Archduke Sigismund of Austria (1826–1891)
| Archduke Sigismund of Austria | |
|---|---|
| Sigismund c. 1850s
Sigismund c. 1850s
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| Born | Sigismund Leopold Maria Rainer Ambrosius Valentin 7 January 1826 Milan |
| Died | 19 December 1891 (aged 65) Vienna |
| House | Habsburg-Lorraine |
| Father | Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria |
| Mother | Princess Elisabeth of Savoy |
Archduke Sigismund of Austria (Sigismund Leopold Maria Rainer Ambrosius Valentin) (Milan, 7 January 1826 – Vienna, 15 December 1891), was an Archduke of Austria.
Life
He was the third son of Archduke Rainer Joseph of Austria, Viceroy of the Kingdom of Lombardy–Venetia and Princess Elisabeth of Savoy.
In Imperial-Austrian military services, Sigismund reached the rank of Fieldmarshal-Lieutenant and was owner of the Infantry Regiment No. 45.
He participated at the head of a brigade in the Battles of Santa Lucia, Pastrengo and Novara[1] (1848-1849). In 1852 he was made a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece by Emperor Franz Joseph.[2]
In 1859 Sigismund came into the possession of Gmünd Castle. As a passionate botanist and dendrologist, he had an orchid and palm house as well as a spacious landscape park constructed.[3]
Sigismund contracted a viral disease then called influenza (see 1889–1890 pandemic) in Vienna on December 15th 1891, died from pneumonia unmarried and childless four days later[4] and was buried in his own mausoleum in the Gmünd cemetery.
Orders and decorations
- Austrian Empire:[5]
- Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece, 1852[6]
- Russian Empire:[5]
- Knight of the Imperial Order of Saint Alexander Nevsky
- Knight of the Imperial Order of the White Eagle
- Knight of the Imperial Order of Saint Anna, 1st Class
Ancestry
- Ancestors of Archduke Sigismund of Austria (1826–1891)
- 8. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
- 4. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
- 9. Maria Theresa of Austria
- 2. Archduke Rainer of Austria
- 10. Charles III of Spain
- 5. Infanta Maria Louisa of Spain
- 11. Princess Maria Amalia of Saxony
- 1. Archduke Sigismund of Austria
- 12. Victor Amadeus II, Prince of Carignano
- 6. Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano
- 13. Princess Joséphine of Lorraine
- 3. Princess Elisabeth of Savoy
- 14. Charles, Duke of Courland
- 7. Princess Maria Christina of Saxony
- 15. Countess Franciszka Krasińska
References
- Back to citation https://www.coulot.info/Coulot/Zumkeller/Adel_Portrait/Schlacht_bei_Novara_1849/novara_1849.htm Coulot
- Back to citation https://de.wikisource.org/wiki/BLK%C3%96%3AHabsburg%2C_Sigismund_Leopold BLKÖ
- Back to citation Eva Berger: Historische Gärten Österreichs, Böhlau Verlag Wien, 2002, S. 216
- Back to citation https://reader.exacteditions.com/issues/75813/page/3
- Back to citation occurrence 5.0 Back to citation occurrence 5.1 "Genealogie des Allerhöchsten Herrscherhauses", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie (in German), Vienna: Druck und Verlag der K.K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1898, p. 12
- Back to citation "Ritter-orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie (in German), Vienna: Druck und Verlag der K.K. Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, 1898, pp. 59, 66