Dominic von Habsburg
Dominic von Habsburg (born 4 July 1937) is a member of the Grand Ducal Family of Tuscany and the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. He is also the Carlist-Carloctavismo pretender to the throne of Spain under the name Domingo I.
| Archduke Dominic of Austria | |||||
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| Duke of Madrid (in pretense) | |||||
| Carlist-Carloctavismo claimant to the Spanish throne as Domingo I | |||||
| Pretense | 9 May 1975 - present` | ||||
| Predecessor | Francisco I | ||||
| Successor | Incumbent | ||||
| Born | 4 July 1937 Vienna, Austria | ||||
| Spouse |
Virginia Engel von Voss
(m. 1960; div. 1999)Emmanuella Mlynarski
(m. 1999) | ||||
| Issue | Count Sandor von Habsburg Count Gregor von Habsburg | ||||
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| House | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
| Father | Archduke Anton of Austria | ||||
| Mother | Princess Ileana of Romania | ||||
Dominic was born in 1937 at Sonnberg Castle (near Hollabrunn, Austria), where he was baptized Dominic Habsburg-Lothringen. In the family, he is nicknamed "Niki". In 1942, after spending the first few years of his childhood at Sonnberg Castle, he moved with his parents, his brother and his four sisters to Romania. There, Dominic resided with his family at Bran Castle in Braşov. After his first cousin, King Michael I of Romania, was forced to abdicate the throne in 1947, Dominic and his family were exiled by the Communist regime and sought refuge in Switzerland and Argentina before ultimately settling in the United States.