Simeon von Habsburg

Simeon von Habsburg
Born	(1958-06-29) 29 June 1958 (age 66) Katana, South Kivu, Belgian Congo
Nationality	Austrian
Occupation(s)	Partner and managing director of Principal Asset Management AG
Spouse	Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies ​ ​ (m. 1996)​
Children	5
Parent(s)	Archduke Rudolf of Austria Countess Xenia Czernichev-Besobrasov

Simeon Carl Eugen Joseph Leopold von Habsburg (born 29 June 1958), ^[1] also called Simeon Habsburg-Lothringen, is an Austrian banker, partner and managing director of Principal Asset Management AG in Liechtenstein. ^{[2] [3]} He is a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine - the former royal house of the defunct Austro-Hungarian thrones. ^[1] He is the third-eldest child ^[1] of Archduke Rudolf of Austria and his first wife, Countess Xenia Czernichev-Besobrasov. ^[1] Simeon is a paternal grandson of Charles I of Austria, last ruler of Austria-Hungary. ^[1]

Marriage and issue

Simeon married Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, daughter of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria and his wife Princess Anne of Orléans, on 13 July 1996 in La Toledana, Spain. ^{[4] [5]} Simeon is a (half) second cousin of his wife's father, both being great-grandchildren of Robert I, Duke of Parma. María's father descends from Duke Robert's first marriage and Simeon from the Duke's second marriage. The couple has five children. ^[1]

References

1. Almanach de Gotha (2018), 'Austria', Pages 42-86
2. "S.K.K.H. Simeon von Habsburg" (PDF).
3. "H.R.H. Simeon von Habsburg".
4. de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha’’. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 172-174, 196-197, 404 (French) ISBN   2-9507974-3-1
5. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. "Spanien". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp. 104-105. (German) ISBN   3-7980-0814-0.