Gottfried married Princess Dorothea of Bavaria, fifth child and fourth daughter of
Prince Franz of Bavaria and his wife
Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ, on 2 August 1938 civilly and religiously on 3 August 1938 in
Sárvár,
Kingdom of Hungary. Around 1970, in violation of the decree of Emperor
Franz Joseph I of 1866 and ignoring the abdication of his grandfather last Grand Duke of Tuscany Ferdinand IV signed in
Lindau on Lake Constance in 1870, he assumed the title of Grand Duke of Tuscany without the permission of the head of the imperial and royal house. Gottfried and Dorothea had issue: • Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 2 October 1939 in
Achberg), married on 28 April 1965 in
Salzburg, Friedrich Hubert Edler von Braun (born 26 December 1934 in
Regensburg), son of Erich Edler von Braun and Baroness Elisabeth von Teuchert-Kauffmann und Traunsteinburg. They had three children: • Bernadette Edle von Braun (born 21 July 1966 in
Bad Godesberg), she has illegitimate son David • Dominik Edler von Braun (born 21 September 1967 in Bad Godesberg), married on 25 August 1995 in
New York City, Countess Tatiana Angela von Nayhauss-Cormons (born 5 May 1968 in
Munich), daughter of Count Mainhardt von Nayhauss-Cormons and Sabine Beirlein. They have three children: • Justus Edler von Braun (born 15 May 2003 in
Bonn) • Ludovic Edler von Braun (born 20 September 2005 in Bonn) • Edina Edler von Braun (born 15 November 2007 in Bonn) • Felix Edler von Braun (born 23 April 1970 in
Bad Ischl), married on 27 May 2006 in
Berlin, Gabrielle Hinzmann (born 15 August 1972 in Berlin). They have one daughter: • Stella Edler von Braun (born in 2009) • Archduchess Alice of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 29 April 1941 in
Leutstetten), married on 7 May 1970 in Salzburg, Baron Vittorio Manno (born 31 July 1938 in
Cuneo), son of Baron Antonio Manno and Bonile Maria Asinari di Rossillon. They had three children: • Leopoldo dei baroni Manno (19 February 1971 in
The Hague — 21 February 1971 in The Hague) • Baron Niccolò Manno (born 1 November 1977 in
Maisons-Laffitte), married on 22 May 2004 in
London, Manon Sybille Duflos. They had three sons: • Arturo dei baroni Manno (born 24 June 2009) • Paolo dei baroni Manno (born 18 April 2012) • Alessio dei baroni Manno (born 31 August 2014) • Domitilla dei baroni Manno (born 30 April 1974 in
Neuilly-sur-Seine), married on 24 April 1999 in Salzburg, Pierre-Emmanuel Derriks (born 30 August 1973 in
Ixelles), son of Michel Derriks and Anne Mottard. They had four children: • Felicie Derriks (born 27 July 1998 in Salzburg) • Ombeline Derriks (born 29 February 2000 in Munich) • Fleur Derriks (born 28 March 2003) • Corentin Derriks (born 16 March 2005) • Archduke Leopold of Austria, Prince and later titular Grand Duke of Tuscany (born 25 October 1942 in Leutstetten - died 23 June 2021), married on 19 June 1965 in
St. Gilgen,
Laetitia de Belzunce d'Arenberg (born 2 September 1941 in
Brummana), daughter of Henry de Belzunce and Marie-Thérèse de la Poëze d'Harambure. They had two sons. •
Archduke Sigismund Otto Maria Josef Gottfried Heinrich Erik Leopold Ferdinand of Austria, Prince and later Grand Duke of Tuscany, Ambassador of the
Sovereign Military Order of Malta to
Uruguay, (born Lausanne 21 Apr 1966); married London 11 September 1999 (divorced 2013, canonically annulled), Elyssa Edmonstone (born Glasgow 11 Sep 1973), daughter of Sir Archibald Bruce Edmondstone, of Duntreath, 7th Baronet and the former Juliet Elizabeth Deakin, with three children. • Archduke Leopold Amedeo Peter Ferdinand Archibald of Austria, Grand Prince of Tuscany (born 2001). • Archduchess Tatyana Maria Theresa Letitia Juliet of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 2003). • Archduke Stefano Sigismund William Bruce Erik Leopold of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (born 2004). • Archduke Guntram Maria Josef of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (born Montevideo 21 July 1967), married (non-dynastic) Cuernavaca, Mexico 13 April 1966 (religious) 19 May 1996 Deborah de Sola, Countess von Habsburg, and has two children. • Countess Anna Faustian von Hobsburg (born 2001). • Count Tiziano Leopold von Habsburg (born 2004). • Archduchess Maria Antoinette of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 16 September 1950 in St. Gilgen), married on 13 April 1974 in St. Gilgen, Baron Hans Walter von Proff zu Irnich (born 7 March 1938 in Munich), son of Oskar Natterman and Margarete Wutt, adopted by his stepfather Baron Max von Proff zu Irnich. They have two children: • Baron Maximilian von Proff zu Irnich (born 24 February 1976 in Munich), married on 29 May 2010, Baroness Sidonia von Ledebur (born 5 November 1978 in
Darmstadt), daughter of Baron Ernst von Ledebur and Alix von Watzdorf. They have one son: • Baron Cornelius von Proff zu Irnich (born 11 August 2011) • Baroness Johanna von Proff zu Irnich (born 27 June 1979 in Munich), married on 1 October 2011 in
Starnberg, Florian Prechtl. They have two children: • Franz Prechtl (born in January 2013) • A child (born in 2015) ==Honours==