Archduchess Caroline Augusta of Austria
| Archduchess Caroline Augusta | |
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| Portrait by Gasparo Martellini, 1840
Portrait by Gasparo Martellini, 1840
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| Born | 19 November 1822 Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany |
| Died | 5 October 1841 (aged 18) Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany |
| Burial | Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence |
| Names German:Maria Carolina Augusta Elisabetha Vincentia Johanna Josepha Italian:Carolina Augusta Elisabetta Vincenza Giovanna Giuseppa | |
| House | House of Habsburg-Lorraine |
| Father | Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany |
| Mother | Princess Maria Anna of Saxony |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Archduchess Caroline Augusta of Austria (19 November 1822 – 5 October 1841) was a member of the Tuscan branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine by birth. As the eldest daughter of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, she held the title of Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Tuscany.[1][2]
Biography
Born on 19 November 1822 at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Caroline Augusta was the eldest daughter of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Princess Maria Anna of Saxony.[3] Following her mother's death in 1832, she grew up within the Florentine court.[4] Caroline Augusta died unmarried in Florence on 5 October 1841 at age 18, and was buried in the Basilica of San Lorenzo.[5][6]
Ancestry
- Ancestors of Archduchess Caroline Augusta of Austria
- 8. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
- 4. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
- 9. Maria Luisa of Spain
- 2. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
- 10. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
- 5. Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily
- 11. Maria Carolina of Austria
- 1. Archduchess Caroline Augusta of Austria
- 12. Frederick Christian, Elector of Saxony
- 6. Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony
- 13. Maria Antonia Walpurgis of Bavaria
- 3. Princess Maria Anna of Saxony
- 14. Ferdinand, Duke of Parma
- 7. Princess Carolina of Parma
- 15. Maria Amalia, Duchess of Parma
References
- Back to citation Gothaischer Hofkalender: Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Fürstlichen Häuser. Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1841. p. 11.
- Back to citation Énache, Nicolas (1999). La Descendance de Marie-Thérèse de Habsburg. Paris: L'intermédiaire des chercheurs et curieux. p. 550. ISBN 978-2908003048.
- Back to citation Beéche, Arturo (2010). The Grand Dukes of Tuscany. Eurohistory. p. 48. ISBN 978-0981591537.
- Back to citation Zobi, Antonio (1852). Storia civile della Toscana: 1841–1848. Florence: Presso Luigi Molini. p. 14.
- Back to citation "Tod der Erzherzogin Karoline Auguste". Wiener Zeitung (282): 3. 12 October 1841.
- Back to citation Zobi, Antonio (1852). Storia civile della Toscana: 1841–1848. Florence: Presso Luigi Molini. p. 15.
Bibliography
- Innocenti, Fulvio (2004). La stirpe dei Lorena: Granduchi di Toscana. Florence: Edizioni Polistampa. ISBN 978-8883047244.
- Kramer, Hans (1954). Die Toskana unter Leopold II: Bilder aus dem florentinischen Biedermeier. Vienna: Verlag Herder.