Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria
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Archduchess Maria Dorothea | |||||
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Duchess of Orléans | |||||
Born | Alcsút, Austria–Hungary | 14 June 1867||||
Died | 6 April 1932 Alcsút, Hungary | (aged 64)||||
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Spouse | Philippe, Duke of Orléans | ||||
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House | Habsburg House of Orléans | ||||
Father | Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria | ||||
Mother | Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria,[1][2] full German name: Maria Dorothea Amalie, Erzherzogin von Österreich[1][2] (Maria Dorothea Amalie; 14 June 1867 – 6 April 1932) was a member of the Hungarian line of the House of Habsburg and an Archduchess of Austria by birth. Through her marriage to Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Maria Dorothea was also a member of the House of Orléans. Philippe was the Orléanist claimant to the throne of France from 1894 to 1926 and known to Orléanist monarchists as "Philippe VIII of France." Thus, to Orléanist monarchists, Maria Dorothea was titular Queen of France from 1896 to 1926, and Dowager Queen of France until her death in 1932.
Family
Maria Dorothea was the second-eldest daughter and child of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria and his wife Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.[1][2] Through her father Joseph Karl, Maria Dorothea was the great-granddaughter of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor. Through her mother, she was the great-granddaughter of Louis-Philippe d'Orléans, King of the French.
Marriage
Maria Dorothea married Philippe, Duke of Orléans, eldest son of Philippe, Count of Paris and his wife Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans, on 5 November 1896 in Vienna.[1][2]
After several years of marriage, the couple's marriage deteriorated and Maria Dorothea began to spend more and more time each year at her family's estate in Alcsút. Nevertheless, in 1906, Philippe attempted to reconnect with his wife and went to Alcsút to convince her to settle with him at Manoir d'Anjou near Brussels. Maria Dorothea resisted the living arrangement and remained at Alcsút.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 14 June 1867 – 5 November 1896: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria
- 5 November 1896 – 28 March 1926: Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Duchess of Orléans
- 28 March 1926 – 6 April 1932: Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Dowager Duchess of Orléans
Ancestry
References
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Darryl Lundy (4 Dec 2004). "Maria Dorothea Amalie Erzherzogin von Österreich". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d Paul Theroff. "AUSTRIA". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 2009-05-12.
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Bibliography
- Poisson, Georges, Les Orléans, une famille en quête d'un trône, Éditions Perrin , Paris, 1999.