Maria Christina of Bourbon Sicily
Princess Maria Christina of Bourbon-Sicily, full name Maria Christina Carolina Pia Carmela Giuseppa Antonia Anna Luitgarda Speranza Lucia Caterina Apollonia Cecilia Agata ; (* April 10, 1877 in Cannes ; † October 4, 1947 in St. Gilgen ) was titular Grand Duchess of Tuscany from February 28, 1942 to October 4, 1947 .
Life
Maria Christina was a daughter of Alfonso Maria di Borbone , Prince of Bourbon and Naples-Sicily, and Maria Antonietta di Borbone , Princess of Bourbon-Sicily . She married Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria-Tuscany on November 8, 1900 in Cannes , a son of the former Grand Duke Ferdinand IV of Tuscany and his wife Princess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma . From this marriage there were four children.
After the end of the First World War in 1918, the family went into exile in Switzerland , but returned to Austria during the Schuschnigg era . Maria Christina died on October 4, 1947 at the age of 70 in St. Gilgen, Austria.
progeny
- Gottfried (1902–1984)
- Helene (1903–1924) ⚭ 1923 Philipp Albrecht Duke of Württemberg
- Georg (1905–1952)
- Rosa (1906–1983) ⚭ 1928 Philipp Albrecht Duke of Württemberg
literature
- A princely bridal couple , in: Deutscher Hausschatz, XXVI. Year, 1899/1900, No. 49, p. 920. With portrait (photo).
- Marie Christine , in: Brigitte Hamann (Ed.): Die Habsburger , 1988, p. 317.
Web links
- Darryl Lundy: Maria Christina di Borbone, Principessa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie , on The peerage , status: 2003
Individual evidence
- ↑ Two Sicilies. April 28, 2009. Retrieved October 28, 2018 .
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SURNAME | Bourbon Sicily, Maria Christina of |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Bourbon Sicily, Princess Maria Christina of (full name); Agata, Maria Christina Carolina Pia Carmela Giuseppa Antonia Anna Luitgarda Speranza Lucia Caterina Apollonia Cecilia |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Princess of Bourbon-Sicily, Archduchess of Austria-Tuscany |
DATE OF BIRTH | April 10, 1877 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Cannes |
DATE OF DEATH | 4th October 1947 |
Place of death | St. Gilgen |