Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
| Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg | |
|---|---|
Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg |
Henrietta Alexandrine Friederike Wilhelmine of Nassau-Weilburg, then of Nassau (areas now part of
Napoleon I of France
.
Family
Henrietta was the youngest daughter of
Princess Wilhelmine Carolina of Orange-Nassau
.
Wilhelmine Carolina was a daughter of William IV, Prince of Orange and Anne, Princess Royal. Anne was in turn the eldest daughter of George II of Great Britain and Caroline of Ansbach.
Marriage
On 15 September/17 September 1815 in
Albert of Saxe-Teschen. He was the heir to the Duchy of Teschen and would succeed in 1822. This marriage was a very happy one.
Her husband Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
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She has been known as the person who popularized the Christmas tree in Vienna after it was already introduced by
Vienna Congress.[3]
Henrietta died young of scarlet fever, which she had caught while nursing her children through the same illness. She is the only Protestant buried in the
Capuchin Church. This was allowed by order of her brother-in-law Emperor Francis I
, who said, "She dwelt among us when she was alive, and so she shall in death".
Henrietta and Charles had seven children.
Issue
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|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Portrait | Lifespan | Notes |
Archduchess Maria Theresa Queen of the Two Sicilies. |
|
1816– 1867 |
Married Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies, had issue |
| Archduke Albrecht Duke of Teschen |
|
1817– 1895 |
Married Princess Hildegard of Bavaria, had issue |
| Archduke Karl Ferdinand |
|
1818– 1874 |
Married Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria, had issue |
| Archduke Friedrich Ferdinand Commander-in-Chief of the Austrian Navy |
|
1821– 1847 |
Died unmarried |
| Archduke Rudolph |
1822– 1822 |
Died in childhood | |
| Archduchess Maria Karoline |
|
1825– 1915 |
Married her first cousin Archduke Rainer of Austria, no issue |
| Archduke Wilhelm Franz Grand Master of the Teutonic Knights |
|
1827– 1894 |
Died unmarried |
Ancestry
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References
- ^ Vandome, Agnes F. (2011-10-31). Leopold II of Austria (Archduke, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Later Emperor of Austria). Benezit Dictionary of Artists. Oxford University Press.
- ^ Vaduz-Vienna, LIECHTENSTEIN The Princely Collections. "Bust of Princess Henriette Alexandrine Friederike of Nassau-Weilburg (1797–1829), married to Archduke Charles of Austria (1771–1847)". LIECHTENSTEIN. The Princely Collections, Vaduz–Vienna.
- ^ "News Detail". Jüdisches Museum Wien (in German). Retrieved 2021-09-20.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg.
- Marek, Miroslav. "A listing of descendants of the House of Nassau-Weilburg". Genealogy.EU.
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