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Princess Diane
Dowager Duchess of Württemberg
The Duchess of Württemberg in 1964
BornDiane d'Orléans
(1940-03-24) 24 March 1940 (age 84)
Petrópolis, Brazil
Spouse
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(m. 1960; died 2022)​
IssueFriedrich, Hereditary Duke of Württemberg
Mathilde, Princess Erich of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg
Duke Eberhart
Duke Philipp
Duke Michael
Fleur, Countess Moritz von Goëss
Names
Diane Françoise Maria da Gloria Herzogin von Württemberg
HouseOrléans
FatherHenri, Count of Paris
MotherPrincess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza
ReligionRoman Catholic
French royal family
Orléanist
Extended royal family

The Duchess of Montpensier

The Count of Évreux
The Countess of Évreux

  • The Duke of Anjou
    The Duchess of Anjou
    • Princess Isabelle
  • Princess Diana
  • The Count of Dreux
    The Countess of Dreux
    • Prince Philippe
    • Prince Raphaël
    • Princess Marie-Amelie
    • Princess Maria Luisa
  • Princess Clothilde
  • Princess Adélaïde

Princess Béatrice

The Duke of Orléans
The Duchess of Orléans

  • The Duke of Chartres
    The Duchess of Chartres
    • The Duke of Valois
    • Prince Constantin
    • Princess Louise
    • Princess Hélène
    • Princess Isabelle
  • The Duke of Aumale
  • The Dowager Viscountess of Noailles

The Dowager Countess of La Marche

  • The Count of La Marche

The Countess of Schönborn-Buchheim

Princess Hélène, Countess of Limburg Stirum

The Dowager Duchess of Calabria

The Dowager Duchess of Württemberg

Princess Claude, Mrs. Gandolfi

Princess Chantal, Baroness of Sambucy de Sorgue

Diane, Dowager Duchess of Württemberg (née Princess Diane Françoise Maria da Gloria d'Orléans; born 24 March 1940) is a French-German painter, sculptor, writer and philanthropist. She was the wife of Carl, Duke of Württemberg, head of the House of Württemberg. She is the fourth daughter and sixth child of Henri, Count of Paris, Orléanist pretender to the throne of France, and his wife, Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza.

Early life

Princess Diane was born in Petrópolis, Brazil, the fourth daughter and sixth child of the Orléanist claimant to the French throne, Henri, Count of Paris, and his wife, Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza.[1] At the time of her birth, as a claimant to the throne, her father was banned from living in France.[2] Thus, she was born in her mother's native Brazil. In 1950, the ban was lifted and the family moved to France. Princess Diane attended the Académie Julian in Paris.[3]

Career and patronages

Geburt der Isis by Diane, Duchess of Württemberg, 1989–90, Altshausen.

The Duchess became interested in silk painting at the age of 14. She received formal training at the Académie Julian. She worked in a variety of techniques such as silk screen printing, oil painting, stuccowork, glass and wood painting. In 1971, following an illness caused by using lead-based paints, Diane began sculpting.[4] She signs her works as DxDiane. The letter D placed before Diane signifies Dimanche de Pâques, the day of her birth.[5] She is a patron of the Smolny Institute of Liberal Arts and Science.[6][7]

In 1979, the Duchess established an eponymous foundation, "Diane Herzogin von Württemberg, Prinzessin von Frankreich-Stiftung," to aid disadvantaged children.[8]

Marriage and issue

In 1956, on a cruise organized by Queen Frederica of Greece, Princess Diane met Duke Carl of Württemberg, son and heir of Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg and his wife, Archduchess Rosa of Austria.[9] In 1957, her brother, Prince Henri, married Carl's sister, Duchess Marie-Thérèse of Württemberg.

On 21 July 1960, she married Duke Carl at Altshausen.[10] The wedding celebrations lasted three days. Princess Diane wore a Dior gown designed by Yves Saint Laurent.[11]

In 1975, Carl succeeded his father as head of the House of Württemberg.

They have six children and sixteen grandchildren:

  • Friedrich Philipp Carl Franz Maria, Hereditary Duke of Württemberg (Friedrichshafen, 1 June 1961 – near Ebenweiler, 9 May 2018), married in Altshausen on 11 November 1993 to Princess Wilhelmine Friederike Pauline Elisabeth Marie of Wied (born Munich, 27 December 1973), had issue:
    • Wilhelm Friedrich Carl Philipp Albert Nikolaus Erich Maria, Duke of Württemberg (Ravensburg, 13 August 1994) - succeded his grandfather as head of the House of Württemberg in 2022
    • Duchess Marie Amélie Diane Katharina Beatrix Philippa Sophie (Ravensburg, 12 March 1996)
    • Duchess Sophie Dorothee Martina Johanna Henriette Charitas Maria (Ravensburg, 19 August 1997)
  • Duchess Mathilde Marie-Antoinette Rosa Isabelle (b. Friedrichshafen, 11 July 1962), married in 1988 to Prince Erich of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (b. 1962), has issue.
  • Duke Eberhard Alois Nikolaus Heinrich Johannes Maria (b. Friedrichshafen, 20 June 1963), married in 2011 to Desiree Copf (b. Samedan, 29 December 1969), has issue.
  • Duke Philipp Albrecht Christoph Ulrich Maria (b. Friedrichshafen, 1 November 1964), married in 1991 to Duchess Marie-Caroline in Bavaria, has issue.
  • Duke Michael Heinrich Albert Alexander Maria (b. Friedrichshafen, 1 December 1965), married in 2006 Julia Ricarda Storz (b. Munich, 4 April 1965)
  • Duchess Eleonore Fleur Juanita Charlotte Eudoxie Marie-Agnès (b. Altshausen, 4 November 1977), married in 2003 to Count Moritz von Goëss (1966), has issue

Honours

Awards

Works

  • I.K.H. Diane Herzogin von Württemberg, Prinzessin von Frankreich ; Diane Herzogin von Württemberg, Roger Orlik ; Sp-Verlag (2002) ISBN 3-9807873-0-3
  • Kunsthandwerk, Gemälde, Skulpturen ; Diane von Württemberg ; Ulm : Süddt. Verl.-Ges., 1991. ISBN 3-88294-165-0

Ancestors

References

  1. ^ de Montjouvent, Philippe (1998). Le Comte de Paris et sa Descendance. Editions du Chaney. ISBN 2-913211-00-3.
  2. ^ Valynseele, Joseph [in French] (1967). Les Prétendants aux Trônes d'Europe (in French). France: Saintard de la Rochelle. pp. 179, 186–187, 198, 201, 204, 207–209, 212.
  3. ^ "Portrait". DxDiane.
  4. ^ "HRH The Duchess Diane of Württemberg, Princess d'Orléans – DDiane - Royalbridges.org". Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  5. ^ "Portrait". DxDiane.
  6. ^ "Duchess Diane Of Württemberg (princess Diane Françoise Maria Da Stock Photo, Royalty Free Image: 40993732". Alamy. 2007-09-13. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  7. ^ "Our Donors — Факультет свободных искусств и наук". Artesliberales.spbu.ru. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  8. ^ "Portrait". DxDiane.
  9. ^ Michelland, Antoine. "Archives. Le mariage de Diane de France et Carl de Wurtemberg". Point de Vue. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  10. ^ de Montjouvent, Philippe (1998). Le Comte de Paris et sa Descendance. Editions du Chaney. ISBN 2-913211-00-3.
  11. ^ Michelland, Antoine. "Archives. Le mariage de Diane de France et Carl de Wurtemberg". Point de Vue. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  12. ^ a b c d e f g "Portrait". DxDiane.
  13. ^ Freyda, Julia. "Ausgezeichnet: Herzogin trägt den Verdienstorden". Schwäbische Zeitung. Retrieved 8 September 2020.
  14. ^ "Montblanc De La Culture Arts Patronage Award 2005". Getty Images. Retrieved 9 September 2020.
Diane, Duchess of Württemberg
Born: 24 March 1940
Titles in pretence
Preceded by — TITULAR —
Queen consort of Württemberg
17 April 1975 – present
Reason for succession failure:
Kingdom abolished in 1918 		Incumbent
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