Princess Maria Christina of Bourbon-Parma
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Princess Maria Christina of Bourbon-Parma (7 June 1925 Vienna
– September 1, 2009) was a Spanish
dynast and a member of the House of Bourbon-Parma
.
She was the youngest daughter of Elias, Duke of Parma
(1880-1959) and his wife, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
. The couple had eight children during their marriage, including Maria Christina, who was the youngest child.
Princess Maria Christina died on September 1, 2009, in Vienna, Austria, at the age of 84. She was unmarried and left no direct heirs. She was survived by her only living sibling, Princess Alicia, Dowager Duchess of Calabria
.
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...
– September 1, 2009) was a Spanish
Spain
Spain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula...
dynast and a member of the House of Bourbon-Parma
House of Bourbon-Parma
The House of Bourbon-Parma is an Italian cadet branch of the House of Bourbon. It is thus descended from the Capetian dynasty in male line. The name of Bourbon-Parma comes from the main name and the other from the title of Duke of Parma....
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She was the youngest daughter of Elias, Duke of Parma
Elias, Duke of Parma
Elias, Duke of Parma and Piacenza was the head of the House of Bourbon-Parma and pretender to the defunct throne of Parma between 1950 and 1959...
(1880-1959) and his wife, Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1882–1940)
Archduchess Maria Anna Isabelle Epiphanie Eugenie Gabriele of Austria, full German name: Maria Anna Isabelle Epiphanie Eugenie Gabriele, Erzherzogin von Österreich was a member of the Teschen branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess of Austria and...
. The couple had eight children during their marriage, including Maria Christina, who was the youngest child.
Princess Maria Christina died on September 1, 2009, in Vienna, Austria, at the age of 84. She was unmarried and left no direct heirs. She was survived by her only living sibling, Princess Alicia, Dowager Duchess of Calabria
Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma
Infanta Alicia, Dowager Duchess of Calabria is a daughter of Elias, Duke of Parma and Piacenza and his wife Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria. Alicia was Duchess of Calabria through her marriage to Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria...
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