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Archduchess Joseph of Austria From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg (Maria Dorothea Luise Wilhelmine Caroline; 1 November 1797 in Carlsruhe (now Pokój), Silesia – 30 March 1855 in Pest, Hungary) was the daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg (1756–1817) and Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (1780–1857).[citation needed]
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Maria Dorothea | |||||
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Archduchess Joseph of Austria | |||||
Born | Carlsruhe (Pokój), Silesia | 1 November 1797||||
Died | 30 March 1855 57) Budapest, Hungary | (aged||||
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House | Württemberg | ||||
Father | Duke Louis of Württemberg | ||||
Mother | Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg | ||||
Religion | Lutheranism |
Maria Dorothea was the eldest of five children born to Duke Louis of Württemberg and his second wife Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg. She was born in Carlsruhe (now Pokój), Silesia, now Poland.
Her brother Alexander was the grandfather of Mary of Teck, the future queen consort of George V of the United Kingdom, Thus, Maria Dorothea was the great-aunt of queen consort Mary of United Kingdom.
She was tutored by her governess, the known memoirist Alexandrine des Écherolles, who described her pupils in her memoirs.[1]
She was the third wife of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary, to whom she was married on 24 August 1819. They had five children:
Name | Portrait | Lifespan | Notes | |
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Archduchess Franziska Marie of Austria |
1820- 1820 |
Died in infancy. | ||
Archduke Alexander of Austria |
1825- 1837 |
Died in childhood | ||
Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria |
1831- 1903 |
Married firstly Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este and had issue;
married secondly Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria and had issue. | ||
Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria |
1833- 1905 |
Married Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and had issue. | ||
Archduchess Marie Henriette of Austria | 1836- 1902 |
Married Leopold II of Belgium and had issue |
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