Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria
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Archduchess Margarete Sophie Marie Annunciata Theresia Caroline Luise Josephe Johanna of Austria, full German
name: Margarete Sophie Marie Annunciata Theresia Caroline Luise Josephe Johanna, Erzherzogin von Österreich (13 May 1870, Artstetten Castle
, Artstetten-Pöbring
, Lower Austria
, Austria–Hungary – 24 August 1902, Gmunden
, Upper Austria
, Austria–Hungary) was a member of House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bohemia, Hungary, and Tuscany by birth. Through her marriage to Duke Albrecht of Württemberg
, Margarete Sophie was also a member of the House of Württemberg and a Duchess of Württemberg.
, and for her paternal grandmother, Princess Sophie of Bavaria
. Her older brothers included Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
and Archduke Otto Francis of Austria.
. The convent was located in the Hradschin Royal Palace
, and was an educational foundation open only to high-born young women who were required to prove that all sixteen of their great-grandparents were of noble birth. It was not unusual for the Abbess to be chosen among the archduchesses of the Imperial Habsburg family, though the Abbess and all pupils were allowed to leave the order and marry.
, eldest child and son of Duke Philipp of Württemberg
and his wife Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, on 24 January 1893 in Vienna
, Austria–Hungary. Margarete Sophie and Albrecht had seven children:
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
name: Margarete Sophie Marie Annunciata Theresia Caroline Luise Josephe Johanna, Erzherzogin von Österreich (13 May 1870, Artstetten Castle
Artstetten Castle
Artstetten Castle is a castle near the Wachau valley in Lower Austria, in the community of Artstetten-Pöbring....
, Artstetten-Pöbring
Artstetten-Pöbring
Artstetten-Pöbring is a town in the district of Melk in the Austrian state of Lower Austria....
, Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
, Austria–Hungary – 24 August 1902, Gmunden
Gmunden
Gmunden is a town in Upper Austria, Austria in the district of Gmunden. It has 13,202 inhabitants . It is much frequented as a health and summer resort, and has a variety of goat, lake, brine, vegetable and pine-cone baths, a hydropathic establishment, inhalation chambers, whey cure, etc...
, Upper Austria
Upper Austria
Upper Austria is one of the nine states or Bundesländer of Austria. Its capital is Linz. Upper Austria borders on Germany and the Czech Republic, as well as on the other Austrian states of Lower Austria, Styria, and Salzburg...
, Austria–Hungary) was a member of House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bohemia, Hungary, and Tuscany by birth. Through her marriage to Duke Albrecht of Württemberg
Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg or Albrecht Herzog von Württemberg was a German Generalfeldmarschall and head of the Royal House of Württemberg...
, Margarete Sophie was also a member of the House of Württemberg and a Duchess of Württemberg.
Family
Margarete Sophie was the third-eldest child and only daughter of Archduke Charles Louis of Austria and his second wife Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. She was named for her father's first wife, Princess Margaretha of SaxonyPrincess Margaretha of Saxony
Princess Margaretha Karoline Friederike Cecilie Auguste Amalie Josephine Elisabeth Maria Johanna of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony...
, and for her paternal grandmother, Princess Sophie of Bavaria
Princess Sophie of Bavaria
Sophie Friederike Dorothee Wilhelmine, Princess of Bavaria was born to King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife Karoline of Baden. She was the identical twin sister of Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria, Queen of Saxony as wife of Frederick Augustus II of Saxony...
. Her older brothers included Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria
Franz Ferdinand was an Archduke of Austria-Este, Austro-Hungarian and Royal Prince of Hungary and of Bohemia, and from 1889 until his death, heir presumptive to the Austro-Hungarian throne. His assassination in Sarajevo precipitated Austria-Hungary's declaration of war against Serbia...
and Archduke Otto Francis of Austria.
Theresan Convent of Noble Ladies
As a young woman, Margarete Sophie was Abbess of the Theresan Convent of Noble Ladies in PraguePrague
Prague is the capital and largest city of the Czech Republic. Situated in the north-west of the country on the Vltava river, the city is home to about 1.3 million people, while its metropolitan area is estimated to have a population of over 2.3 million...
. The convent was located in the Hradschin Royal Palace
Prague Castle
Prague Castle is a castle in Prague where the Kings of Bohemia, Holy Roman Emperors and presidents of Czechoslovakia and the Czech Republic have had their offices. The Czech Crown Jewels are kept here...
, and was an educational foundation open only to high-born young women who were required to prove that all sixteen of their great-grandparents were of noble birth. It was not unusual for the Abbess to be chosen among the archduchesses of the Imperial Habsburg family, though the Abbess and all pupils were allowed to leave the order and marry.
Marriage and issue
Margarete Sophie married Duke Albrecht of WürttembergAlbrecht, Duke of Württemberg
Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg or Albrecht Herzog von Württemberg was a German Generalfeldmarschall and head of the Royal House of Württemberg...
, eldest child and son of Duke Philipp of Württemberg
Duke Philipp of Württemberg
Philipp of Württemberg was a duke of Württemberg. He was the son of Alexander of Württemberg and of Marie d'Orléans....
and his wife Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, on 24 January 1893 in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Austria–Hungary. Margarete Sophie and Albrecht had seven children:
- Philipp Albrecht, Duke of WürttembergPhilipp Albrecht, Duke of WürttembergPhilipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg was the son of Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg and Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria...
(1893–1975). - Duke Albrecht Eugen of Württemberg (born 8 January 1895 in StuttgartStuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
; died 24 June 1954 in Schwäbisch GmündSchwäbisch GmündSchwäbisch Gmünd is a town in the eastern part of the German state of Baden-Württemberg. With a population of around 62,000, the town is the second largest in the Ostalbkreis and the whole region of East Württemberg after Aalen...
), who married Princess Nadejda of Bulgaria (1899–1958), daughter of Tsar Ferdinand IFerdinand I of BulgariaFerdinand , born Ferdinand Maximilian Karl Leopold Maria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha-Koháry, was the ruler of Bulgaria from 1887 to 1918, first as knyaz and later as tsar...
. They had five children. - Duke Carl Alexander of WürttembergDuke Carl Alexander of WürttembergCarl Alexander Herzog von Württemberg was a member of the House of Württemberg who became a Benedictine monk...
(born 12 March 1896 in StuttgartStuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
; died 27 December 1964 in AltshausenAltshausenAltshausen is a small Swabian municipality near Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany.- Geography :Altshausen is situated in Upper Swabia, about 40 kilometers north of Lake Constance...
), known as "Father Odo". - Duchess Maria Amalia of Württemberg (born 15 August 1897 in GmundenGmundenGmunden is a town in Upper Austria, Austria in the district of Gmunden. It has 13,202 inhabitants . It is much frequented as a health and summer resort, and has a variety of goat, lake, brine, vegetable and pine-cone baths, a hydropathic establishment, inhalation chambers, whey cure, etc...
; died 13 August 1923 in AltshausenAltshausenAltshausen is a small Swabian municipality near Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany.- Geography :Altshausen is situated in Upper Swabia, about 40 kilometers north of Lake Constance...
), briefly engaged to Crown Prince George of SaxonyGeorg, Crown Prince of SaxonyGeorg, Crown Prince of Saxony, , the last Crown Prince of Saxony, was the heir to the King of Saxony, Frederick Augustus III, at the time of the monarchy's abolition on 13 November 1918.-Life:The prince was born on 15 January 1893 in Dresden, Saxony, Germany...
. - Duchess Maria Theresa of Württemberg (born 16 August 1898 in StuttgartStuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
; died 26 March 1928 in EibingenEibingenEibingen, now a part of Rüdesheim am Rhein, Hessen, Germany is the location of Eibingen Abbey, the Benedictine monastery founded by Hildegard of Bingen in 1165 ....
). - Duchess Maria Elisabeth of Württemberg (born 12 September 1899 in PotsdamPotsdamPotsdam is the capital city of the German federal state of Brandenburg and part of the Berlin/Brandenburg Metropolitan Region. It is situated on the River Havel, southwest of Berlin city centre....
; died 15 April 1900 in Meran.) - Duchess Margarita Maria of Württemberg (born 4 January 1902 in StuttgartStuttgartStuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
; died 22 April 1945 in AltshausenAltshausenAltshausen is a small Swabian municipality near Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany.- Geography :Altshausen is situated in Upper Swabia, about 40 kilometers north of Lake Constance...
.)
Titles and styles
- 13 May 1870 – 24 January 1893: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess and Princess Margarete Sophie of Austria; Princess Margarete Sophie of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany
- 24 January 1893 – 24 August 1902: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Duchess Albrecht of Württemberg