Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Princess Maria Cristina | |||||
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Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany | |||||
Tenure | 28 February 1942 – 4 October 1947 | ||||
Born | Cannes, France | 10 April 1877||||
Died | 4 October 1947 St. Gilgen, Salzburg, Austria | (aged 70)||||
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House | Bourbon-Two Sicilies | ||||
Father | Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta | ||||
Mother | Maria Antonietta of the Two Sicilies |
Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (Full Italian name: Maria Cristina Carolina Pia Carmela Giuseppa Antonia Anna Luitgarda Speranza Lucia Caterina Apollonia Cecilia Agata di Borbone;[1][2] 10 April 1877[2] – 4 October 1947[2]) was the titular Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 28 February 1942 to 4 October 1947 as wife of Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria, Prince of Tuscany, the titular Grand Duke.
Family
[edit]Maria Cristina was the daughter of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta and his wife Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.[2]
Marriage and issue
[edit]Maria Cristina married Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria, Prince of Tuscany, fourth child and third son of Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany and his wife Alice of Bourbon-Parma, on 8 November 1900 in Cannes.[2] Maria Cristina and Peter Ferdinand had four children:[2]
- Archduke Gottfried of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (14 March 1902 - 21 January 1984) married Princess Dorothea Therese of Bavaria and had issue:
- Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 2 October 1939)
- Archduchess Alice of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 29 April 1941)
- Archduke Leopold Franz of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (25 October 1942 - 23 June 2021)
- Archduchess Maria Antoinette of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 16 September 1950)
- Archduchess Helena of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (30 October 1903 - 8 September 1924) married Philipp Albrecht, Hereditary Duke of Württemberg and had issue:
- Duchess Maria Christina of Württemberg (born 2 September 1924)
- Archduke Georg of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (22 August 1905 - 21 March 1952) married Countess Marie Valerie of Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems and had issue:
- Archduke Guntram of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (19 August 1937 - 21 April 1944)
- Archduke Radbot of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (born 23 September 1938)
- Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (8 April 1941 - 4 January 1942)
- Archduchess Walburga of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 23 July 1942)
- Archduchess Verena of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (21 June 1944 - 5 January 1945)
- Archduke Johann of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (born and died 27 December 1946)
- Archduchess Katharina of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 24 April 1948)
- Archduchess Agnes of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 20 April 1950)
- Archduke Georg of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (born 28 August 1952)
- Archduchess Rosa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (22 September 1906 - 17 September 1983) married Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg and had issue:
- Duchess Helene of Württemberg (29 June 1929 - 22 April 2021)
- Duke Ludwig Albrecht of Württemberg (23 October 1930 - 6 October 2019)
- Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg (2 February 1933 - 27 January 2022)
- Duchess Marie-Thérèse of Württemberg (born 12 November 1934)
- Carl, Duke of Württemberg (1 August 1936 - 7 June 2022)
- Duchess Maria Antonia of Württemberg (31 August 1937 - 12 November 2004)
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References
[edit]- ^ Daniel Jones. "Naissance de Maria Cristina di Borbone". Based Documentaries. Retrieved 2012-11-25.
- ^ a b c d e f Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Maria Christina di Borbone, Principessa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie". The Peerage. Retrieved 2008-10-07.