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Palatine of Hungary (1817?1867)
Archduke
Stephen Francis Victor
(
German
:
Stephan Franz Viktor
;
Hungarian
:
Istvan Ferenc Viktor
; 14 September 1817 – 19 February 1867) was a member of the
House of Habsburg-Lorraine
and the last
Palatine of Hungary
, serving from 1847 to 1848.
Biography
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He was the son of
Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary
and
Hermine of Anhalt-Bernburg-Schaumburg-Hoym
. His
mother died shortly after giving birth to him and his twin sister,
Archduchess Hermine of Austria
.
He was brought up by his stepmother,
Maria Dorothea of Wurttemberg
.
He spent much of his childhood in
Buda
and at the family estate in
Alcsut
and received an excellent education. He was mainly interested in
Political Science
, which he also studied later in
Vienna
.
Career
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From 1839 until 1841, he was a member of the imperial court in Vienna. In 1841, he travelled through the different countries of the monarchy, the
Kingdom of Bohemia
, the
Kingdom of Lombardy?Venetia
, the
Tyrol
, the
Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia
, the
Papal States
,
Modena
and
Tuscany
. In 1843, he gained the rank of
lieutenant field marshal
in the service of the
Austrian Army
and Emperor
Ferdinand I of Austria
appointed him governor of Bohemia. He stayed in that capacity until, in January 1847, his father died. Stephen succeeded him as
Palatine of Hungary
on 12 November 1847 but resigned in September 1848 as a result of the
Hungarian Revolution
.
Archduke Stephan died in 1867, unmarried and without issue.
Honours
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He received the following orders and decorations:
[1]
-
Austria
:
- Ernestine duchies
: Grand Cross of the
Saxe-Ernestine House Order
,
March 1839
[4]
-
Parma
:
Senator Grand Cross of the Constantinian Order of St. George
, with Collar,
1842
[5]
- Hesse-Darmstadt
:
Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order
,
2 July 1843
[6]
- Hesse-Kassel
:
Knight of the Golden Lion
,
29 July 1843
[7]
-
Oldenburg
:
Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig
, with Golden Crown,
6 August 1843
[8]
- Prussia
:
- Ascanian duchies
: Grand Cross of the
Order of Albert the Bear
,
22 August 1843
[10]
-
Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach
:
Grand Cross of the White Falcon
,
20 September 1843
[11]
-
Baden
:
[12]
-
Hanover
:
[13]
-
Wurttemberg
:
Grand Cross of the Wurttemberg Crown
,
1843
[14]
-
Nassau
:
[15]
-
Belgium
: Grand Cordon of the
Order of Leopold
(military),
26 October 1862
[16]
-
Bavaria
:
Knight of St. Hubert
,
1863
[17]
-
Russia
:
-
Brunswick
: Grand Cross of the
Order of Henry the Lion
- Tuscany
:
Grand Cross of St. Joseph
Ancestry
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Ancestors of Archduke Stephen of Austria (Palatine of Hungary)
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References
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- ^
Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Osterreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie
(1866), Genealogy p.
6
- ^
Boettger, T. F.
"Chevaliers de la Toison d'Or - Knights of the Golden Fleece"
.
La Confrerie Amicale
. Retrieved
25 June
2019
.
- ^
"A Szent Istvan Rend tagjai"
Archived
22 December 2010 at the
Wayback Machine
- ^
Adreß-Handbuch des Herzogthums Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha
(1843), "Herzogliche Sachsen-Ernestinischer Hausorden" p.
6
- ^
Almanacco di corte
(in Italian). 1858
. Retrieved
2019-04-24
.
- ^
Hessen-Darmstadt (1866).
Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Hessen: fur das Jahr ... 1866
. Staatsverl. p.
8
.
- ^
Hessen-Kassel (1866).
Kurfurstlich Hessisches Hof- und Staatshandbuch: 1866
. Waisenhaus. p.
15
.
- ^
Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Oldenburg
(1866), "Der Großherzogliche Haus und Verdienst-orden des Herzogs Peter Friedrich Ludwig" p.
25
- ^
Liste der Ritter des Koniglich Preußischen Hohen Ordens vom Schwarzen Adler
(1851), "Von Seiner Majestat dem Konige Friedrich Wilhelm IV. ernannte Ritter"
p. 22
- ^
Anhalt-Kothen (1851).
Staats- und Adreß-Handbuch fur die Herzogthumer Anhalt-Dessau und Anhalt-Kothen: 1851
. Katz. p.
11
.
- ^
Staatshandbuch fur das Großherzogtum Sachsen / Sachsen-Weimar-Eisenach
(1864), "Großherzogliche Hausorden" p.
11
[
permanent dead link
]
- ^
Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden
(1865), "Großherzogliche Orden"
pp. 54
,
65
- ^
Staat Hannover (1865).
Hof- und Staatshandbuch fur das Konigreich Hannover: 1865
. Berenberg. pp.
37
,
76
.
- ^
Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Konigreich Wurttemberg
(1866), "Konigliche Orden" p.
30
- ^
Staats- und Adreß-Handbuch des Herzogthums Nassau
(1866), "Herzogliche Orden" pp.
8
,
12
- ^
"Liste des Membres de l'Ordre de Leopold"
,
Almanach Royal Officiel
(in French), 1863, p. 52 – via Archives de Bruxelles
- ^
Bayern (1864).
Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Konigreichs Bayern: 1864
. Landesamt. p.
10
.
- Roberts, Gary Boyd,
Notable Kin Volume Two
, published in cooperation with the New England Historic and Genealogical Society, Boston, Massachusetts, by
Carl Boyer
, 3rd, Santa Clarita, California, 1999, volume 2, p. 220.
Archduke Stephen of Austria (Palatine of Hungary)
Born:
14 September 1817
Died:
19 February 1867
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Political offices
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Preceded by
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Palatine of Hungary
1847?1848/
1867
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Succeeded by
as Titular Palatine of Hungary
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Generations are numbered by male-line descent from the first archdukes. Later generations are included although Austrian titles of nobility were abolished in 1919.
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16th generation
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Tuscany
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Palatines
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Charles I
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Tuscany
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- S:
also an infante of Spain
- P:
also an infante of Portugal
- T:
also a prince of Tuscany
- M:
also a prince of Modena
- B:
also a prince of Belgium
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