Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1817–1886)
For other people named Maria Theresa of Austria, see Maria Theresa of Austria (disambiguation).
| Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este | |||||
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| Comtesse de Chambord | |||||
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| Born |
14 July 1817 Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio | ||||
| Died |
25 March 1886 (aged 68) Gorizia, Austria–Hungary (now in Italy) | ||||
| Burial | Kostanjevica Monastery, Nova Gorica, Slovenia | ||||
| Spouse | Henri, comte de Chambord | ||||
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House of Austria-Este House of Bourbon | ||||
| Father | Francis IV, Duke of Modena | ||||
| Mother | Maria Beatrice of Savoy | ||||
Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (German: Maria Theresia Beatrix Gaëtane, Erzherzogin von Österreich-Este, Prinzessin von Modena[1][2]) (14 July 1817, Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio[1][2] – 25 March 1886, Gorizia, Austria–Hungary[1][2]) was a member of the House of Austria-Este and Archduchess and Princess of Austria, Princess of Hungary, Bohemia, and Modena by birth. Through her marriage to Henri, comte de Chambord, Maria Theresa was also a member of the House of Bourbon. Henri was disputedly King of France and Navarre from 2 to 9 August 1830 and afterwards the Legitimist Pretender to the throne of France from 1844 to 1883. Maria Theresa was the eldest child[1][2] of Francis IV, Duke of Modena and his wife Maria Beatrice of Savoy.[1][2]
Life
Maria Theresa married Henri, comte de Chambord, the posthumous son of Charles Ferdinand, Duke of Berry, younger son of Charles X of France, by his wife, Princess Caroline Ferdinande of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, daughter of Francis I of the Two Sicilies, by proxy on 7 November 1846 in Modena and in person on 16 November 1846 in Bruck an der Mur.[1][2] Maria Theresa and Henri produced no children.
Maria Theresa had been chosen as Henri's wife by his paternal aunt Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte of France. Marie-Thérèse sought to ally the exiled French Royal Family with the House of Austria-Este for several reasons: it was Roman Catholic and the only royal family not to have recognized the July Monarchy of Louis-Philippe of France. Henri had actually preferred Maria Theresa's youngest sister, Maria Beatrix.
After Henri's death on 24 August 1883, Maria Theresa and a minority of Henri's supporters held that Juan, Count of Montizón, as senior male descendant of Louis XIV, was his successor. Juan's wife was Maria Theresa's sister, Maria Beatrix.[1][2]
Maria Theresa was instrumental in building a crypt for the French Royal Family at the Church of the Annunciation of Our Lady on Castagnevizza in Görz (now in Nova Gorica, Slovenia).[3] It was her wish that the last of the Bourbons be gathered in one place together within the monastery at Castagnevizza.[3] Three years after the death of her husband Henri, Maria Theresa died on 25 March 1886 in Görz, then Austria and was interred with her husband in the crypt of the church of Franciscan Monastery of Castagnevizza in Görz, then Austria, now Kostanjevica in the Slovenian town of Nova Gorica. [3]
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 14 July 1817 – 7 November 1846: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Princess Imperial of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess of Modena
- 7 November 1846 – 24 August 1883: Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Countess of Chambord, Duchess of Bordeaux
- disputedly Queen consort of France and Navarre
- 24 August 1883 – 25 March 1886: Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Dowager Countess of Chambord, Dowager Duchess of Bordeaux
- disputedly Queen dowager of France and Navarre
Honours
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Austria-Hungary : Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross[4]
Ancestry
References
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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Darryl Lundy (9 March 2007). "Maria Theresia Erzherzogin von Österreich-Este". thePeerage.com. Archived from the original on 7 December 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-30. External link in
|publisher=(help) - 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Paul Theroff. "AUSTRIA: House of Habsburg-Lothringen". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
- 1 2 3 Franciscan Monastery at Kostanjevica in Nova Gorica. "Tombs of the Bourbons". Franciscan Monastery at Kostanjevica in Nova Gorica. Retrieved 2008-12-01. External link in
|publisher=(help) - ↑ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Kaiserthumes Österreich (1868), p 110, Sternkreuz-Orden
| Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1817–1886) Cadet branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine Born: 14 July 1817 Died: 25 March 1886 | ||
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| Preceded by Marie-Thérèse-Charlotte of France |
— TITULAR — Queen consort of France and Navarre Legitimist pretender to the French throne 7 November 1846 – 24 August 1883 Reason for succession failure: July Revolution |
Succeeded by Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este or Marie Isabelle of Orléans |
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