Archduchess Maria Henrietta of Austria

Archduchess Maria Henrietta,[1] full German name: Maria Henrietta Caroline Gabriele, Erzherzogin von Österreich[1] (10 January 1883, in Preßburg, Austria-Hungary[1] – 2 September 1956, in Mariazell, Austria[1]) was a member of the Teschen branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bohemia, Hungary, and Tuscany by birth. Through her marriage to Prince Gottfried Maximilian of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, Maria Henrietta became a member of the House of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst.

Archduchess Maria Henrietta
Born(1883-01-10)10 January 1883
Preßburg, Austria-Hungary
Died2 September 1956(1956-09-02) (aged 73)
Mariazell, Austria
SpouseGottfried, Prince of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst
IssuePrincess Elisabeth
Princess Natalie
Prince Friedrich
Names
German: Maria Henrietta Caroline Gabriele
HouseHabsburg-Lorraine
FatherArchduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
MotherPrincess Isabella of Croÿ

Life edit

Maria Henrietta was the third child and daughter of Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen and his wife Princess Isabella of Croÿ.[1] She married Prince Gottfried of Hohenlohe-Schillingsfürst, son of Konstantin Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst of Ratibor and Corvey and Marie Antoinette Princess of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, on 3 June 1908 at Baden, Vienna, Austria. She died on 2 September 1956 at age 73 in Mariazell, Austria.

Marriage and issue edit

Maria Henrietta had three children:[1]

  • Princess Elisabeth of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (27 September 1909 – 30 March 1987)
  • Princess Natalie of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (28 July 1911 – 11 March 1989)
  • Prince Friedrich of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst (18 February 1913 – December 1945)

Ancestry edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f Darryl Lundy (7 Nov 2004). "Maria Henrietta Erzherzogin von Österreich". ThePeerage.com. Archived from the original on 9 February 2010. Retrieved 2010-01-12.