Empress Francesca of Austria: Difference between revisions

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HIM The Empress of Austria

Titles	Empress of Austria Queen of Hungary Queen of Bohemia Queen of Croatia Queen of Poland
Reign	4 July 2011 - present
Coronation	27 April 2012
Predecessor	Princess Regina of Saxe-Meiningen
Biographical Information
Born	7 June 1958 (age 68) Lausanne, Switzerland
Spouse	Charles II, Emperor of Austria (m. 1993)
Issue	Queen Eleonore of Wurttemberg Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Austria Gloria, Hereditary Duchess of Arenberg
Name	Francesca Anna Dolores
House	Thyssen (by birth) Habsburg (by marriage)
Father	Baron Hans Heinrich of Thyssen-Bornemisza
Mother	Fiona Campbell-Walter
Religion	Roman Catholic

General

Life

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Marriage and Issue

On 14 April 1992, Francesca's engagement to Charles, Crown Prince of Austria was announced. Despite being of modest noble birth, the match was declared dynastic by Emperor Otto and the couple were wed in Vienna on 31 January 1993.

Charles and Francesca have three children, Eleonore, Ferdinand, and Gloria.

The couple have lived separately since 2003, but continue to perform public duties together.

Name	Birth	Marriage
Queen Eleonore of Wurttemberg	2 February 1994	Wilhelm III, King of Wurttemberg (m. 2020); has issue
Ferdinand, Crown Prince of Austria	21 June 1997	Princess Mafalda-Cecilia of Preslav (m. 2021); has issue
Gloria, Hereditary Duchess of Arenberg	15 October 1999	Philippe, Hereditary Duke of Arenberg (m. 2026)

Residences

Hofburg; Main Residence (September-May)
Belvedere Palace; Winter Residence (December-February)
Schonbrunn Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)

Sartorial Information

Tiara Collection

As Empress, Francesca has access to the entirety of the Austrian Tiara Collection. Below are the tiaras that she personally owns.

(1993) Emerald Flame Tiara; Wedding gift from her in-laws
(1993) Thyssen Diamond Tiara; Wedding gift from her parents

Clothing Collection

Titles and Honours

1958-1993 Francesca von Thyssen-Bornemisza
1993-2007 Francesca, Crown Princess of Austria, Countess Palatine of Hungary
2007-2011 Francesca, Crown Princess of Austria
2011-present Empress Francesca of Austria

National Honours

Order of Maria Theresa (1993)

Order of the Starry Cross (1993)

Order of St. Stephen (2012)

Order of Elizabeth (1994)

Order of the Iron Crown (1999)

Foreign Honours

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Ancestry


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
Baron Hans Heinrich of Thyssen-Bornemisza	Baron Heinrich of Thyssen-Bornemisza Margit de Kaszon	August Thyssen Hedwig Pelzer Baron Gabor of Kaszon Mathilde Price	Friedrich Thyssen Katharina Thyssen Johann Heinrich Pelzer Hedwig Troost Baron Albert of Kaszon Countess Gabrielle of Goncz-Ruszka James Price Sarah Harlan
Fiona Campbell-Walter	Keith Campbell-Walter Frances Campbell	Alexander Walter Florence Downing Sir Edward Campbell, Baronet Airds Edith Warren	Frederick Walter Emma Hogge Clifford Downing Florence Crow Frederick Campbell Emilie Maclaine Arthur Warren Sophia Wilson

Notes

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 |15 October 1999
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-|Unmarried and without issue
+|[[Philippe, Hereditary Duke of Arenberg]] (m. 2026)
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