Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (1879–1962)

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

Archduchess Maria Christina
Hereditary Princess of Salm-Salm
Born(1879-11-17)17 November 1879
Cracow, Grand Duchy of Cracow, Austria-Hungary
Died6 August 1962(1962-08-06) (aged 82)
Anholt, West Germany
SpouseEmanuel, Hereditary Prince of Salm-Salm
IssueIsabelle, Baroness of Loë
Rosemary, Archduchess of Austria
Nikolaus Leopold, 8th Prince of Salm-Salm
Cäcilie, Princess of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim and Dyck
Prince Franz
Names
German: Maria Christina Isabelle Natalie
HouseHabsburg-Lorraine
FatherArchduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
MotherPrincess Isabella of Croÿ

Early life edit

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

Marriage and issue edit

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] 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)

Ancestry edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Darryl Lundy (7 Nov 2004). "Maria Christina Erzherzogin von Österreich". ThePeerage.com. Archived from the original on 28 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-17.