Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen

Archduke Albrecht of Austria
Archduke Albrecht, circa 1890.
Duke of Teschen
Reign	30 April 1847 – 18 February 1895
Predecessor	Karl
Successor	Friedrich
Born	(1817-08-03)3 August 1817 Vienna, Austrian Empire
Died	18 February 1895(1895-02-18) (aged 77) Arco,Tyrol, Austria-Hungary
Spouse	Princess Hildegard of Bavaria (m 1 May 1844)
Issue	Maria Theresa, Duchess of Württemberg Archduke Karl Archduchess Mathilda
Full name
Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf Dominik
House	Habsburg-Lorraine
Father	Archduke Karl, Duke of Teschen
Mother	Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
Burial	Imperial Crypt
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Archduke Albrecht of Austria, Duke of Teschen (Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf Dominik; 3 August 1817 – 18 February 1895), was an Austrian Habsburg general. He was the grandson of Emperor Leopold II and one of the chief military advisors of Emperor Francis Joseph I. As Inspector General for 36 years, he was an old-fashioned bureaucrat who largely controlled the Austro-Hungarian Army and delayed modernisation.

Marriage

On 1 May 1844 in Munich he married Princess Hildegard of Bavaria, daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

Issue

1. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (15 July 1845 - 8 October 1927) married Philipp, Duke of Württemberg and had issue.
2. Archduke Karl of Austria (3 January 1847 -19 July 1848) died in infancy.
3. Archduchess Mathilda of Austria (25 January 1849 - 6 June 1867) died unmarried.

Titles and styles

• 3 August 1817 – 11 August 1804 His Royal Highness Archduke Albrecht of Austria.
• 11 August 1804 – 30 April 1847 His Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke Albrecht of Austria.
• 30 April 1847 – 18 February 1895 His Imperial and Royal Highness The Duke of Teschen, Archduke of Austria.