Archduke Leopold Salvator, Prince of Tuscany
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Archduke Leopold Salvator, Prince of Tuscany (October 15, 1863, Stará Boleslav, Bohemia – September 4, 1931, Vienna), was the son of Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria
Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria
Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria, in Italian Carlo Salvatore Maria Giuseppe Giovanni Battista Filippo Jacopo Gennaro Lodovico Gonzaga Raniero, in German Karl Salvator Maria Joseph Johann Baptist Philipp Jakob Januarius Ludwig Gonzaga Ranier , was a member of the Tuscan branch of the House of...

 and Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1844–1899)
Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (1844–1899)
Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was fifth child and second-eldest daughter of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies and his wife Maria Theresa of Austria...

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Biography

He was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, and held the title Archduke of Austria.
He was a Knight in the Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Golden Fleece
The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...

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Marriage and issue

On October 24, 1889 Leopold Salvator married Infanta Blanca of Spain
Infanta Blanca of Spain
Infanta Blanca of Spain . She was the eldest child of Carlos, Duke of Madrid, Carlist claimant to the throne of Spain under the name Carlos VII and his wife Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma. Blanca was a member of the House of Bourbon and an Infanta of Spain by birth...

 (1868-1949), eldest daughter of Carlos, Duke of Madrid
Carlos, Duke of Madrid
Infante Carlos María de los Dolores Juan Isidro José Francisco Quirin Antonio Miguel Gabriel Rafael de Borbón y Austria-Este, Duke of Madrid was the senior member of the House of Bourbon from 1887 until his death...

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They had 10 children:
  • Archduchess Maria de los Dolores of Austria (1891-1974)
  • Archduchess Maria Immaculata of Austria (1892-1971)
  • Archduchess Margaretha of Austria(1894-1986)
  • Archduke Rainier of Austria (1895-1930)
  • Archduke Leopold Maria of Austria (1897-1958)
  • Archduchess Maria Antonia of Austria (1899-1977)
  • Archduke Anton of Austria (1901-1987)
  • Archduchess Assumpta Alice of Austria (1902-1993)
  • Archduke Franz Josef of Austria(1905-1975)
  • Archduke Karl Pius of Austria (1909-1953)

Ancestry

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