Archduchess Helena of Austria

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Hereditary Duchess of Württemberg
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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-LorraineFatherArchduke Peter Ferdinand, Prince of TuscanyMotherPrincess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Archduchess Helena of Austria[1] (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;[1] 30 October 1903[1] – 8 September 1924[1]) 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 was also a member of the House of Württemberg and Hereditary Duchess consort of Württemberg.

Early life

Helena was born in Linz, Upper Austria, 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.[1] 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

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.[1] Helena and Philipp Albrecht had one daughter:[1]

Helena died in Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, a week after the birth of Duchess Maria.

Ancestry

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

  1. ^ a b c d e f g Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Helena Erzherzogin von Österreich". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-12-18.
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