Maria Josepha Sophia de Iturbide
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Maria Josepha Sophia de Itúrbide, Princess Imperial of Mexico (29 February 1872 – November 1949) was the head of the Imperial House of Mexico from 1925 to 1949.
castle, Austria-Hungary
, the daughter of Prince Salvador de Itúrbide y de Marzán
and Baroness Gizella Mikos de Tarrodháza. Her father was the grandson of Emperor Agustín de Iturbide
and an adopted son of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico
and his consort, Charlotte of Belgium
.
In 1881, the Itúrbide family left Hungary and moved to Venice
. Maria Josepha spent her teenage years in this city. After her father's death in 1895, her mother married secondly Count Emil von Jenison-Walworth in 1900.
Maria Josepha was married to Baron Johann Tunkl von Aschbrunn und Hohenstadt (12 July 1872 – 10 May 1915) in Beszterce on 12 March 1908. Following his death in 1915, she married Charles de Carriere (24 November 1875 – November 1949) on 14 April 1923 in Bistriţa
.
Following the death of her childless uncle Agustín de Itúrbide y Green
in 1925, Maria Josepha inherited the Iturbide and Habsburg
claims to the throne of Mexico
but she played no political rule.
Despite her very advanced age, she and her second husband, Charles de Carriere, were interned in 1948 by the Romanian Communist government as class enemies of the people. They died under suspicious circumstances shortly after their internment in Deva
in November 1949. In accordance with her will and her daughters' wishes, the claim to the throne passed to her only grandson Maximilian von Götzen-Itúrbide
.
Her second marriage, to Charles de Carriere, was childless. Her older daughter, Baroness Maria Anna, is the mother of the current heir to the titles of Maria Josepha.
Biography
Maria Josepha was born in MikosdpusztaMikosdpuszta
Mikosdpuszta is the former family estate and mansion of the Mikos family near Mikosszéplak village, in Vas county, Hungary. It is one of the most important Gothic Revival mansions in Transdanubia.-History:...
castle, Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary
Austria-Hungary , more formally known as the Kingdoms and Lands Represented in the Imperial Council and the Lands of the Holy Hungarian Crown of Saint Stephen, was a constitutional monarchic union between the crowns of the Austrian Empire and the Kingdom of Hungary in...
, the daughter of Prince Salvador de Itúrbide y de Marzán
Salvador de Iturbide y de Marzán
Don Salvador, Prince of Iturbide, also named Salvador de Iturbide y Marzán . was the second adopted son of Maximilian I of Mexico.-Family:...
and Baroness Gizella Mikos de Tarrodháza. Her father was the grandson of Emperor Agustín de Iturbide
Agustín de Iturbide
Agustín Cosme Damián de Iturbide y Aramburu , also known as Augustine I of Mexico, was a Mexican army general who built a successful political and military coalition that was able to march into Mexico City on 27 September 1821, decisively ending the Mexican War of Independence...
and an adopted son of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico
Maximilian I of Mexico
Maximilian I was the only monarch of the Second Mexican Empire.After a distinguished career in the Austrian Navy, he was proclaimed Emperor of Mexico on April 10, 1864, with the backing of Napoleon III of France and a group of Mexican monarchists who sought to revive the Mexican monarchy...
and his consort, Charlotte of Belgium
Charlotte of Belgium
Charlotte of Belgium is remembered today as Carlota of Mexico as empress consort of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico, ex-Archduke of Austria.-Princess of Belgium:The only daughter of Leopold I, King of the Belgians by his second wife,...
.
In 1881, the Itúrbide family left Hungary and moved to Venice
Venice
Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...
. Maria Josepha spent her teenage years in this city. After her father's death in 1895, her mother married secondly Count Emil von Jenison-Walworth in 1900.
Maria Josepha was married to Baron Johann Tunkl von Aschbrunn und Hohenstadt (12 July 1872 – 10 May 1915) in Beszterce on 12 March 1908. Following his death in 1915, she married Charles de Carriere (24 November 1875 – November 1949) on 14 April 1923 in Bistriţa
Bistrita
Bistrița is the capital city of Bistriţa-Năsăud County, Transylvania, Romania. It is situated on the Bistriţa River. The city has a population of approximately 80,000 inhabitants, and it administers six villages: Ghinda, Sărata, Sigmir, Slătiniţa, Unirea and Viişoara.-History:The earliest sign of...
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Following the death of her childless uncle Agustín de Itúrbide y Green
Agustín de Iturbide y Green
Don Agustín de Iturbide y Green, Prince of Iturbide was the grandson of Agustín de Iturbide, the first emperor of independent Mexico, and his consort Empress Ana María...
in 1925, Maria Josepha inherited the Iturbide and Habsburg
Habsburg
The House of Habsburg , also found as Hapsburg, and also known as House of Austria is one of the most important royal houses of Europe and is best known for being an origin of all of the formally elected Holy Roman Emperors between 1438 and 1740, as well as rulers of the Austrian Empire and...
claims to the throne of Mexico
Mexico
The United Mexican States , commonly known as Mexico , is a federal constitutional republic in North America. It is bordered on the north by the United States; on the south and west by the Pacific Ocean; on the southeast by Guatemala, Belize, and the Caribbean Sea; and on the east by the Gulf of...
but she played no political rule.
Despite her very advanced age, she and her second husband, Charles de Carriere, were interned in 1948 by the Romanian Communist government as class enemies of the people. They died under suspicious circumstances shortly after their internment in Deva
Deva, Romania
Deva is a city in Romania, in the historical region of Transylvania, on the left bank of the Mureș River. It is the capital of Hunedoara County.-Name:...
in November 1949. In accordance with her will and her daughters' wishes, the claim to the throne passed to her only grandson Maximilian von Götzen-Itúrbide
Maximilian von Götzen-Iturbide
Maximiliano Gustav Richard Albrecht Agustin von Götzen-Iturbide Maximiliano Gustav Richard Albrecht Agustin von Götzen-Iturbide Maximiliano Gustav Richard Albrecht Agustin von Götzen-Iturbide (born March 2, 1944 in Bistriţa, Romania (then Hungary), is the current head of the former Imperial House...
.
Family
Maria Josepha had two daughters from her first marriage:- Baroness Maria Anna (b. 1909) (m, with descendants)
- Baroness Maria Gizela (1912–1981)
Her second marriage, to Charles de Carriere, was childless. Her older daughter, Baroness Maria Anna, is the mother of the current heir to the titles of Maria Josepha.