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Princess Anne of Orléans

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Princess Anne
Duchess of Aosta
Anne in 1927
Anne in 1927
Born 5 August 1906
Le Nouvion-en-Thiérache, France
Died 19 March 1986 (aged 79)
Sorrento, Italy
Burial Basilica dell'Incoronata Madre del Buon Consiglio, Capodimonte
Spouse Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta
(m. 1927; died 1942)
Issue Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este
Maria Cristina, Princess of Two Sicilies
Names
Anne Hélène Marie d'Orléans
House Orléans
Father Prince Jean, Duke of Guise
Mother Princess Isabelle of Orléans

Princess Anne of Orléans (Anne Hélène Marie; 5 August 1906 – 19 March 1986) was a member of the House of Orléans and the Duchess of Aosta by marriage. She was the daughter of Prince Jean, Duke of Guise, and Princess Isabelle of Orléans.

Marriage and issue

She married at Naples, Italy, on 5 November 1927, her first cousin Prince Amedeo of Savoy, Duke of Aosta (1898–1942).[1] The couple had two daughters:

  • Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta (7 April 1930 at Capodimonte Palace – 10 January 2022 at Basel); married on 28–29 December 1953 Archduke Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este (1915–1996), second son of the last Austrian emperor, Charles I. They have three sons and two daughters.
  • Princess Maria Cristina of Savoy-Aosta (12 September 1933 at Miramare Castle – 18 November 2023 at São Paulo); married on 29 January 1967 Prince Casimir of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, son of Prince Gabriel of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and his second wife, Princess Cecylia Lubomirska. They have two sons and two daughters.

Ancestry

  • Ancestors of Princess Anne of Orléans
  • 8. Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans
  • 4. Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres
  • 9. Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
  • 2. Prince Jean, Duke of Guise
  • 10. François, Prince of Joinville
  • 5. Princess Françoise of Orléans
  • 11. Princess Francisca of Brazil
  • 1. Princess Anne of Orléans
  • 12. Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans (= 8)
  • 6. Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
  • 13. Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (= 9)
  • 3. Princess Isabelle of Orléans
  • 14. Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpensier
  • 7. Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans
  • 15. Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain

References