Simeon von Habsburg
Born	(1958-06-29) 29 June 1958 (age 65) 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)​
Parent(s)	Archduke Rudolf of Austria Countess Xenia Czernichev-Besobrasov

Simeon Carl Eugen Joseph Leopold von Habsburg (born 29 June 1958 in Katana, South Kivu, Belgian Congo),^[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][page needed]}

• Johannes Rudolf Antonio Maria von Habsburg (born 29 October 1997 in Hohenems, Vorarlberg, Austria)
• Ludwig Christian Fransikus Maria von Habsburg (born 16 November 1998 in Grabs, St. Gallen, Switzerland)
• Isabelle Rocio Maravillas Lourdes von Habsburg (born 14 September 2000 in Grabs, St. Gallen, Switzerland)
• Carlotta Adelaïde Teresa Maria von Habsburg (born 16 January 2003 in Grabs, St. Gallen, Switzerland)
• Philipp Jozef Christian Maria von Habsburg (born 15 January 2007 in Grabs, St. Gallen, Switzerland)

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