Archduke Collection

Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Archduke Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand of Austria (1875-1914) - assassinated by Gavrilo Princip in Sarajevo on 28th June 1914, the event which led ultimately to the Great War. Date: circa 1910s

Archduke Otto Habsburg
OTTO VON HABSBURG Heir presumptive to the last Emperor of Austria and the last King of Hungary, Karl I. Seen here in Tyrolean national costume

Rudolf / Archduke Austria
RUDOLF, ARCHDUKE and CROWN PRINCE of AUSTRIA Seen here with his fiancee, Stephanie Clothilde of Belgium

Archduke Maximilian receives the Mexican delegation
The reception of the Mexican delegation by Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian at Miramar castle, off the coast of Italy. The head of the delegation holds out a letter from Gutierrez de Estrada

Rudolf II with his alchemist, artwork C013 / 9565
Rudolf II with his alchemist, artwork. 1883 etching by Emile Armand Mathey-Doret of a painting by Wenzel von Broczick, entitled Rodolphe II chez son alchimiste (Rudolf II with his alchimist)

Franz Joseph I (1830-1916), Emperor of Austria, seated centre, at the marriage of Archduke Charles (later Charles I) to Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma at Schwarzau Castle, 21 November 1911

Archduke F. Ferdinand
ARCHDUKE FRANZ FERDINAND Heir to the Austrian empire, son of Archduke Karl Ludwig, assassinated in 1914

Joanna of Castile / Mad
Joanna of Castile and Leon, daughter of Ferdinand and Isabella, has her insanity aggravated by the death of her husband, Philip I, archduke of Austria, king of Castile 1506

Otto of Habsburg (b1912), son of emperor Charles1st of Austria and princess ZitaofBourbonParma, here c. 1913
1742133 Otto of Habsburg (b1912), son of emperor Charles1st of Austria and princess ZitaofBourbonParma, here c. 1913; (add.info.: Otto of Habsburg (b1912)

Portrait of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary, 1840 (engraving)
3521647 Portrait of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary, 1840 (engraving); (add.info.: Portrait of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary (1776-1847) the Palatine of Hungary

Rudolph Johann Joseph Rainier, 1800
3585522 Rudolph Johann Joseph Rainier, 1800; (add.info.: Rudolph Johann Joseph Rainier, Archduke of Austria, Cardinal and Archbishop of Olomouc (1788 - 1831)

Emperor Franz Josef 1st of Austria (1830-1916), with his great-great-nephew Otto (b1912)
1756310 Emperor Franz Josef 1st of Austria (1830-1916), with his great-great-nephew Otto (b1912), son of emperor CharlesIV of Austria and empressZita

Otto of Habsburg (b1912) eldest son of austrian emperor Charles1stofhabsburg and empressZita here c. 1930
1750932 Otto of Habsburg (b1912) eldest son of austrian emperor Charles1stofhabsburg and empressZita here c. 1930; (add.info)

Portrait of Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen
3523992 Portrait of Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen; (add.info.: Portrait of Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen (1817-1895) an Austrian Habsburg general

Princess Stefania of Sax Coburg Gotha
3732913 Princess Stefania of Sax Coburg Gotha; (add.info.: Photograph of Princess Stefania of Sax Coburg Gotha, daughter of King Leopold II of Belgium)

Princess Zita of Bourbon Parma (1892-1989, wife of emperor of Austria Charles of Habsburg) and her children
1750772 Princess Zita of Bourbon Parma (1892-1989, wife of emperor of Austria Charles of Habsburg) and her children : Otto (b1912), Adelaide (b1914), Robert (b1915), Felix (b)

Archduke Charles of Austria rallies some of 115,000 Austrian troops he commanded to victory at Aspern Essling 21-22 May
533532 Archduke Charles of Austria rallies some of 115,000 Austrian troops he commanded to victory at Aspern Essling 21-22 May 1809

Kaiser & Archduke Friedrich, 26 Jul 1915. Creator: Bain News Service. Kaiser & Archduke Friedrich, 26 Jul 1915
Kaiser & Archduke Friedrich, 26 Jul 1915 (date created or published later). Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany (1859-1941) with Archduke Friedrich

(l to r) Archdukes Friedrich and Peter Ferdinand, between 1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
(l to r) Archdukes Friedrich and Peter Ferdinand, between 1914 and c1915. Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen (1856-1936) who served as Supreme Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War

Karl Franz Josef in Przemysl Fort, 1914. Creator: Bain News Service
Karl Franz Josef in Przemysl Fort, 1914 (date created or published later). Karl Franz Joseph (Charles I of Austria) (1887-1922) visiting Przemysl Fortress, Przemysl

Karl Franz Josef, between c1910 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Karl Franz Josef, between c1910 and c1915. Karl Franz Joseph (Charles I of Austria) (1887-1922) with a soldier during World War I.

Karl Franz Josef in Budapest, between c1914 and c1915. Creator: Bain News Service
Karl Franz Josef in Budapest, between c1914 and c1915. Karl Franz Joseph (Charles I of Austria) (1887-1922) with soldiers next to train during World War I.

Leopold Vilhelm, 1614-1662, Archduke of Austria, 17th century. Creator: Frans Luycx
Leopold Vilhelm, 1614-1662, Archduke of Austria, 17th century

Leopold Vilhelm (1614-1662), Archduke of Austria, bishop. Creator: Anon
Leopold Vilhelm (1614-1662), Archduke of Austria, bishop

The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting the Collection of Pierre Roose, c1621-1623. Creator: Hieronymus Francken II
The Archdukes Albert and Isabella Visiting the Collection of Pierre Roose, c1621-1623. A visit by Archdukes Albert and Isabella, the Habsburg governors of the Southern Netherlands

La Nouvelle Europe; L'exil des Habsbourg; dans uncoin du parc de Wartegg, les petits arch... 1919
La Nouvelle Europe; L'exil des Habsbourg; dans un coin du parc de Wartegg, les petits archiducs: Francois-Joseph-Othon, qui etait prince heritier, age de six ans et demi

Ferdinand, 1609-1641, Infant of Spain, c17th century. Creator: Anon
Ferdinand, 1609-1641, Infant of Spain, c17th century

Portrait of Philip the Fair, Duke of Burgundy, c.1500. Creator: Anon
Portrait of Philip the Fair, Duke of Burgundy, c.1500

Le nouvel Empereur. Dernier portrait de l'archiduc Charles-Francois-Joseph...1914, 1916. Creator: Unknown
Le nouvel Empereur. Dernier portrait de l'archiduc Charles-Francois-Joseph recu de Vienne en juillet 1914, 1914. From "Collection de la Guerre IV. L'Illustration Tome CXLVIII

Portrait of Maximilian I (1459-1519), c.1530. Creator: Workshop of Joos van Cleve
Portrait of Maximilian I (1459-1519), c.1530. Other Title(s): Maximilian I (1459-1519), Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire

Portrait of Archduke Albert of Austria (1559-1621), c.1600. Creator: Frans Pourbus the Younger
Portrait of Archduke Albert of Austria (1559-1621), c.1600

Reception of the Archduke Maximilian of Austria by Prince Napoleon, at the Strasbourg Railway Termin Creator: Unknown
Reception of the Archduke Maximilian of Austria by Prince Napoleon, at the Strasbourg Railway Terminus, at Paris, 1856. The Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, brother of the Emperor of Austria

Portrait of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, c.1550. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, c.1550

Portrait of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, c.1530. Creator: Unknown
Portrait of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, c.1530. Manner of Jan Cornelisz Vermeyen

Francois-Joseph et Charles de Habsbourg, 1914. Creator: J Simont
'Francois-Joseph et Charles de Habsbourg'. From "L'Album de la Guerre 1914-1919, Volume I" [L'Illustration, Paris, 1924]

'"Johann Orth, " the Missing Austrian Archduke supposed to have been drowned at sea, 1890. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 42

Rudolph II, 1603. Creator: Aegidius Sadeler II
Rudolph II, 1603

'The Late Archduke Henry of Austria and his Wife (and Daughter), 1891. Creator: GVD Lippe
'The Late Archduke Henry of Austria and his Wife (and Daughter), 1891. From "The Graphic. An Illustrated Weekly Newspaper", Volume 44. July to December, 1891

Entrance of the Cardinal and Archduke Albert to Brussels in 1596, after 1596. Creator: Anon
Entrance of the Cardinal and Archduke Albert to Brussels in 1596, after 1596

Portrait study for "Archduke Karl with his staff in the Battle of Aspern", before 1817

Emperor Leopold II, 1792. Creator: Karl Georg Merville
Emperor Leopold II, 1792

Archduke Rainer of Austria (1783-1853), Viceroy of Lombardy-Veneto, 1820. Creator: Josef Kriehuber
Archduke Rainer of Austria (1783-1853), Viceroy of Lombardy-Veneto, 1820

Bust of Archduke Karl, 1842. Creator: Josef Klieber
Bust of Archduke Karl, 1842

Portrait of Charles the Bold, 1500-1547. Creator: Sebastiano del Piombo
Portrait of Charles the Bold, 1500-1547. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor named after Charles "the Bold" of Burgundy

Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Austria (1609-1641). Archbishop of Toledo. Brother of Philip IV. 17th century copy after a painting of Anton van Dyck (1599-1641)

Albert, Archduke of Austria (etching)
471324 Albert, Archduke of Austria (etching) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 42x 28.8 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

Archduke Albert of Austria (engraving)
471458 Archduke Albert of Austria (engraving) by Rubens, Peter Paul (1577-1640); 40.2x28.2 cm; Koninklijk Museum voor Schone Kunsten, Antwerp

The Archdukes Albert and Isabella worshipping the Cross, 1616 (stained glass)
715397 The Archdukes Albert and Isabella worshipping the Cross, 1616 (stained glass) by Cussers, Cornelis (17th century); Onze Lieve Vrouwkerk, Antwerp Cathedral, Belgium

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"Unveiling the Legacy of Archdukes: From Franz Ferdinand to Otto Habsburg" Step into the captivating world of archdukes, where history intertwines with power and intrigue. One cannot delve into this realm without mentioning Archduke Franz Ferdinand, whose assassination sparked a chain reaction that altered the course of history. His name forever etched in our collective memory as a catalyst for World War I. But let us not forget his predecessors, like Archduke Otto Habsburg, who carried on the noble lineage with grace and dignity. Their contributions to diplomacy and politics shaped Europe's landscape during tumultuous times. Travel back further in time, and we encounter Rudolf II, an enigmatic figure known for his patronage of arts and sciences. The famous artwork C013/9565 depicts him alongside his alchemist, showcasing his fascination with alchemy's mysteries. The archducal title was not limited to men alone; Joanna of Castile earned her infamous moniker "Mad Joan" due to her struggles with mental illness while holding the title of Archduchess Austria. Her story serves as a reminder that even those born into privilege can face personal challenges. Emperor Franz Joseph I stands at the center stage amidst celebrations marking Archduke Charles' marriage—a testament to their enduring dynasty's grandeur. These lavish events showcased their regal splendor and reinforced their position as rulers. Cardinal Infante Ferdinand of Austria exemplified how archdukes could excel outside traditional roles by pursuing religious careers. His commitment to faith left an indelible mark on both church and state during his short but impactful life. Inevitably, death looms over every dynasty; Funeral ceremonies honoring Archduke Rudolf remind us that even those born into royalty are subject to mortality's grasp. Such occasions brought together nations in mourning while highlighting the fragility inherent in human existence.