Archduke Otto Franz of Austria
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Marriage and issue
Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony
Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony was the mother of Emperor Charles I of Austria and the fifth child of George of Saxony and Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal.-Early life:...
, daughter of King George of Saxony
George of Saxony
-Life:George was born in the Saxon capital Dresden. He was the second son of King John of Saxony and his wife Princess Amelia of Bavaria , daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria ....
. They had two sons:
- Archduke Karl Franz of Austria (1887–1922), who became the last Emperor of Austria and had issue.
- Archduke Maximilian Eugen of AustriaArchduke Maximilian Eugen of AustriaMaximilian Eugen Ludwig Friedrich Philipp Ignatius Joseph Maria was an Archduke of Austria.- Family :Maximilian was the second son of Archduke Otto of Austria and Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony...
(1895–1952). Married Princess Franziska von Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst and had issue.
Their marriage was unhappy, however, since the Archduke was often unfaithful. By one Marie Schleinzer he had two children:
- Alfred Joseph von Hortenau (Niedersigen, November 10, 1892 – 1957)
- Hildegard von Hortenau (WienWienWien is the German language name for Vienna, the city and federal state in Austria.* Wien , in Vienna, Austria* Theater an der Wien, a theater in Vienna located at the former river WienWien may also refer to:...
, March 7, 1894 –)
He had been in bad health for two years before his death, almost completely withdrawing from public life. He spent his first year of illness in Egypt
Egypt
Egypt , officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, Arabic: , is a country mainly in North Africa, with the Sinai Peninsula forming a land bridge in Southwest Asia. Egypt is thus a transcontinental country, and a major power in Africa, the Mediterranean Basin, the Middle East and the Muslim world...
, but his recovery there proved temporary when he returned to Austria, and he was seriously ill for his last few months.