Peerage Record – 10432

     Anton Erzherzog von Österreich was born on 20 March 1901 at Vienna, Austria^G.¹ He was the son of Leopold Salvator Erzherzog von Österreich and Blanca de Castilla de Borbón, Infanta d’España.¹ He married Ileana von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Princess of Romania, daughter of Ferdinand Viktor Albert Meinrad von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, King of Romania and Marie Alexandra Victoria Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Princess of Edinburgh, on 26 July 1931 at Sinaia, Romania^G.¹ He and Ileana von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Princess of Romania were divorced on 29 May 1954 at Vienna, Austria^G.^2,3 He died on 22 October 1987 at age 86 at Salzburg, Austria^G.
     He gained the title of Erzherzog von Österreich.¹ He gained the title of Principe Anton di Toscana.¹ He was given the name of Anton Maria Franz Leopold Blanka Karl Joseph Ignaz Raphael Michael Margareta Nicetas von Habsburg-Lothringen at birth.¹

     Franz Salvator Erzherzog von Österreich was born on 21 August 1866 at Alt-Münster, Ober-Osterreich, Austria^G.² He was the son of Karl Salvator Erzherzog von Österreich and Marie Immaculee di Borbone, Principessa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie.¹ He married, firstly, Marie Valerie Erzherzogin von Österreich, daughter of Franz Joseph I Karl Kaiser von Österreich and Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie Herzogin in Bayern, on 31 July 1890 at Ischl, Austria^G.³ He married, secondly, Melanie Baronin von Risenfels, daughter of Philipp Baron von Risenfels and Agathe Redi Baronin von Rottenhausen und Rasztina, on 28 April 1934 at Vienna, Austria^G.⁴ He died on 20 April 1939 at age 72 at Vienna, Austria^G.³
     He gained the title of Erzherzog von Österreich.¹ He was given the name of Franz Salvator Maria Joseph Ferdinand Karl Leopold Anton von Padau Johann Baptist Januarius Aloys Gonzaga Rainer Benedikt Bernhard at birth.² He and Stephanie Maria Veronika Juliane Richter were associated circa March 1914.⁵

     Blanca de Castilla de Borbón, Infanta d’España was born on 7 September 1868 at Graz, Austria^G.¹ She was the daughter of Carlos de Borbón, Duque de Madrid and Marguerite di Borbone, Principessa di Parma.¹ She married Leopold Salvator Erzherzog von Österreich, son of Karl Salvator Erzherzog von Österreich and Marie Immaculee di Borbone, Principessa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie, on 24 October 1889 at Frohsdorf, Germany^G.¹ She died on 25 October 1949 at age 81 at Viareggio, Italy^G.¹
     She was a member of the House of Bourbon. She gained the title of Infanta d’España.² She was given the name of Blanca de Castilla Maria de la Concepción Teresa Francisca de Asis Margareta Juana Beatriz Carlota Aloysia Fernanda Adelgunda Elvira Ildefonsa Regina Josefina Juana Micaela Gabriela Raquela at birth.²

     Erzherzog Stefan Habsburg, von Österreich was born on 5 August 1932 at Mödling, Austria^G.^1,2 He was the son of Anton Erzherzog von Österreich and Ileana von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Princess of Romania.¹ He married Mary Jerrine Soper, daughter of Charles B. Soper and Agnes McNeil, on 28 August 1954 at Milton, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^G, in a morganatic marriage.¹ He died on 12 November 1998 at age 66.³
     He gained the title of Erzherzog von Österreich.¹ He gained the title of Principe Stefan di Toscana.¹ He was given the name of Stefan von Habsburg-Lothringen at birth.⁴ His name was legally changed to Stefan Habsburg.⁴ He was naturalized as a U.S. citizen.⁴

     Mary Jerrine Soper was born on 19 June 1931.¹ She was the daughter of Charles B. Soper and Agnes McNeil.¹ She married Erzherzog Stefan Habsburg, von Österreich, son of Anton Erzherzog von Österreich and Ileana von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, Princess of Romania, on 28 August 1954 at Milton, Massachusetts, U.S.A.^G, in a morganatic marriage.¹ She died on 14 July 2015 at age 84.²

     Charles B. Soper married Agnes McNeil.¹
     He lived.

     Agnes McNeil married Charles B. Soper.¹

     Christopher Habsburg was born on 26 January 1957.¹ He is the son of Erzherzog Stefan Habsburg, von Österreich and Mary Jerrine Soper.¹ He married Elizabeth Ann Blanchette, daughter of Larry Lee Popejoy and Regina Irene Keller, on 2 May 1987.¹ He and Elizabeth Ann Blanchette were divorced on 11 July 1994. He married Catherine Q. Nastase Ripley, daughter of Anthony Ripley and Anna Marie Brunner, on 15 October 1994.

     Elizabeth Ann Blanchette was born on 22 January 1967 at Peoria, Illinois, U.S.A.^G.¹ She is the daughter of Larry Lee Popejoy and Regina Irene Keller.¹ She married Christopher Habsburg, son of Erzherzog Stefan Habsburg, von Österreich and Mary Jerrine Soper, on 2 May 1987.¹ She and Christopher Habsburg were divorced on 11 July 1994.
     Her married name became Habsburg.