Archduke Ladislaus Philipp of Austria

Archduke László Philipp
	Archduke of Austria, Royal prince of Hungary and Bohemia
	Ladislaus Philipp in 1895 Ladislaus Philipp in 1895
Born	16 July 1875; Alcsútdoboz, Austria-Hungary
Died	6 September 1895 (aged 20); Budapest, Austria-Hungary
	Names; László Philipp Marie Vincent Ladislaus
House	Habsburg-Lorraine
Father	Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria
Mother	Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Archduke László Philipp Marie Vincent Ladislaus of Austria (16 July 1875 – 6 September 1895) was a member of House of Habsburg as the second son of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria and an officer of the Austro-Hungarian Army.

Early life and ancestry

Archduke László Philipp or Lasdislaus Philipp was born on 16 July 1875 as the fifth child and younger son of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria and Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. By birth, he was a member of the Hungarian line of the reigning House of Habsburg, which ruled as Palatines of Hungary.

Military career

He entered the military as a Lieutenant of Ungarischen Infanterie Regiment Nr. 6. Major Heinrich Himmel von Agisburg received him as a Lieutenant.^[1] He was redeployed to Ungarische Infanterie Regiment "Duke Joseph“ Nr. 37.

Lasdislaus Philipp was awarded the Grand Cross of the Order of the White Eagle^[2] and became a knight of Order of the Golden Fleece.

Death

In 1895, Lasdislaus Philipp was accidentally shot in while hunting with Stuart Marek and died in Budapest on 6 September 1895, at the age of 20. His body was buried in the crypt of the Royal Palais, Budapest, Hungary.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Archduke Ladislaus Philipp of Austria
8. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
4. Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary
9. Infanta Maria Louisa of Spain
2. Archduke Joseph Karl, Palatine of Hungary
10. Duke Louis of Württemberg
5. Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
11. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg
1. Archduke Ladislaus Philipp of Austria
12. Ferdinand, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry
6. Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
13. Princess Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya
3. Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
14. Louis Philippe I of France
7. Princess Clémentine of Orléans
15. Princess Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily

References

Back to citation Ulmansky, Alexander; Heer, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1908). Geschichte des K. und K. Infanterieregiments Karl I., König von Rumänien, Nr. 6., 1851-1907 (in German). Verlag des Regiments. p. 256.
Back to citation Monarchy, Austro-Hungarian (1895). Handbuch des allerhöchsten Hofes und des Hofstaates seiner K. und K. Apostolischen Majestät... (in German). K. K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei. p. 316.

[1] Back to citation Ulmansky, Alexander; Heer, Austro-Hungarian Monarchy (1908). Geschichte des K. und K. Infanterieregiments Karl I., König von Rumänien, Nr. 6., 1851-1907 (in German). Verlag des Regiments. p. 256.

[2] Back to citation Monarchy, Austro-Hungarian (1895). Handbuch des allerhöchsten Hofes und des Hofstaates seiner K. und K. Apostolischen Majestät... (in German). K. K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei. p. 316.

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