Archduchess Maria Christina Isabelle Natalie of Austria, full German name: Maria Christina Isabelle Natalie, Erzherzogin von Österreich (17 November 1879, Kraków, Grand Duchy of Cracow, Austria–Hungary – 6 August 1962, Anholt) 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 Emanuel Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Salm-Salm, Maria Christina was also Hereditary Princess of Salm-Salm.
Early life
Maria Christina was the eldest child and daughter of Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen and his wife Princess Isabella of Croÿ.
Marriage and issue
Maria Christina married Emanuel, Hereditary Prince of Salm-Salm, son of Alfred, 7th Prince of Salm-Salm and his wife Countess Rosa of Lützow, on 10 May 1902 in Vienna. Maria Christina and Emanuel had five children:
- Princess Isabelle of Salm-Salm (13 February 1903 – 10 January 2009) married Felix, Baron of Loë
- Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm (13 April 1904 – 3 May 2001) married Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria (1894–1971)
- Nikolaus Leopold, 8th Prince of Salm-Salm (14 February 1906 – 15 January 1988) married (1) Princess Ida of Wrede (div. 1948), (2) Eleonore von Zitzewitz (div. 1961), (3) Maria Moret, (4) Christiane Kostecki
- Princess Cäcilie of Salm-Salm (8 March 1911 – 11 March 1991) married Franz Josef, Prince of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim and Dyck
- Prince Franz of Salm-Salm (18 September 1912 – 27 August 1917)
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 17 November 1879 – 10 May 1902: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria; Princess of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany
- 10 May 1902 – 19 Aug 1916: Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Hereditary Princess of Salm-Salm
- 19 Aug 1916 – 6 August 1962: Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Dowager Hereditary Princess of Salm-Salm
Ancestry
Ancestors of Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (1879–1962) |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor | | | | | | | | | 8. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17. Maria Luisa of Spain | | | | | | | | | 4. Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg | | | | | | | | | 9. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg | | | | | | | | | 2. Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor (= 16) | | | | | | | | | 10. Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21. Maria Luisa of Spain (= 17) | | | | | | | | | 5. Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. Duke Louis of Württemberg | | | | | | | | | 11. Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg | | | | | | | | | 1. Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Auguste, Duke of Croÿ | | | | | | | | | 12. Alfred, Duke of Croÿ | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25. Anne-Victurnienne de Rochechouart-Mortemart | | | | | | | | | 6. Rudolf, Duke of Croÿ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. Konstantin, Prince of Salm-Salm | | | | | | | | | 13. Princess Eleonore of Salm-Salm | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27. Countess Maria Walpurgis of Sternberg-Manderscheid | | | | | | | | | 3. Princess Isabella of Croÿ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. Prince Louis Eugène of Ligne | | | | | | | | | 14. Eugène, 8th Prince of Ligne | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29. Josefa Luisa van der Noote, Countess of Duras | | | | | | | | | 7. Princess Natalie of Ligne | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30. Georges Philippe, Marquis of Trazegnies | | | | | | | | | 15. Nathalie de Trazegnies | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31. Marie Louise de Maldeghem | | | | | | | |
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