Francis V, Duke of Modena
Franz Ferdinand V. Geminian ( born June 1, 1819 in Modena, † November 20, 1875 in Vienna) was Archduke of Austria from the line Austria -Este and 1846-1859, the last reigning Duke of Modena.
Life
He was the son of Francis IV from the sideline Austria -Este of the House of Habsburg- Lorraine. He was educated by the Jesuits, and after his father's death in 1846 the Duke of Modena. From the legacy of the 1847 late Duchess Marie Louise of Parma, the Duchy of Guastalla he could classify his domain.
Franz V. he led the government entirely in his father's absolutist mind and based on the dynastic union with Austria, as he had come because even 1847 Austrian troops to Modena. However, he was expelled by the revolution in the spring of 1848 and went to Austria, but from where he returned after the defeat of the Piedmontese on August 10, 1848 back to his capital. Initially mild occurring, but he returned soon, especially after an assassination attempt made on him, back to absolutism.
As an ally of Austria, he had after the battle of Magenta in May 1859 again leave his country and retired with his troops back to Mantua. Although in the preliminary peace of Villafranca and the Peace of Zurich for the reinstatement of the Duke was fixed, Modena has been with the firm desire of the population and with the approval of Napoleon III. the Kingdom of Piedmont-Sardinia incorporated. Franz since lived alternately in Vienna and on his estates in Bohemia. He was since March 30, 1842 married to the Princess Adelgunde Auguste of Bavaria, the daughter of King Ludwig I of Bavaria. The only daughter Anna Beatrice Maria Theresa died in 1849 in childhood.
Franz V died on 20 November 1875 in Vienna and was buried in the Imperial Crypt. He bequeathed his fortune to the Archduke Franz Ferdinand on the condition that the name Este will continue.
Francis V. was a descendant of the Stuarts. He was looked upon by the Jacobites after the death of his mother Maria Beatrice of Savoy as the holder of the British throne, and designated by them as Francis I, King of England, Scotland, Ireland and France. However, he has never claimed this title publicly. His position as heir to the House of Stuart went over to his niece Marie Therese of Austria -Este.