Archduke Joseph Ferdinand of Austria

Archduke

Joseph Ferdinand

of Austria
Archduke; Joseph Ferdinand; of Austria;
Born	24 May 1872; Salzburg, Duchy of Salzburg, Austria-Hungary
Died	28 August 1942 (aged 70); Vienna, Nazi Germany
Allegiance	Austria-Hungary
Service/branch	Austro-Hungarian Army
Rank	Colonel general
Commands held	XIV Corps; 4th Army;
Battles/wars	First World War Battle of Galicia Battle of Gnila Lipa; Battle of Rawa; ; Summer Offensive Battle of Dniestr and Zolota Lypa; ; Brusilov offensive;
Alma mater	Theresian Military Academy, Wiener Neustadt
Spouse(s)	Rosa Kaltenbrunner; Gertrude Tomanek von Beyerfels-Mondsee;
Children	Claudia von Habsburg-Lothringen; Maximilian von Habsburg-Lothringen;
Relations	Father; Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany; Mother; Alice of Bourbon-Parma; House; Habsburg-Lorraine;

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.

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