Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria (1922–1993)
| Archduchess Elisabeth | |||||
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| Born | 31 May 1922 Royal Palace of El Pardo, Madrid, Kingdom of Spain | ||||
| Died | 6 January 1993 (aged 70) Waldstein, Bavaria, Germany | ||||
| Spouse |
Prince Heinrich of Liechtenstein
(m. 1949) | ||||
| Issue | Prince Vincenz Prince Michael Princess Charlotte Prince Christof Prince Karl | ||||
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| House | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
| Father | Charles I of Austria | ||||
| Mother | Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma | ||||
Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria (31 May 1922 – 6 January 1993) was a member of the
Family and early life
Elisabeth was born on 31 May 1922. Her father, Charles I, deposed since 1918, had fallen ill and died from
).By Alfonso's invitation, they took up residence in Palacio Uribarren at Lekeitio in the Bay of Biscay. For the next six years Zita settled in Lekeitio, where she got on with the job of raising and educating her children. Their lessons were under a strict regime, with the greatest volume applying to Otto, and decreasing by age, so that Elisabeth had the smallest workload.[2] Their mother loved to have them all photographed in a line by height, with Otto (the tallest) at one end and Elisabeth (the shortest) at the other end.[3] They lived with strained finances, mainly living on income from private property in Austria, income from a vineyard in Johannisberg, and voluntary collections. Other members of the exiled Habsburg dynasty, however, claimed much of this money, and there were regular petitions for help from former Imperial officials.
In 1929, Elisabeth's family moved to
The Austrian imperial refugees eventually settled in
Marriage
On 12 September 1949, Elisabeth married Prince Heinrich of Liechtenstein in
They had five children:
| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prince Vincenz Karl Alfred Maria Michael of Liechtenstein | Graz, 30 July 1950 | 14 January 2008 | married Hélène de Cossé-Brissac, of the family of the Duke of Brissac; divorced in 1991, had issue. He married in 1999 to Roberta Valeri Manera; without issue. |
| Prince Michael Karl Alfred Maria Felix Moritz of Liechtenstein | Graz, 10 October 1951 | married in 1986 to Hildegard Berta Peters; had issue. | |
| Princess Charlotte Maria Benedikte Eleonore Adelheid of Liechtenstein | Graz, 3 July 1953 | married in 1979 to Pieter Kenyon Fleming-Voltelyn van der Byl; had issue. | |
| Prince Christof Karl Alfred Maria Michael Hugo Ignatius of Liechtenstein | Graz, 11 April 1956 | unmarried and without issue. | |
| Prince Karl Maria Alfred Michael Georg of Liechtenstein | Graz, 31 August 1957 | unmarried and without issue. |
Ancestry
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References
- ^ a b Brook-Shepherd (2004), p. 73.
- ^ Brook-Shepherd (2004), pp. 73-74.
- ^ Brook-Shepherd (2004), p. 240.
- ^ Bernier Arcand, Philippe, « Les Bourbon-Parme dans les institutions d’enseignement du Québec », Histoire Québec, 202, p. 24-28 (lire en ligne [archive])
- ^ a b "Habsburg Duchess Married In France", The New York Times, Paris, 13 September 1949
Sources
- Brook-Shepherd, Gordon (1991). The Last Empress - The Life and Times of Zita of Austria-Hungary 1893-1989. Harper-Collins.
- Brook-Shepherd, Gordon (2004). Uncrowned Emperor: The Life and Times of Otto von Habsburg. Hambledon & London. ISBN 1-85285-439-1.
- Harding, Bertita (1939). Imperial Twilight: The Story of Karl and Zita of Hungary. Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers. ASIN B000J0DDQO.