Archduchess Margareta of Austria
| Archduchess Margareta Maria of Austria | |
|---|---|
| Margareta, c. 1905
Margareta, c. 1905
| |
| Born | 13 October 1881 Salzburg, Austria-Hungary |
| Died | 30 April 1965 (aged 83) Schwertberg, Austria |
| Burial | Friedhof Sankt Gilgen, Salzburg, Austria |
| Names Margareta Maria Albertine Alice Ferdinanda Ludovika Antonia Leopolda Roberta Henrika Theresia Eduarda | |
| House | House of Habsburg-Lorraine |
| Father | Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany |
| Mother | Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Archduchess Margareta Maria of Austria (13 October 1881 – 30 April 1965) was a member of the House of Habsburg-Tuscany.[1][2]
Early life
She was born on 13 October 1881 in Salzburg as the daughter of Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany and his second wife Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma. Margareta spent her childhood years dividing her time between her family's residences in Salzburg and the Villa Toskana in Lindau.[3][4] Her elder sister, Louise, later described the domestic atmosphere and its restrictive impact on the sisters' marital prospects in her memoirs:
I am told that ever since my divorce, mamma has put all the blame on me for the fact that my sisters still remain spinsters, and maintains that my "impossible conduct" makes probably suitors wary of marrying into our family. I think it is a great pity that they do not marry, for they are sweet, amiable creatures, who, luckily for themselves, do not possess those Habsburg eccentricities which Leopold and I have inherited.[5]
Later life and death
Following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy in 1918, Archduchess Margareta Maria opted to remain in the newly formed Republic of Austria as a private citizen.[6] She never married and chose to spend her remaining decades living in strict seclusion alongside her unmarried sisters at Schwertberg Castle in Upper Austria, where she remained until her death on 30 April 1965.[7]
Ancestry
- Ancestors of Archduchess Margareta of Austria
- 8. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
- 4. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
- 9. Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily
- 2. Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany
- 10. Francis I of the Two Sicilies
- 5. Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies
- 11. Maria Isabella of Spain
- 1. Archduchess Margareta of Austria
- 12. Charles II, Duke of Parma
- 6. Charles III, Duke of Parma
- 13. Princess Maria Teresa of Savoy
- 3. Princess Alice of Bourbon-Parma
- 14. Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry
- 7. Princess Louise d'Artois
- 15. Princess Caroline of Naples and Sicily
References
- Back to citation Almanach de Gotha (in French). Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1915. p. 14 – via Internet Archive.
- Back to citation de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal; de Saisseval, Guy Coutant (2002). Le Petit Gotha (in French). Paris: Petit Gotha. ISBN 978-2950797438.
- Back to citation Woolliams, Susan (2013). The Tuscan Habsburgs: A Family History. London: Royalty Digest Books. p. 94.
- Back to citation Sainz de Medrano, Ricardo Mateos (2004). The Uncrowned Queens: Royal Spinsters of Europe. Valencia: Eurohistory. p. 112.
- Back to citation Toscana, Luise von (1911). My Own Story. G.P. Putnam's sons.
- Back to citation McIntosh, David (2000). The Unknown Habsburgs. Höganäs: Rosvall Royal Books. ISBN 978-9197397803.
- Back to citation Hamann, Brigitte (1988). Die Habsburger: Ein biografisches Lexikon (in German). Vienna: Ueberreuter. p. 282. ISBN 978-3800032471.
Bibliography
- Wurzbach, Constant von (1888). "Toscana, Margarethe Marie Erzherzogin, geb. 1881". Biographisches Lexikon des Kaiserthums Oesterreich (in German). Vol. 46. Vienna: Kaiserlich-königliche Hof- und Staatsdruckerei.