Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este

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Princess Margherita
Archduchess of Austria-Este
Princess Margherita on 30 August 1953 cover of Epoca
Born (1930-04-07) 7 April 1930 (age 94)
Palace of Capodimonte, Naples, Italy
SpouseRobert, Archduke of Austria-Este
IssueArchduchess Maria Beatrice
Archduke Lorenz
Archduke Gerhard
Archduke Martin
Archduchess Isabella
Names
Margherita Isabella Maria Vittoria Emanuela Elena Gennara
HouseSavoy-Aosta
FatherAmedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta
MotherPrincess Anne d'Orléans
House of Savoy

The Prince of Venice
The Princess of Venice

The Dowager Princess of Naples

Extended royal family
The Dowager Duchess of Aosta
  • The Duke of Aosta
    The Duchess of Aosta
    • The Duke of Apulia
    • The Duke of the Abruzzi
    • Princess Isabella
  • Princess Bianca, Countess Arrivabene-Valenti-Gonzaga
  • Princess Mafalda, Baroness Lombardo di San Chirico
Princess Maria Isabella

Margherita, Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este (née Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta; born 7 April 1930) is the first-born child of the late Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta and Princess Anne d'Orléans.[1]

Biography

Marriage and issue

Margherita's family announced her engagement to Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este on 20 October 1953.[1] They married on 29 December 1953 in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, France (civilly) and 29 December 1953 (religiously), in Brou, France.[2][3] He was the second son of former Emperor Charles I of Austria and Zita of Bourbon-Parma. Robert was 38, and Margherita was 23. As the royal couple arrived for the first ceremony, hundreds of Austrians and Italians stood outside the town hall where the marriage was held.[2] The wedding was also attended by former King Umberto II of Italy and Robert's older brother Otto of Habsburg, the claimant to the Austrian throne.[2] At six feet tall, Margherita was, according to some witnesses, an impressive sight. She wore an ivory gown made out of satin with a long train hung from a diamond tiara.[3]

The couple took up residence in Paris, where Robert was a bank clerk.[3] They had five children:

Ancestry

Family of Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este
16. Victor Emmanuel II of Italy
8. Amadeo I of Spain
17. Archduchess Adelaide of Austria
4. Prince Emanuele Filiberto, Duke of Aosta
18. Carlo Emanuele dal Pozzo, Prince of Cisterna
9. Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo
19. Countess Louise de Mérode-Westerloo
2. Prince Amedeo, Duke of Aosta
20. Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans
10. Prince Philippe, Count of Paris
21. Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin
5. Princess Hélène of Orléans
22. Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpenser
11. Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans
23. Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain
1. Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este
24. Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans (= 20)
12. Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres
25. Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (= 21)
6. Prince Jean, Duke of Guise
26. François, Prince of Joinville
13. Princess Françoise of Orléans
27. Princess Francisca of Brazil
3. Princess Anne of Orléans
28. Prince Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans (= 20 , 24)
14. Prince Philippe, Count of Paris (= 10)
29. Duchess Helene of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (= 21 , 25)
7. Princess Isabelle of Orléans
30. Prince Antoine, Duke of Montpenser (= 22)
15. Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans (= 11)
31. Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain (= 23)

References

  1. ^ a b "Italian Princess Engaged", The New York Times, Lyon, France, 21 October 1953
  2. ^ a b c "Italian Princess Wed to Archduke", The New York Times, Lyon, France, 29 December 1953
  3. ^ a b c "Royal Church Nuptials", The New York Times, Bourg-En-Bresse, France, 30 December 1953
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