Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (1879–1962)

Archduchess Maria Christina
Hereditary Princess of Salm-Salm
Born (1879-11-17)17 November 1879
Kraków, Grand Duchy of Cracow, Austria–Hungary
Died 6 August 1962(1962-08-06) (aged 82)
Anholt
Spouse Emanuel, Hereditary Prince of Salm-Salm
Issue Isabelle, Baroness of Loë
Rosemary, Archduchess Hubert Salvator of Austria
Nikolaus Leopold, 8th Prince of Salm-Salm
Cäcilie, Princess of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim and Dyck
Prince Franz
Full name
German: Maria Christina Isabelle Natalie
House Habsburg-Lorraine
Father Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
Mother Princess Isabella of Croÿ

Archduchess Maria Christina Isabelle Natalie of Austria,[1][2] full German name: Maria Christina Isabelle Natalie, Erzherzogin von Österreich[1][2] (17 November 1879, Kraków, Grand Duchy of Cracow, Austria–Hungary[1][2] – 6 August 1962, Anholt[1][2]) 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 Emanuel Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Salm-Salm, Maria Christina was also Hereditary Princess of Salm-Salm.

Early life

Maria Christina was the eldest child and daughter of Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen and his wife Princess Isabella of Croÿ.[1][2]

Marriage and issue

Maria Christina married Emanuel, Hereditary Prince of Salm-Salm, son of Alfred, 7th Prince of Salm-Salm and his wife Countess Rosa of Lützow, on 10 May 1902 in Vienna.[1][2] Maria Christina and Emanuel had five children:[1]

  • Princess Isabelle of Salm-Salm (13 February 1903 – 10 January 2009) married Felix, Baron of Loë
  • Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm (13 April 1904 – 3 May 2001) married Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria (1894–1971)
  • Nikolaus Leopold, 8th Prince of Salm-Salm (14 February 1906 – 15 January 1988) married (1) Princess Ida of Wrede (div. 1948), (2) Eleonore von Zitzewitz (div. 1961), (3) Maria Moret, (4) Christiane Kostecki
  • Princess Cäcilie of Salm-Salm (8 March 1911 – 11 March 1991) married Franz Josef, Prince of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim and Dyck
  • Prince Franz of Salm-Salm (18 September 1912 – 27 August 1917)

Titles and styles

  • 17 November 1879 – 10 May 1902: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria; Princess of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany
  • 10 May 1902 – 19 Aug 1916: Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Hereditary Princess of Salm-Salm
  • 19 Aug 1916 – 6 August 1962: Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Dowager Hereditary Princess of Salm-Salm

Ancestry

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Darryl Lundy (7 Nov 2004). "Maria Christina Erzherzogin von Österreich". ThePeerage.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Paul Theroff. "AUSTRIA". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
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