Archduchess Franziska, Archduchess Maximilian Eugen of Austria

Princess Franziska of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (21 June 1897 – 12 July 1989) was a member of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst by birth and was a member of House of Habsburg-Lorraine through her marriage to Archduke Maximilian, the only brother of Emperor Charles I.

Early life Princess Franziska was born in Teplice, Bohemia, into the princely House of Hohenlohe. She was the daughter of Prince Konrad of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, who later served as Prime Minister of Austria, and Countess Franziska of Schönborn-Buchheim. Within her family circle, she was affectionately known by the lifelong nickname "Fanny".

Marriage and issue

On 29 November 1917, Princess Franziska married Archduke Maximilian Eugen at Schloss Laxenburg, near Vienna.

The marriage produced two sons: Archduke Ferdinand (1918–2004), who married Countess Helene of Törring-Jettenbach in 1950. Archduke Heinrich (1925–2014), who married Countess Ludmilla von Galen in 1961. Following the fall of the Habsburg monarchy in late 1918, the family relocated to Bavaria, Germany, where they adopted the civilian titles of Count and Countess von Wernberg to lead a private life. Following her death in 1989, she was buried alongside her husband in the cemetery at Anif, near Salzburg.

Ancestry