Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
| Maria Dorothea | |
|---|---|
| Archduchess of Austria Palatina of Hungary | |
1843 portrait
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| Born | 1 November 1797 Carlsruhe (Pokój), Silesia |
| Died | 30 March 1855 (aged 57) Budapest, Hungary |
| Spouse | Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary (m. 1819; died 1847) |
| Issue | Archduchess Franziska Marie Archduke Alexander Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska Archduke Joseph Karl Marie Henriette, Queen of the Belgians |
| Names Maria Dorothea Luise Wilhelmine Caroline | |
| House | Württemberg |
| Father | Duke Louis of Württemberg |
| Mother | Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg |
Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg (Maria Dorothea Luise Wilhelmine Caroline; 1 November 1797 in Carlsruhe (now Pokój), Silesia – 30 March 1855 in Pest, Hungary) was the daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg and Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg.[1]
Family
Maria Dorothea was the eldest of five children born to Duke Louis of Württemberg and his second wife Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg. She was born in Carlsruhe (now Pokój), Silesia, now Poland.
Her brother Alexander was the grandfather of Mary of Teck, the future queen consort of George V of the United Kingdom, Thus, Maria Dorothea was the great-aunt of queen consort Mary of United Kingdom.
She was tutored by her governess, the known memoirist Alexandrine des Écherolles, who described her pupils in her memoirs.[2]
Marriage and children
She was the third wife of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary, to whom she was married on 24 August 1819.[3] They had five children:
| Name | Portrait | Lifespan | Notes | |
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| Archduchess Franziska Marie of Austria | 30 July 1820 – 23 August 1820 | Died in infancy. | ||
| Archduke Alexander of Austria | 
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6 June 1825 – 12 November 1837 | Died in childhood | |
| Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria | 
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17 January 1831 – 14 February 1903 | Married firstly Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este and had issue; married secondly Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria and had issue. | |
| Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria | 
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2 March 1833 – 13 June 1905 | Married Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and had issue. | |
| Archduchess Marie Henriette of Austria | 
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23 August 1836 – 19 September 1902 | Married Leopold II of Belgium and had issue. |
Ancestry
- Ancestors of Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
- 8. Charles Alexander, Duke of Württemberg
- 4. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
- 9. Princess Marie Auguste of Thurn and Taxis
- 2. Duke Louis of Württemberg
- 10. Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
- 5. Margravine Friederike of Brandenburg-Schwedt
- 11. Princess Sophia Dorothea of Prussia
- 1. Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
- 12. Charles August, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
- 6. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
- 13. Augusta Frederika Wilhelmina of Nassau-Idstein
- 3. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg
- 14. William IV, Prince of Orange
- 7. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau
- 15. Anne, Princess Royal
References
- Back to citation The Book of Kings: The royal houses. Garnstone Press. 1973. ISBN 978-0-900391-19-4.
- Back to citation Side Lights on the Reign of Terror; being the memoirs of Mademoiselle des Écherolles (London, 1900)
- Back to citation "A nádori kripta". mek.oszk.hu. Retrieved 2025-05-21.
Bibliography
Source
- Keith, Alexander (1867). "Origin of the Mission to the Jews at Pesth". The Sunday at home: a family magazine for Sabbath reading. Vol. 14. London: The Religious Tract Society. pp. 212-216, 232-237, 245-248, 261-263.
- Kovács, Ábrahám (2006). The History of the Free Church of Scotland's Mission to the Jews in Budapest and its impact on the Reformed Church of Hungary 1841-1914. Frankfurt am Main; New York; Berlin; Bern; Bruxelles; New York; Oxford; Wien: Peter Lang Verlag.
- Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh. Burke's Royal Families of the World, Volume 1: Europe & Latin America (1977), London, UK: Burke's Peerage Ltd, page 22.