Archduke Joseph August of Austria

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Archduke Joseph August
Palatine of Hungary (titular)
Regent of Hungary
In office 7 August 1919 – 23 August 1919
Monarch	Vacant
Prime Minister	István Friedrich
Predecessor	Gyula Peidl (as acting head of state)
Successor	István Friedrich (as acting head of state)
Born	(1872-08-09)9 August 1872 Alcsút, Kingdom of Hungary
Died	6 July 1962(1962-07-06) (aged 89) Rain, Bavaria, West Germany
Spouse	Princess Auguste of Bavaria
Issue Detail	Archduke Joseph Francis Archduchess Gisela Auguste Archduchess Sophie Klementine Archduke Ladislaus Luitpold Archduke Matthias Joseph Archduchess Magdalena Maria
Names German: Joseph August Viktor Klemens Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen Hungarian: Habsburg–Lotaringiai József Ágost Viktor Kelemen Mária
House	Habsburg-Lorraine
Father	Archduke Joseph Karl, Palatine of Hungary
Mother	Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Archduke Joseph August Viktor Klemens Maria of Austria, Prince of Hungary and Bohemia (9 August 1872 – 6 July 1962) was a Feldmarschall (field marshal) of the Austro-Hungarian Army and for a short period head of state of Hungary. He was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, the eldest son of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria (1833–1905) and his wife Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (1846–1927). Joseph August's grandfather had been Palatine Joseph of Hungary (1776–1847), Palatine and Viceroy of Hungary, a younger son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor.

The Archduke Joseph Diamond, a 76.02 carat colourless diamond with internal flawless clarity, is named after the Archduke and officially recorded as his property.^[1]