless|150x150px]]
+|[[Archduchess Tatiana of Tuscany|Archduchess Tatiana]]
+|3 March 2003
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+|Unmarried and without issue
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+|[[File:Habsburg Maximilian.png|frameless|150x150px]]
+|[[Archduke Maximilian of Tuscany|Archduke Maximilian]]
+|27 May 2004
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+|Unmarried and without issue
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 ==Residences==
-TBA
+<gallery>
+File:Residences Tuscany Palazzo Pitti.jpg|Palazzo Pitti; Main Residence (September-May)
+File:Residences Tuscany Palazzo Reale.jpeg|Palazzo Reale; Winter Residence (December-February)
+File:Residences Tuscany Palazzo Cybo Malaspina.jpg|Palazzo Cybo Malaspina; Summer Residence (June-August)
+File:Residences the Two Sicilies Royal Palace of Capodimonte.JPG|Royal Palace of Capodimonte; Summer Residence (June-August)
+</gallery>
 ==Titles and Honours==
-* '''1966-1984'''
+* '''1966-1984'''   Archduke Sigismund of Tuscany
-* '''1984-1993'''
+* '''1984-1993'''   Sigismund, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany
 * '''1993-present'''   Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany
 ===National Honours===
-TBA
+[[File:Honours_Tuscany_Order_of_the_St._Joseph.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. Joseph (1993)
+[[File:Honours_Tuscany_Order_of_the_St._Stephen.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. Stephen (1984)
+[[File:Honours_Tuscany_Order_of_Civil_and_Military_Merit.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Civil and Military Merit (1993)
 ===Foreign Honours===
-TBA
+[[File:Honours_Italy_Order_of_the_Most_Holy_Annunciation.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (1993) (Italy)
+[[File:Honours_the_Two_Sicilies_Order_of_Saint_Gennaro.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Saint Gennaro (1999) (the Two Sicilies)
 ==Ancestry==
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 |<center>[[Leopold, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany]]</center>
 |}
+== Notes ==
+Face: Jeffrey Dean Morgan
 [[Category:Tuscany]]
 [[Category:House Habsburg]]
 [[Category:Monarchs of Tuscany]]
 [[Category:Monarchs]]