Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este

Princess Margherita
Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este

Princess Margherita on 30 August 1953 cover of Epoca
Born (1930-04-07) 7 April 1930
Palace of Capodimonte, Naples, Italy
Spouse Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este
Issue Archduchess Maria Beatrice
Archduke Lorenz
Archduke Gerhard
Archduke Martin
Archduchess Isabella
Full name
Margherita Isabella Maria Vittoria Emanuela Elena Gennara
House Savoy-Aosta
Father Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta
Mother Princess Anne d'Orléans
Styles of
Princess Margherita, Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este
Reference style Her Imperial and Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Imperial and Royal Highness
Alternative style Ma'am
Italian Royal Family

HRH The Duke of Aosta
HRH The Duchess of Aosta


HI&RH The Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este
HRH Princess Maria Cristina

Margherita, Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este (née Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta; born 7 April 1930) is the first-born child of the late Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta and Princess Anne d'Orléans.[1]

Biography

Marriage and issue

Margherita's family announced her engagement to Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este on 20 October 1953.[1] They married on 29 December 1953 in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, France (civilly) and 29 December 1953 (religiously), in Brou, France.[2][3] He was the second son of former Emperor Charles I of Austria and Zita of Bourbon-Parma. Robert was 38, and Margherita was 23. As the royal couple arrived for the first ceremony, hundreds of Austrians and Italians stood outside the town hall where the marriage was held.[2] The wedding was also attended by former King Umberto II of Italy and Robert's older brother Otto of Habsburg, the claimant to the Austrian throne.[2] At six feet tall, Margherita was, according to some witnesses, an impressive sight. She wore an ivory gown made out of satin with a long train hung from a diamond tiara.[3]

The couple took up residence in Paris, where Robert was a bank clerk.[3] They had five children:

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