Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria

Austrian noblewoman (1831 - 1903)
The basics

Quick Facts

IntroAustrian noblewoman (1831 - 1903)
PlacesAustria
wasNoble
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Female
Religion:Roman catholic church
Birth17 January 1831, Buda
Death14 February 1903Albertina (aged 72 years)
Family
Mother:Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
Father:Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary
Spouse:Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
Children:Maria Theresa of Austria-Este Archduke Friedrich Duke of Teschen Maria Christina of Austria Archduke Eugen of Austria Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria
The details

Biography

Elisabeth Franziska Maria, Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Hungary and Bohemia (17 January 1831, Buda, Hungary – 14 February 1903, Albertina, Austria-Hungary).
Elisabeth of Austria was born in Ofen (Buda), Hungary, the daughter of Palatine Joseph of Hungary (1776–1847) and his third wife Maria Dorothea of Württemberg (1797–1855).

First marriage

Her first marriage, on 4 October 1847 in Vienna, was to her second cousin Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este (1821–1849), by whom she had one daughter:

  • HI&RH Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria-Este (1849–1919), wife of King Ludwig III of Bavaria and Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England and Scotland.

Second marriage

Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska and her children: Friedrich (with his wife Isabella), Maria Christina and Maria Theresia

Her second marriage, on 18 April 1854, in Vienna, was to her first cousin Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria (1818–1874) by whom she had six children:

  • HI&RH Archduke Franz Joseph of Austria (1855–1855)
  • HI&RH Archduke Friedrich of Austria, Duke of Teschen (1856–1936)
  • HI&RH Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (1858–1929), wife of King Alfonso XII of Spain
  • HI&RH Archduke Charles Stephen of Austria (1860–1933)
  • HI&RH Archduke Eugen of Austria (1863–1954)
  • HI&RH Archduchess Maria Eleonora of Austria (1864–1864)

Elisabeth died at her son's palais, the Albertina, Vienna of Pneumonia. She is buried in Baden bei Wien where there is a street named after her.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
16. Leopold, Duke of Lorraine
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
8. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
17. Élisabeth Charlotte d'Orléans
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
4. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
18. Charles VI, Holy Roman Emperor
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
9. Maria Theresa of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
19. Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
2. Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
20. Philip V of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
10. Charles III of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
21. Elisabeth of Parma
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
5. Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
22. Augustus III of Poland
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
11. Maria Amalia of Saxony
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
23. Maria Josepha of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
1. Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
24. Karl Alexander, Duke of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
12. Frederick II Eugene, Duke of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
25. Maria Augusta of Thurn and Taxis
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
6. Duke Louis of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
26. Frederick William, Margrave of Brandenburg-Schwedt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
13. Sophia Dorothea of Brandenburg-Schwedt
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
27. Sophia Dorothea of Prussia
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
3. Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
28. Charles Augustus, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
14. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
29. Augusta Frederika Wilhelmina of Nassau-Idstein
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
7. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
30. William IV, Prince of Orange
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
15. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
31. Anne, Princess Royal
 
 
 
 
 
 

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