Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria


Joseph Ferdinand in 1895
Born(1872-05-24)24 May 1872
Died28 August 1942(1942-08-28) (aged 70)
Allegiance Austria-Hungary
Branch Austro-Hungarian Army
Rank Colonel general
Commands
ConflictsFirst World War
Alma materTheresian Military Academy, Wiener Neustadt
Spouses
Rosa Kaltenbrunner
(m. 1921; div. 1928)

Gertrude Tomanek von Beyerfels-Mondsee
(m. 1929)
Children
  • Claudia von Habsburg-Lothringen
  • Maximilian von Habsburg-Lothringen
Relations

Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria (full name Joseph Ferdinand Salvator Maria Franz Leopold Anton Albert Johann Baptist Karl Ludwig Rupert Maria Auxilatrix; 24 May 1872 – 28 August 1942) was an Austro-Hungarian Archduke, military commander, from 1916 Generaloberst, and early advocate of air power. He later retired to live as a common citizen of Austria, and was briefly imprisoned in Dachau during the Nazi era.