Archduchess Ilona of Austria

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Archduchess Ilona
Duchess of Mecklenburg
, Germany
Spouse
(m. 1946; div. 1974)
Princess Anna Monika of Saxony

Archduchess Ilona of Austria (

Georg Alexander, Duke of Mecklenburg
.

Family and marriage

Archduchess Ilona (Helene) of Austria was born in

king of Saxony, Frederick Augustus III
.

Ilona married

.

On 6 July 1963, following the death of her father in law her husband became the new head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Ilona and Georg Alexander had three daughters and a son before divorcing on 12 December 1974.[2]

Ilona died in the morning of 12 January 2011 in

Freiburg, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, aged 83.[3]

Children

Name Birth Notes
Duchess Elisabeth Christine 22 March 1947 Married Alhard, Baron von dem Bussche-Ippenburg (born 30 June 1947) civilly on 15 November 1974 in Lüdenscheid and religiously on 3 May 1975 at Hohenzollern Castle. Had two daughters and one son, Ricarda, Josina and Gabriel before divorcing on 15 December 1997.
Duchess Marie Catherine 14 November 1949 Married Wolfgang von Wasielewski (born 15 December 1951) civilly on 17 March 1978 at Bonn and religiously on 15 July at Biengen. Has two children, Natalia and Alexander.
Duchess Irene 18 April 1952 Married Constantin Harmsen (born 28 April 1954) civilly on 22 September 1979 at Mexico City and religiously at Biengen on 26 July 1980. Has two sons, Maximilian and Moritz.
Duke Borwin 10 June 1956 Married Alice Wagner (born 2 August 1959) in Hinterzarten civilly on 24 December 1985 and religiously on 19 July 1986. Has three children, Olga, Alexander and Michael, and is the current head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ .
  2. ^ a b c Darryl Lundy (4 Dec 2004). "Helene Ilona Erzherzogin von Österreich". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-08-12.
  3. ^ The Grand Ducal House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. "Latest news and events". Archived from the original on 2018-05-27. Retrieved 2011-01-12.

External links

Archduchess Ilona of Austria
Cadet branch of the House of Lorraine
Born: 20 April 1927 Died: 12 January 2011
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Grand Duchy abolished in 1918
Vacant
Title next held by
Alice Wagner