Elisabeth Franziska Maria of Austria
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Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska Maria of Austria (born January 17, 1831 in Ofen , Hungary, † February 14, 1903 in Vienna) was a Habsburg mother and mother of two queens. It came from the Hungarian branch of the House of Habsburg-Lothringen , which went back to Archduke Joseph († 1847) .
Life
Elisabeth was a daughter of Archduke Joseph Anton Johann of Austria and his third wife of the Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg . Her family came from the Hungarian line of the House of Habsburg-Lothringen . Her paternal grandfather was Emperor Leopold II.
In 1847 she married Archduke Ferdinand Karl von Österreich-Este , Prince of Modena (1821–1849), who died shortly after the birth of their daughter Marie Therese , who would later become the last Queen of Bavaria. Her husband also came from the House of Habsburg-Lothringen. He was a great-grandson of Empress Maria Theresa through Ferdinand Karl von Österreich-Este (1754–1806) .
In 1854 Elisabeth entered into a second marriage with her first cousin Karl Ferdinand of Austria (1818–1874). This was also a grandson of Emperor Leopold II through his third son Karl von Österreich-Teschen . The marriage came about under pressure from Archduchess Sophie . He noticed that the young Emperor Franz Joseph had his eye on Elisabeth. Due to the attempted assassination attempt on her son the emperor and the constant unrest in parts of Hungary, the Archduchess did not want a Hungarian daughter-in-law. Elisabeth and Karl Ferdinand's marriage turned out to be a happy one. She had six children, four of whom survived infancy.
Widowed again in 1874 at the age of 43, Elisabeth received eager support from her brother-in-law Albrecht in bringing up her children . This made her son Friedrich the main heir. Elisabeth was the patron of several social institutions. She was very fond of music. Johannes Brahms was invited around 1882 to play rehearsals of his piano quintet in her palace.
death
Archduchess Elisabeth died at the age of 72 as a result of rapid pneumonia in the morning hours of February 14, 1903 in the Vienna palace of her eldest son Archduke Friedrich .
The body of the Archduchess was on the 15th of the month by Professor Weichselbaum conserved , consecrated on the 17th, in the night from 17 to 18 per Südbahn after Baden near Vienna transferred and the same day in the chapel of Weilburg laid.
The burial of the corpse in the 130th coffin of the Capuchin Crypt , originally envisaged at court, had to be omitted according to the Archduchess' final order . Elisabeth, who in her later years spent most of the year on the Weilburg in Baden, had already in 1899 perfectly completed the purchase of a basic complex for the construction of a family crypt for the Baden cemetery St. Helena . The construction of the crypt, carried out by the kk court architect Gerl according to the wishes of the deceased without a mausoleum , took a considerable amount of time.
The archduchess' burial in the local cemetery at St. Helena in Baden near Vienna, group 1, row 2, number 3, finally took place - after the date was postponed by one day - on May 15, 1903 in front of invited guests.
The court of Archduchess Elisabeth was dissolved on June 1, 1903.
progeny
From first marriage:
- Marie Therese Henrietta Dorothea (1849-1919)
- ⚭ 1868 King Ludwig III. from Bavaria
From second marriage:
- Franz-Joseph (* / † 1855)
- Friedrich Maria Albrecht Wilhelm Karl (1856–1936), Duke of Teschen
- ⚭ 1878 Princess Isabella of Croy-Dülmen
- ⚭ 1879 King Alfonso XII. from Spain
- Karl Stephan Eugen Viktor Felix Maria (1860–1933)
- ⚭ 1888 Maria Theresa of Austria-Tuscany (1862–1933)
- Eugen Ferdinand Pius Bernhard Felix Maria (1863–1954), Grand Master of the German Order
- Maria Eleonora (* / † 1864)
literature
- Constantin von Wurzbach : Habsburg, Elisabeth Franzisca Maria . In: Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich . 6th part. Kaiserlich-Königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei, Vienna 1860, p. 175 ( digitized version ).
- Elisabeth , in: Brigitte Hamann (Ed.): Die Habsburger , 1988, p. 91 f.
- Helga Thoma: Habsburg's last ruler . EDITION VA bENE, Klosterneuburg 2003, ISBN 3-85167-140-6 .
Individual evidence
- ↑ Wurzbach: Este, Ferdinand Karl Victor, Archduke of Austria . In: Biographical Lexicon. 4th part. Vienna 1858, p. 87 ( digitized version ).
- ^ Elisabeth , in: Brigitte Hamann (Ed.): Die Habsburger , 1988, p. 91 f.
- ↑ † Archduchess Elisabeth. In: Neue Freie Presse , Abendblatt, No. 13818/1903, February 14, 1903, p. 1 center. (Online at ANNO ). .
- ^ Archduchess Elisabeth. In: Neue Freie Presse , Abendblatt, No. 13820/1903, February 16, 1903, p. 7, top right. (Online at ANNO ). .
- ^ Archduchess Elisabeth. In: Neue Freie Presse , Morgenblatt, No. 13819/1903, February 15, 1903, p. 8, top right. (Online at ANNO ). .
- ↑ Local news. Archduchess Elisabeth †. In: Badener Zeitung , No. 14/1903 (XXIV. Volume), February 18, 1903, p. 4, center left. (Online at ANNO ). .
- ↑ Local messages. (...) An archducal tomb at the St. Helena cemetery. In: Badener Zeitung , No. 85/1899 (XIXth year), October 25, 1899, p. 3, center left. (Online at ANNO ). .
- ↑ Local news. (...) The burial of the body of the Archduchess Elisabeth (...). In: Badener Zeitung , No. 37/1903 (XXIV. Volume), May 9, 1903, p. 3 middle. (Online at ANNO ). .
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↑ Little Chronicle. (...) Burial of Archduchess Elisabeth's body. In: Neue Freie Presse , Abendblatt, No. 13907/1903, May 15, 1903, p. 1, bottom left. (Online at ANNO ). ;
The funeral of Archduchess Elisabeth. With two special photographs. In: Wiener Bilder , No. 21/1903 (8th year), May 20, 1903, p. 4, center right. (Online at ANNO ). . - ↑ Local news. The funeral of the late Archduchess Elisabeth (...). In: Badener Zeitung , No. 39/1903 (XXIV. Volume), May 16, 1903, p. 2, center right. (Online at ANNO ). .
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Elisabeth Franziska Maria of Austria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archduchess of Austria |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 17, 1831 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Furnace , Hungary |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 14, 1903 |
| Place of death | Vienna |