Maria Karolina of Austria (1825-1915)
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Maria Karolina of Austria (born September 10, 1825 in Vienna , † July 17, 1915 in Baden near Vienna ) was an Archduchess of Austria and wife of Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria .
Life
Maria Karolina Luise Christina Archduchess of Austria was the younger daughter of Archduke Karl of Austria-Teschen and his wife Princess Henriette Alexandrine of Nassau-Weilburg . The family lived at Weilburg Castle near Baden in Lower Austria, which the father had built between 1820 and 1823. Maria Karoline lost her mother at the age of four, who died of a scarlet fever infection. That is why she was raised by her father and her eldest brother, Archduke Albrecht . As a young girl, she accompanied her father on several trips. At the age of 19 she became abbess of the Theresian women's monastery in Prague .
At the beginning of 1852 Maria Karolina left the women's monastery and on February 21, 1852 married her cousin, Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria. It remained a childless marriage. Therefore, the Catholic educated and deeply religious Archduchess was mainly active in charitable projects. She acted as protector at numerous social institutions. In May 1857 she took over the protectorate at the Sankt Josef Children's Hospital in Vienna.
Maria Karolina held an influential position in the large Habsburg family. She was especially valued by the children, whom she called "Aunt Marie Rainer". She was also a welcome guest at the imperial court because of her personality. She presented parishes with self-embroidered vestments .
Because of their frequent public presence, the Rainer couple were considered the most popular and popular couple in the imperial family for decades. In Vienna and Baden it was also very popular with the common people.
In 1854 the couple bought a small palace on the Wieden in Vienna's 4th district, where they lived until their deaths. In 1912 the couple celebrated their diamond wedding , which was later considered the last major event of the Danube monarchy .
Archduke Rainer died on January 27, 1913. Maria Karolina outlived her husband by two years. She died on July 17, 1915 at the age of almost 90 in Baden near Vienna. The Pressburger Zeitung writes about it:
"Your Austro-Hungarian Highness the most serene Archduchess Maria died today at 9 o'clock in the morning.
Archduchess Marie Karolina Ludovika Christina was born on September 10, 1825 as the daughter of Field Marshal General of the Sieger von Aspern Archduke Karl (...) ...
On February 21, 1852 the daughter of Archduke Karl married Archduke Rainer (...) The marriage remained childless. In 1912 the couple celebrated the feast of the diamond wedding with warm and heartfelt sympathy from all circles and strata of the population.
A few days ago the old woman fell ill in her villa in Baden, Karlsgasse 2. After just a few hours, her condition became hopeless as a result of the inadequate functioning of the kidneys and the extreme old age. The patient passed out on Wednesday. Father Abel gave the sick person the sacraments of death. (...)
Almost all members of the court were in the death room. Archduke Karl Stephan , Archduchess Mariä Theresia , Archduchess Isabelle with her daughters were gathered and at half past eleven at night, Archduke Franz Salvator and Archduchess Maie Valerie came from Wallsee by car . (...)
The blessing and burial of Archduchess Marie's corpse will take place on Wednesday the 21st of December. at half past four in the afternoon at the PP. Capuchins in silence. Tuesday 20th d. M. in the evening, the corpse arrives in Vienna by means of a special train of the Stadtbahn and is brought from the train station directly to the Capuchin Church and laid out there.
Thursday the 22.d. At 11 o'clock in the morning, on the highest orders for Archduchess Marie, the soul office will be held in the Hofburg parish church in silence. "
Maria Karolina was buried in the Ferdinand wing (Ferdinand crypt) of the Capuchin crypt with great participation and sympathy of the population .
literature
- Brigitte Hamann (ed.): The Habsburgs. A biographical lexicon. 4th, corrected edition. Piper et al., Munich et al. 1988, ISBN 3-492-03163-3 .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Brigitte Hamann: Die Habsburger , p. 327 (see literature)
- ^ The Theresian Ladies' Foundation was founded by Maria Theresa in 1755 in Prague. The second daughter of Maria Theresa Maria Anna of Austria became the first abbess of the monastery . After the collapse of Austria-Hungary in 1918, the monastery was dissolved by the rulers of the newly founded Czechoslovakia .
- ↑ Please provide evidence. 02/08/2019
- ↑ Please provide evidence. 02/08/2019
- ^ Pressburger Zeitung of July 18, 1915, page 4
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Maria Karolina of Austria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Archduchess of Austria |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 10, 1825 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Vienna |
| DATE OF DEATH | July 17, 1915 |
| Place of death | Baden near Vienna |