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Archduchess Rosa of Austria

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Archduchess Rosa
Duchess of Württemberg
Photograph of Archduchess Rosa of Austria with her family
Born(1906-09-22)22 September 1906
Parsch, Salzburg, Salzburg, Austria-Hungary
Died17 September 1983(1983-09-17) (aged 76)
Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, West Germany
Spouse
(m. 1928; died 1975)
IssueDuchess Helene
Duke Ludwig Albrecht
Duchess Elisabeth
Duchess Marie Therese
Carl, Duke of Württemberg
Duchess Maria Antonia
Names
German: Rosa Maria Antonie Roberta Josepha Anna Walburga Carmela Ignazia Rita de Cascia
HouseHabsburg-Lorraine
FatherArchduke Peter Ferdinand, Prince of Tuscany
MotherPrincess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Archduchess Rosa Maria Antonie Roberta Josepha Anna Walburga Carmela Ignazia Rita de Cascia of Austria[1] (German: Rosa Maria Antonie Roberta Josepha Anna Walburga Carmela Ignazia Rita de Cascia, Erzherzogin von Österreich;[1] 22 September 1906[1] – 17 September 1983[1]) was a member of the Tuscan branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bohemia, Hungary, and Tuscany by birth. Through her marriage to Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, Rosa was also a member of the House of Württemberg and Duchess consort of Württemberg.

Early life

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Rosa was the youngest child and third daughter of Archduke Peter Ferdinand, Prince of Tuscany, and his wife, Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.[1] Rosa was raised with her three siblings in Salzburg and Vienna until the end of World War I in 1918, when her family was exiled and moved to Lucerne, Switzerland.

Marriage and issue

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Rosa married Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, eldest child and son of Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, and his wife, Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria, on 1 August 1928 in Friedrichshafen.[1] Rosa and Philipp Albrecht had two sons and four daughters:[1]

  • Duchess Helene of Württemberg (29 June 1929 – 22 April 2021), married in 1961 to Marquess Federico Pallavicini, with issue.
  • Duke Ludwig Albrecht of Württemberg (23 October 1930 – 6 October 2019), married twice morganatically, with issue.
  • Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg (2 February 1933 – 27 January 2022), married in 1958 to Prince Antoine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
  • Duchess Marie-Thérèse of Württemberg (born 12 November 1934), married in 1957 to Prince Henri d'Orléans, Orléanist pretender to the throne of France.
  • Carl, Duke of Württemberg (1 August 1936 – 7 June 2022), head of the House of Württemberg from 1975 until his death in 2022; married Princess Diane of Orléans.
  • Duchess Maria Antonia of Württemberg (31 August 1937 – 12 November 2004).

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Rosa Erzherzogin von Österreich". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-07-26.
Archduchess Rosa of Austria
Cadet branch of the House of Lorraine
Born: 22 September 1906 Died: 17 September 1983
Titles in pretence
Vacant
Title last held by
Charlotte of Schaumburg-Lippe
— TITULAR —
Queen consort of Württemberg
31 October 1939 – 17 April 1975
Succeeded by