Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria

Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria

The basics

Quick Facts

PlacesAustria Switzerland
wasNoble Aristocrat
Work fieldRoyals
Gender
Female
Birth6 January 1882, Linz, Austria
Death25 February 1940Lausanne, Switzerland (aged 58 years)
Star signCapricorn
Family
Mother:Princess Isabella of Croÿ
Father:Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
Siblings:Archduke Albrecht Franz, Duke of Teschen Archduchess Isabella of Austria Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (1879–1962) Archduchess Maria Henrietta of Austria Archduchess Maria Alice of Austria
Spouse:Elias, Duke of Parma
Children:Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma Infanta Alicia, Duchess of Calabria Princess Maria Christina of Bourbon-Parma Elisabetta of Bourbon-Parma Carlo Luigi di Borbone Principe di Parma Marie Francesca di Borbone Principessa di Parma Francesco Alfonso di Borbone Principe di Parma Giovanna Isabella di Borbone Principessa di Parma Marie Christine di Borbone Principessa di Parma
Awards
Order of the Starry Cross 
The details

Biography

Archduchess Maria Anna Isabelle Epiphanie Eugenie Gabriele of Austria, full German name: Maria Anna Isabelle Epiphanie Eugenie Gabriele, Erzherzogin von Österreich (6 January 1882, Linz, Upper Austria, Austria–Hungary – 25 February 1940, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland) was a member of the Teschen 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 Prince Elias of Bourbon-Parma (later Duke of Parma), Maria Anna was also a member of the House of Bourbon-Parma and a Princess of Bourbon-Parma.

Early life

Maria Anna was the second child and daughter of Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen and his wife Princess Isabella of Croÿ.

Marriage and issue

Maria Anna married Prince Elias of Bourbon-Parma, the eldest son of Robert I, Duke of Parma, and his first wife, Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 25 May 1903 in Vienna.

Elias gave Maria Anne an engagement ring with a oval ruby surrounded by diamonds. Following her marriage, Maria Anna amassed a significant collection of jewellery, both as wedding gifts and through later gifts and inheritances. She produced an inventory of these jewels in 1932. The collection was auctioned by Sotheby's in November 2018.

Maria Anna and Elias had eight children:

Titles and styles

  • 6 January 1882 – 25 May 1903: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
  • 25 May 1903 – 25 February 1940: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Maria Anna of Bourbon-Parma

Ancestry

8. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
8. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
4. Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
9. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
2. Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
10. Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary
5. Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
11. Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
1. Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
12. Alfred, Duke of Croÿ
6. Rudolf, Duke of Croÿ
13. Princess Eleonore of Salm-Salm
3. Princess Isabella of Croÿ
14. Eugène, Prince of Ligne
7. Princess Natalie of Ligne
15. Nathalie de Trazegnies
8. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
4. Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
9. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
2. Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
10. Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary
5. Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
11. Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
1. Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
12. Alfred, Duke of Croÿ
6. Rudolf, Duke of Croÿ
13. Princess Eleonore of Salm-Salm
3. Princess Isabella of Croÿ
14. Eugène, Prince of Ligne
7. Princess Natalie of Ligne
15. Nathalie de Trazegnies
4. Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria
9. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
2. Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
10. Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary
5. Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
11. Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
1. Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria
12. Alfred, Duke of Croÿ
6. Rudolf, Duke of Croÿ
13. Princess Eleonore of Salm-Salm
3. Princess Isabella of Croÿ
14. Eugène, Prince of Ligne
7. Princess Natalie of Ligne
15. Nathalie de Trazegnies
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