Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
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Maria Dorothea Luise Wilhelmine Caroline of Württemberg (1 November 1797, Carlsruhe (now Pokój), Silesia
– 30 March 1855, Budapest, Hungary) was the daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg
(1756–1817) and Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg
(1780–1857).http://www.thepeerage.com/p10124.htm#i101240
Maria Dorothea was the eldest of five children born to 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
.
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| Archduchess Franziska Marie Elisabeth
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||1820-
1820
|| Died in childhood
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| Archduke Alexander
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|| 1825-
1837
|| Died in childhood
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| Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska
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|| 1831-
1903
|| Married first Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este
and had issue;
married second Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
and had issue
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| Archduke Joseph Karl
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|| 1833-
1905
|| Married Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
and had issue
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| Archduchess Marie Henriette
Queen of the Belgians
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|| 1836-
1902
|| Married Leopold II of Belgium
and had issue
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Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
– 30 March 1855, Budapest, Hungary) was the daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg
Duke Louis of Württemberg
Duke Louis of Württemberg was the second son of Friedrich II Eugen, Duke of Württemberg and Margravine Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt...
(1756–1817) and Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg
Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (1780-1857)
Princess Henriëtte van Nassau-Weilburg, then van Nassau was a daughter of Prince Charles Christian, Duke of Nassau-Weilburg and Carolina of Orange-Nassau, daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange.-Marriage and children:She married in Hermitage, near Bayreuth, on 28 January 1797 Duke Louis of...
(1780–1857).http://www.thepeerage.com/p10124.htm#i101240
Family
Silesia
Silesia is a historical region of Central Europe located mostly in Poland, with smaller parts also in the Czech Republic, and Germany.Silesia is rich in mineral and natural resources, and includes several important industrial areas. Silesia's largest city and historical capital is Wrocław...
, now Poland.
Her brother Alexander
Duke Alexander of Württemberg
Duke Alexander of Württemberg was the father of Prince Francis of Teck and the grandfather of Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge and Queen Mary of Great Britain, wife of King George V....
was the grandfather of Mary of Teck
Mary of Teck
Mary of Teck was the queen consort of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Empress of India, as the wife of King-Emperor George V....
, the future queen consort of George V of the United Kingdom
George V of the United Kingdom
George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936....
.
Marriage and children
She was the third wife of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary, to whom she was married on 24 August 1819. They had five children.Issue
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| Archduchess Franziska Marie Elisabeth
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||1820-
1820
|| Died in childhood
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| Archduke Alexander
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|| 1825-
1837
|| Died in childhood
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| Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska
Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
Elisabeth Franziska Maria, Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Hungary and Bohemia ....
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|| 1831-
1903
|| Married first Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este
Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este
Ferdinand Karl Viktor was Archduke of Austria-Este and Duke of Modena.-Biography:Born in Modena, he was the second son of Francis IV of Modena and his wife Maria Beatrice of Savoy...
and had issue;
married second Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria-Teschen was the second son of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen and Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, and the maternal grandfather of King Alfonso XIII of Spain.A son of the "hero of Aspern" he started a military career in Infantry Regiment 57 in Brno...
and had issue
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| Archduke Joseph Karl
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|| 1833-
1905
|| Married Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Princess Marie Adelheid Amalie Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, full German name: Marie Adelheid Amalie Clotilde, Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Herzogin zu Sachsen was a Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha by birth and an Archduchess of Austria through her...
and had issue
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| Archduchess Marie Henriette
Marie Henriette of Austria
Marie Henriette of Austria was the queen consort of King Leopold II of Belgium.-Family:...
Queen of the Belgians
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|| 1836-
1902
|| Married Leopold II of Belgium
Leopold II of Belgium
Leopold II was the second king of the Belgians. Born in Brussels the second son of Leopold I and Louise-Marie of Orléans, he succeeded his father to the throne on 17 December 1865 and remained king until his death.Leopold is chiefly remembered as the founder and sole owner of the Congo Free...
and had issue
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