Archduke Joseph August of Austria
Archduke Joseph August Viktor Klemens Maria of Austria, Prince of Hungary and Bohemia (9 August 1872 – 6 July 1962) was a Feldmarschall (field marshal) of the Austro-Hungarian Army and for a short period head of state of Hungary. He was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, the eldest son of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria (1833–1905) and his wife Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1846–1927). Joseph August's grandfather had been Palatine Joseph of Hungary (1776–1847), Palatine and Viceroy of Hungary, a younger son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor.
| Archduke Joseph August | |||||
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| Palatine of Hungary (titular) | |||||
| Regent of Hungary | |||||
| In office 7 August 1919 – 23 August 1919 | |||||
| Monarch | Vacant | ||||
| Prime Minister | István Friedrich | ||||
| Predecessor | Gyula Peidl (as acting head of state) | ||||
| Successor | István Friedrich (as acting head of state) | ||||
| Born | 9 August 1872 Alcsút, Kingdom of Hungary | ||||
| Died | 6 July 1962 (aged 89) Rain, Bavaria, West Germany | ||||
| Spouse | Princess Auguste of Bavaria | ||||
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| House | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
| Father | Archduke Joseph Karl, Palatine of Hungary | ||||
| Mother | Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
The Archduke Joseph Diamond, a 76.02 carat colourless diamond with internal flawless clarity, is named after the Archduke and officially recorded as his property.
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