Berthe de Rohan

Berthe de Rohan
Duchess of Madrid
Born (1868-05-21)21 May 1868
Teplitz, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria–Hungary
Died 19 January 1945(1945-01-19) (aged 76)
Vienna, Greater German Reich
Spouse
Carlos, Duke of Madrid
(m. 1894; d. 1909)
Full name
French: Marie-Berthe Françoise Félicie Jeanne
German: Maria-Bertha Franziska Felicia Johanne
House Rohan
Father Arthur of Rohan, Prince of Rochefort
Mother Countess Gabriela of Waldstein-Wartenberg

Berthe de Rohan[1][2] (French: Marie-Berthe Françoise Félicie Jeanne de Rohan, Princesse de Rohan[1][2]; 21 May 1868 – 19 January 1945) was the ninth and youngest child[1][2] of Prince Arthur of Rohan and his wife, Countess Gabriela of Waldstein-Wartenberg.[1][2]

Berthe was a Princess of Rohan and member of the House of Rohan by birth. She was born in Teplitz, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria–Hungary.[1][2] Through her marriage to Carlos, Duke of Madrid, Carlist claimant to the Spanish throne, Berthe was titular Queen consort of Spain, France, and Navarre.

Marriage

Berthe married Carlos, Duke of Madrid, second son,[1][2] eldest son of Juan, Count of Montizón and his wife Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este,[1][2] on 28 April 1894 in Prague.[1][2] Their union produced no issue.[1][2]

Berthe died in Vienna, Greater German Reich,[1][2] aged 76.

Titles and styles

  • 21 May 1868 – 28 April 1894: Her Highness Princess Berthe of Rohan
  • 28 April 1894 – 18 July 1909: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Madrid
  • 18 July 1909 – 19 January 1945: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Duchess of Madrid

Ancestry

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Darryl Lundy (12 Jan 2003). "Marie Berthe de Rohan". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Paul Theroff. "ROHAN". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-06-09.
Berthe de Rohan
Born: 21 May 1868 Died: 19 January 1945
Titles in pretence
Preceded by
Margherita of Bourbon-Parma		 — TITULAR —
Queen consort of Spain
28 April 1894 – 18 July 1909		 Succeeded by
Maria das Neves of Portugal
— TITULAR —
Queen consort of France and Navarre
28 April 1894 – 18 July 1909
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