Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este Lambert M Surhone

Publisher Marketing: Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Archduke Robert Karl Ludwig Maximilian Michael Maria Anton Franz Ferdinand Joseph Otto Hubert Georg Pius Johannes Marcus d'Aviano of Austria-Este (Schonbrunn, 8 February 1915 - Basel, 7 February 1996), Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia was born as the second son of Karl I of Austria and Princess Zita. None of his titles were recognised in Austria or in Hungary, where he was referred to as Robert Habsburg or Robert Habsburg-Lothringen, which is his legal name. (See Austrian nobility). On 16 April 1917, at the age of two, Robert was created Archduke of Austria-Este by his father, the Emperor. Archduke Robert thereby succeeded his relative, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1863-1914), who had held the titles of Austria-Este since 1875. Through his mother Zita (a great-granddaughter of Teresa of Savoy who was daughter of Teresa of Modena who was daughter of Mary Beatrice d'Este and Archduke Ferdinand of Austria), Archduke Robert happened to be a descendant of Ercole III d'Este and thus the blood of last Este dukes joined with the name Austria-Este.