Archduchess Clementina of Austria
| Archduchess Clementina of Austria | |
|---|---|
| Princess of Salerno | |
Clementina c. 1870s
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| Born | 1 March 1798 Hofburg Palace, Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 3 September 1881 (aged 83) Château de Chantilly, Chantilly, French Third Republic |
| Burial | 6 September 1881 Royal Chapel, Dreux, France |
| Spouse | Leopold, Prince of Salerno (m. 1816; died 1851) |
| Issue Detail |
Princess Maria Carolina, Duchess of Aumale Prince Ludovico |
| Names German: Maria Klementina Franziska Josepha Italian: Maria Clementina Francesca Giuseppa | |
| House | Habsburg-Lorraine |
| Father | Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Mother | Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily |
Archduchess Maria Clementina Franziska Josepha of Austria (1 March 1798 – 3 September 1881) was Princess of Salerno by marriage to the Sicilian prince Leopold, Prince of Salerno. She was born an archduchess of Austria as the daughter of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily.
Biography
Early life
Born at the Hofburg Palace in Vienna on 1 March 1798, Clementina was the third surviving daughter of Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor, later Emperor Francis I of Austria after the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire, and his wife Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily.
Maria Clementina was a younger sister of Marie Louise, Empress of the French, Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria, and Maria Leopoldina, Empress of Brazil. She was also an older sister of Marie Caroline, Crown Princess of Saxony, Archduke Franz Karl of Austria, and Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria.
Marriage
Maria Clementina married her mother's younger brother, Prince Leopoldo of the Two Sicilies, Prince of Salerno, on 28 July 1816[1] at the Schönbrunn Palace in Vienna. He was the youngest son of King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies and Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria.
From their four children, only a daughter survived to adulthood, Princess Maria Carolina of the Two Sicilies, who on 25 November 1844, in Naples, married her paternal first cousin Prince Henri, Duke of Aumale. Henri was the fourth (and second-youngest) surviving son of King Louis-Philippe of France and his wife Princess Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily. Henri and Maria Clementina were also first cousins as both of their mothers were sisters.
Through their daughter, Clementina and Leopoldo had seven grandchildren, two of whom reached adulthood. However, neither of these grandchildren married or produced children of their own.
Death
Maria Clementina died on 3 September 1881 at the Château de Chantilly in France, the residence of her widowed son-in-law, Duke Henri. She was eighty-three years old, having outlived all her descendants. Maria Clementina was buried in the Royal Chapel at Dreux, France.
Issue and family
- Stillborn daughter* (16 September 1819)
- Princess Maria Carolina Augusta of the Two Sicilies (26 April 1822 – 6 December 1869); married Prince Henri, Duke of Aumale, and had issue.
- Prince Lodovico Carlo of the Two Sicilies (19 July 1824 – 7 August 1824); died in infancy.
- Stillborn daughter* (5 February 1829)
Honours
- Austria-Hungary: Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross.[2]
- Spain: Dame of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa.
Ancestry
- Ancestors of Archduchess Clementina of Austria
- 8. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor[3] (= 14)
- 4. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor[4]
- 9. Maria Theresa of Austria[3] (= 15)
- 2. Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor
- 10. Charles III of Spain[5] (= 12)
- 5. Maria Louisa of Spain[4]
- 11. Maria Amalia of Saxony[5] (= 13)
- 1. Archduchess Clementina of Austria
- 12. Charles III of Spain[6] (= 10)
- 6. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies[7]
- 13. Maria Amalia of Saxony[6] (= 11)
- 3. Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily
- 14. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor[3] (= 8)
- 7. Maria Carolina of Austria[7]
- 15. Maria Theresa of Austria[3] (= 9)
References
- Back to citation Townend, William (1858). The Descendants of the Stuarts: An Unchronicled Page in England's History. Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans, & Roberts. p. 254.
- Back to citation Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Kaiserthumes Österreich (1868), p. 110, Sternkreuz-Orden.
- Back to citation occurrence 3.0 Back to citation occurrence 3.1 Back to citation occurrence 3.2 Back to citation occurrence 3.3 Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria Theresia (deutsche Kaiserin)". Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 7. p. 60 – via Wikisource.
- Back to citation occurrence 4.0 Back to citation occurrence 4.1 Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1860). "Habsburg, Franz I.". Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 6. p. 208 – via Wikisource.
- Back to citation occurrence 5.0 Back to citation occurrence 5.1 Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria Ludovica (deutsche Kaiserin)". Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 7. p. 53 – via Wikisource.
- Back to citation occurrence 6.0 Back to citation occurrence 6.1 Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 9.
- Back to citation occurrence 7.0 Back to citation occurrence 7.1 Wurzbach, Constantin von, ed. (1861). "Habsburg, Maria Theresia von Neapel". Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich [Biographical Encyclopedia of the Austrian Empire] (in German). Vol. 7. p. 81 – via Wikisource.
External links
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