Figure 1.--The portrait shows Archduke Franz Karl and Archduchess Elisabeth together in what we assume is Austrian folk dress, basically peasant dress. This was very popular with Austrian royals. We note Emperor Franz Josef in similar garb with his son Ruldolf, decaded earlier. The portrait was taken by Adèle, Vienna, Austria. The children look to be about 9-10 years old which means it was taken about 1902.

Arch Duchess Marie Valerie and Franz Salvatore first son was Archduke Franz Karl Salvator. He was born in Lichtenegg in Lower Austria (1893). He was the royal couple's eldest son. We note Archduke Franz Karl Salvator along with Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska . The portrait shows them together in what we assume is Austrian folk dress, basically peasant dress. This was very popular with Austrian royals. We note Emperor Franz Josef in similar garb with his son Ruldolf, decaded earlier. The portrait was taken by Adèle, Vienna, Austria. The children look to be about 9-10 years old which means it was taken about 1902. He did not marry and had no children. Franz Karl was of military age, but we have no details on what he did during World war I. He died very young, only a few weeks after the end of World War I (1918). We are unsure as to the circumstance.

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