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Archduchess Helena of Austria

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Archduchess Helena
Hereditary Duchess of Württemberg
Born(1903-10-30)30 October 1903
Linz, Austria-Hungary
Died8 September 1924(1924-09-08) (aged 20)
Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Weimar Republic
Spouse
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(m. 1923)​
IssueMaria Christina, Princess Georg Hartmann of Liechtenstein
Names
German: Helena Marie Alice Christine Josefa Anna Margareta Madeleine Walburga Blandina Cäcilie Philomena Carmela Ignatia Rita de Cascia
HouseHabsburg-Lorraine
FatherArchduke Peter Ferdinand, Prince of Tuscany
MotherPrincess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Archduchess Helena of Austria (full German name: Helena Marie Alice Christine Josefa Anna Margareta Madeleine Walburga Blandina Cäcilie Philomena Carmela Ignatia Rita de Cascia, Erzherzogin von Österreich, Prinzessin von Toskana; 30 October 1903 – 8 September 1924)[1][2][3] was a member of the Tuscan 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 Philipp Albrecht, Hereditary Duke of Württemberg, Helena became a member of the House of Württemberg and Hereditary Duchess consort of Württemberg.[4]

Early life

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Helena was born in Linz, Austria-Hungary, the second-eldest child and eldest daughter of Archduke Peter Ferdinand, Prince of Tuscany and his wife Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.[5][6] Helena was raised with her three siblings in Salzburg and Vienna until the end of World War I in 1918 when her family was exiled and moved to Lucerne, Switzerland.

Marriage and issue

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Helena married Philipp Albrecht, Hereditary Duke of Württemberg, eldest child and son of Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg and his wife, Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria, on 24 October 1923 in Altshausen.[7][8] Helena and Philipp Albrecht had one daughter:[9]

Death

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Helena died just a week after giving birth to her daughter Maria Christina, aged only 20.[12][13] Her husband later remarried her sister Archduchess Rosa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany in 1928.[14][15]

Ancestry

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Ancestors of Archduchess Helena of Austria
16. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
8. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
17. Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily
4. Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany
18. Francis I of the Two Sicilies
9. Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies
19. Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain
2. Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria
20. Charles II, Duke of Parma
10. Charles III, Duke of Parma
21. Princess Maria Teresa of Savoy
5. Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma
22. Prince Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry
11. Princess Louise of Artois
23. Princess Marie Caroline of Naples and Sicily
1. Archduchess Helena of Austria
24. Francis I of the Two Sicilies (= 18)
12. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
25. Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain (= 19)
6. Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
26. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
13. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria
27. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
3. Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
28. Francis I of the Two Sicilies (= 18, 24)
14. Prince Francis, Count of Trapani
29. Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain (= 19, 25)
7. Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
30. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany (= 8)
15. Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria
31. Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies (= 9)

References

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  1. ^ Great Britain and the East; Far East. 1914.
  2. ^ "Birth records of Linz 1903". Salzburg State Archives.
  3. ^ McNaughton, Arnold (1973). The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy. Quadrangle. p. 383.
  4. ^ Commire, Anne, ed. (2001). Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Gale Research.
  5. ^ "Habsburg Families in Exile". The World of the Habsburgs.
  6. ^ "Archival Material: Archduchess Helena". Austrian State Archives.
  7. ^ "Wedding Of Archduchess Helena (1923)". British Pathé.
  8. ^ "Archduchess Helena Married". The New York Times. 1923-10-25.
  9. ^ "House of Württemberg". Genealogy.eu.
  10. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels. C.A. Starke Verlag. 1951.
  11. ^ McNaughton, Arnold (1973). The Book of Kings. p. 276.
  12. ^ "Archduchess Helena Dies in Germany". The New York Times. 1924-09-09.
  13. ^ Tübinger Chronik: Obituary of Duchess Helena. 1924-09-10.
  14. ^ "Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg". Unofficial Royalty.
  15. ^ "The Royal Crypt at Altshausen". Schloss Altshausen.

Bibliography

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  • Commire, Anne (2001). Women in World History: A Biographical Encyclopedia. Gale Research. ISBN 978-0787640729.
  • McNaughton, Arnold (1973). The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy. Quadrangle/New York Times Book Company. ISBN 0812902807.
  • Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh (1997). Burke's Royal Families of the World: Europe & Latin America. Burke's Peerage. ISBN 0850110238.
  • Almanach de Gotha. Gotha, Germany: Justus Perthes. 1923.
  • Habsburg-Tuscany, G. (1930). Archduke Peter Ferdinand: A Life in Exile. Private Press.
  • Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels (in German). Vol. Fürstliche Häuser I. C.A. Starke Verlag. 1951.
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