Archduchess Klothilde Maria of Austria

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Archduchess Klothilde Maria of Austria (9 May 1884 – 14 December 1903) was a member of the Hungarian line of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine.[1][2]

Early life

Archduchess Klothilde Maria was born on 9 May 1884 in Rijeka, Austria-Hungary.[3] She was the youngest child and the fifth daughter of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria and Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

She spent her childhood at her family's primary residence, Alcsút Palace in Hungary.[4] Her upbringing was private, centered around the estate where her father managed agricultural properties and botanical gardens, remaining detached from public court life.[5]

Death

Archduchess Klothilde Maria died unmarried due to complications of pneumonia on 14 December 1903 at Alcsút Palace in Hungary, Austria-Hungary, at the age of 19.[6] Following her passing, her remains were transported to Budapest, where she was interred and beside her older brother Archduke Ladislaus on 18 December 1903 within the Palatinal Crypt at Buda Castle .[7][8][9]

Ancestry

References

  1. 1.Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Fürstlichen Häuser. Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1904. pp. 14–15.
  2. 2.Schwennicke, Detlev (1980). Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band I. Marburg: J.A. Starke Verlag. p. 18.
  3. 3.Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Fürstlichen Häuser. Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1904. pp. 14–15.
  4. 4.Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Band II. Glücksburg/Lahn: C.A. Starke Verlag. 1953. p. 24. ISSN 0435-2408.
  5. 5.Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Fürstlichen Häuser. Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1904. p. 14.
  6. 6.Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Fürstlichen Häuser. Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1904. p. 15.
  7. 7.Hankó, Ildikó; Kiszely, István (1990). A budavári nádori kripta. Budapest: Múzsák. pp. 89–91. ISBN 963-7805-54-0.
  8. 8."ANNO, Wiener Zeitung, 1903-12-14, Seite 1". anno.onb.ac.at. Retrieved 2 July 2026.
  9. 9.Castle, Buda (15 October 2021). "Chambers in the Palatinal Crypt Under the Buda Castle". Buda Castle. Retrieved 27 August 2026.