Archduchess María of Austria (b. 1967)

Archduchess María Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (more) Born 5 April 1967 Madrid, Spain Spouse Archduke Simeon of Austria (m. 1996) Issue Archduke Johannes Archduke Ludwig Archduchess Isabel Archduchess Carlota Archduke Philipp Full name María Paloma Diana Irene House Bourbon-Two Sicilies Father Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria Mother Princess Anne d'Orléans Religion Roman Catholic

House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies HRH The Duke of Calabria HRH The Duchess of Calabria HRH The Duke of Noto and Capua HRH Prince Juan HRH Prince Pablo HRH Prince Pedro HRH Princess Sofía HRH Princess Blanca HRH Princess María HRH The Dowager Duchess of Calabria HRH Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria HRH Princess Cristina HI&RH Archduchess María of Austria HRH Princess Inés HRH Princess Victoria HRH The Duchess of Salerno HRH The Duchess of Siracusa Extended family

Archduchess María of Austria (née Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies; 5 April 1967^[1][2]) is a princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and the wife of Archduke Simeon of Austria.

Family

María is the second-eldest daughter^[1][2] of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria and his wife Princess Anne d'Orléans.^[3][4]

Marriage and issue

María married Archduke Simeon of Austria, third eldest child of Archduke Rudolf of Austria and his first wife Countess Xenia Czernichev-Besobrasov, on 13 July 1996 in La Toledana, Spain. The couple has five children:^[3][4]

• Archduke Johannes Rudolf Antonio Maria of Austria (born 29 October 1997 in Hohenems, Austria). His godparents are his paternal grandfather Archduke Rudolf of Austria and maternal grandmother Princess Anne, Duchess of Calabria
• Archduke Ludwig Christian Fransikus Maria of Austria (born 16 November 1998 in Grabs, Switzerland). His godparents are his paternal aunt Princess Maria Anna Galitzine and his maternal aunt Princess Cristina of Bourbon-Sicily ^[5]
• Archduchess Isabelle Rocio Maravillas Lourdes of Austria (born 14 September 2000 in Grabs, Switzerland)
• Archduchess Carlotta Adelaïde Teresa María of Austria (born 16 January 2003 in Grabs, Switzerland)
• Archduke Philipp Jozef Christian María of Austria (born 15 January 2007 in Grabs, Switzerland)

María is also godmother to Count Costantino Secco di Aragona, oldest son of her sister-in-law Archduchess Catharina-Maria of Austria and to Prince Pierre d'Orléans, son of her cousin Prince Eudes, Duke of Angoulême.

Titles, styles, honours, and arms

Royal styles of Archduchess María of Austria
Reference style	Her Imperial and Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Imperial and Royal Highness
Alternative style	Ma'am

Titles and styles

• 5 April 1967 – 16 December 1994: Her Royal Highness Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
• 16 December 1994 – 13 July 1996: Her Royal Highness Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Grandee of Spain
• 13 July 1996 – present: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess María of Austria, Princess Imperial of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Grandee of Spain^[3][4]

Honours

• Dame Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George

Ancestry

Ancestors of Archduchess María of Austria (b. 1967)

16. Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta               8. Prince Carlos of the Two Sicilies                       17. Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies               4. Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria                             18. Alfonso XII of Spain               9. Mercedes, Princess of Asturias                       19. Maria Christina of Austria               2. Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria                                   20. Robert I, Duke of Parma               10. Elias, Duke of Parma                       21. Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies               5. Princess Alicia of Parma                             22. Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen               11. Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria                       23. Princess Isabella of Croÿ               1. Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies                                         24. Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres               12. Prince Jean, Duke of Guise                       25. Princess Françoise d'Orléans               6. Prince Henri, Count of Paris                             26. Prince Philippe, Count of Paris               13. Princess Isabelle d'Orléans                       27. Princess Marie Isabelle d'Orléans               3. Princess Anne d'Orléans                                   28. Prince Gaston, Count of Eu               14. Prince Pedro de Alcântara of Orléans-Braganza                       29. Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil               7. Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza                             30. Count John Dobržensky de Dobrženicz               15. Countess Elisabeth Dobržensky de Dobrženicz                       31. Countess Elisabeth Kottulinsky

References

1. Darryl Lundy (20 March 2007). "Principessa Maria di Borbone delle Due Sicilie". thePeerage.com. Archived from the original on 12 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-02. External link in |publisher= (help)
2. Paul Theroff. "Two Sicilies". Angelfire.com. Retrieved 2010-09-12.
3. de Badts de Cugnac, Chantal. Coutant de Saisseval, Guy. Le Petit Gotha’’. Nouvelle Imprimerie Laballery, Paris 2002, p. 172-174, 196-197, 404 (French) ISBN 2-9507974-3-1
4. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XV. "Spanien". C.A. Starke Verlag, 1997, pp. 104-105. (German) ISBN 3-7980-0814-0.
5. Royal Baptism photos 1999 http://www.angelfire.com/de/verenasroyalty/Baptism1999.html

See also