Francis IV, Duke of Modena
- Maria Theresa, Countess of Chambord
- Francis V, Duke of Modena
- Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor
- Maria Beatrix, Countess of Montizón
Francis IV Joseph Charles Ambrose Stanislaus (Italian: Francesco IV Giuseppe Carlo Ambrogio Stanislao d'Asburgo-Este; 6 October 1779 – 21 January 1846) was Duke of Modena, Reggio, and Mirandola (from 1815), Duke of Massa and Prince of Carrara (from 1829), Archduke of Austria-Este, Royal Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
Biography
Francis was born in Milan. His father was Ferdinand Karl, Archduke of Austria-Este and Duke of Breisgau, his mother Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara, who was the last descendant of the House of Este and, through her mother, of the House of Cybo-Malaspina.
He was a grandson of Maria Theresa of Austria, head of the House of Habsburg, and was heir to the Este states through his father, who had been invested with the succession in the imperial fies of the Este by the Perpetual Imperial Diet in 1771, just before his marriage to Maria Beatrice, although he could never actually ascend the throne during the Napoleonic era. Francis's mother was not entitled to inherit due to the Salic law in force in Modena and Reggio (but not applied in Massa and Carrara). He thus became the first member of the House of Habsburg-Este to rule the Este inheritance in Northern Italy.
Francis is distinguished for his stern and tyrannic rule by which he repressed all the democratic movements appearing during his reign, particularly following a major revolt in 1830. The harshness of the Ducal policies are illustrated by the hanging of Ciro Menotti for an attempted insurrection against the Duke (1831).
Family
In 1812, Francis married his niece the Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy, who was the daughter of his sister Archduchess Maria Teresa of Austria-Este and King Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia. The couple had four children:
- Maria Theresa (1817–1886), married Henri, comte de Chambord.
- Francis V, Duke of Modena (1819–1875), married Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria.
- Ferdinand Karl (1821–1849), married Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria. Father of Maria Theresia, Archduchess of Austria-Este.
- Maria Beatrix (1824–1906), married Infante Juan de Bourbon, Count of Montizón.
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See also
External links
- Media related to Francis IV, Duke of Modena at Wikimedia Commons
- Romanello, Marina (1997). "FRANCESCO IV d'Austria-Este, duca di Modena e Reggio". Dizionario Biografico degli Italiani, Volume 49: Forino–Francesco da Serino (in Italian). Rome: Istituto dell'Enciclopedia Italiana. ISBN 978-8-81200032-6.
Francis IV, Duke of Modena Cadet branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine Born: 6 October 1779 Died: 21 January 1846 | ||
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Preceded by | Archduke of Austria-Este 1806–1846 | Succeeded by |
Vacant Kingdom of Italy Title last held by Ercole III | Duke of Modena and Reggio 1814–1846 | |
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Preceded by | — TITULAR — Prince consort of England, Scotland and Ireland 1824-1840 Reason for succession failure: Glorious Revolution | Vacant Title next held by Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria |
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- Charles JosephT
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- Maximilian Franz, Archbishop-Elector of CologneT
- Emperor Francis IT
- Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of TuscanyT
- CharlesT
- Alexander LeopoldT
- JosephT
- Anton VictorT
- JohnT
- Rainer JosephT
- LouisT
- Cardinal RudolfT
- Francis IV, Duke of ModenaM
- Ferdinand Karl JosephM
- MaximilianM
- Karl Ambrosius, Primate of HungaryM
- Emperor Ferdinand I
- Joseph Franz
- Franz Karl
- Leopold II, Grand Duke of TuscanyT
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- Karl Ferdinand
- Frederick Ferdinand
- Wilhelm Franz
- Stephen
- Joseph Karl
- Leopold Ludwig
- Ernest
- Sigismund
- Rainer Ferdinand
- Heinrich Anton
- Francis V, Duke of ModenaM
- Ferdinand Karl ViktorM
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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