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Erzherzog Eugen (Arch Duke Eugen of Austria): b/w portrait photo, hand-signed.
3,2 x 5,4 inches. Fine condition.
The Autograph comes with a Certificate of Authenticity.
Archduke Eugen Ferdinand Pius Bernhard Felix Maria of Austria-Teschen (1863 –1954) was an Archduke of Austria and a Prince of Hungary and Bohemia. He was the last Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights from the Habsburg dynasty.
Eugen was the son of Karl Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria (son of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen) and of his wife Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria.
Eugen was promoted to Field Marshal on 23 November 1916 and in the middle of March 1917 again took up his work as the commander of the southwest front. During the Caporetto offensive, Eugen was the actual commander employing his complete energy in the process.
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