Adelheid of Austria
Adelheid of Austria , full name Adelheid Franziska Marie Rainera Elisabeth Clotilde of Austria (born June 3, 1822 in Milan , † January 20, 1855 in Turin ) was Queen of Sardinia .
Life
She was born in Milan as the daughter of Archduke Rainer Joseph , Viceroy of Lombardy-Venetia and brother of Emperor Franz II , and Princess Elisabeth of Savoy .
On April 12, 1842, she was married to her cousin, Crown Prince and later King of Sardinia (from 1861 King of Italy), Victor Emanuel II , in Stupinigi . However, her husband did not change his dissolute life after the marriage and had numerous love affairs, illegitimate children and also had a long-term relationship with his long-time mistress Rosa Vercellana .
The couple had eight children together:
- Marie Clotilde of Savoy (March 2, 1843 - June 25, 1911) - married to Napoléon Joseph Charles Paul Bonaparte (1822-1891), called Plon-Plon
- Umberto I (March 14, 1844 - July 29, 1900), King of Italy ,
- Amadeus I. Ferdinand Maria (May 30, 1845 - January 18, 1890), King of Spain ,
- Oddone Eugenio (born July 11, 1846 - † January 22, 1866), Duke of Montferrat ,
- Maria Pia of Savoy (* October 16, 1847 - July 5, 1911) - 1862 married to Ludwig I , King of Portugal ,
- Carlo Alberto of Savoy (June 2, 1851 - June 28, 1854), Duke of Chablais ,
- Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy (* / † July 7, 1852), Prince of Savoy , and,
- Vittorio Emanuele of Savoy (* January 8, 1855 - May 17, 1855), Duke of Chablais.
After the birth of her sixth son Vittorio Emanuele, Adelheid died in childbed at the age of 32 and was buried in Turin in the Basilica di Superga.
After her death, her husband married his lover Rosa Vercellana .
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Habsburg, Adelheid Franzisca Maria Rainera Elisabetha Clothilde . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 6th part. Imperial and Royal Court and State Printing Office, Vienna 1860, p. 136 ( digital copy ).
- Brigitte Hamann : The Habsburgs, a biographical lexicon . Carl Ueberreuter, Vienna 1988.
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| predecessor | Office | Successor |
|---|---|---|
| Maria Theresa of Austria-Tuscany | Queen of Sardinia 1849–1855 |
Margaret of Italy |
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Adelheid of Austria |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Maria Adelaide d'Asburgo-Lorena |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Queen of Sardinia |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 3, 1822 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Milan |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 20, 1855 |
| Place of death | Turin |