Francis IV, Duke of Modena
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Francis IV Joseph Charles Ambrose Stanislaus (Italian: Francesco IV Giuseppe Carlo Ambrogio Stanislao d'Absburgo-Este) (6 October, 1779 - 21 January, 1846) was Duke of Modena, Reggio, and Mirandola (from 1815), Duke of Massa and Prince of Carrara (from 1829), Archduke of Austria-Este, Royal Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.
His father was Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este, Duke of Breisgau, his mother Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d'Este, Duchess of Massa and Princess of Carrara, Lady of Lunigiana.
In 1812 Francis married the Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy, who was the daughter of King Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia. The couple had four children:
- Maria Theresa (1817-1886), married Henri, comte de Chambord.
- Francis V, Duke of Modena (1819-1875, married Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria.
- Ferdinand Karl (1821-1849), married Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria. Father of Maria Theresia, Archduchess of Austria-Este.
- Maria Beatrix (1824-1906), married Juan, Conde de Montizon.
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Ercole III, then Cispadane Republic
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Francis V
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Ferdinand
See also: List of Dukes of Modena
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