Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria
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Template:Infobox Austrian Royalty Archduchess Margarethe Klementine Maria of Austria[1][2], full German name: Margarethe Klementine Maria, Erzherzogin von Österreich[1][2] (born 6 July 1870 in Alcsút, Austria–Hungary[1][2]; died 2 May 1955 in Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany[1][2]) was a member of the Hungarian line of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bohemia, Hungary, and Tuscany by birth. Through her marriage to Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Margarethe Klementine was also a member of the House of Thurn and Taxis.
Family
Margarethe Klementine was the third-eldest daughter and child of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria and his wife Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.[1][2] Through her father Joseph Karl, Margarethe Klementine was the great-granddaughter of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor. Through her mother, she was the great-granddaughter of Louis-Philippe d'Orléans, King of the French.
Marriage and issue
Margarethe Klementine married Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, younger son of Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis and his wife Duchess Helene in Bavaria, on 15 July 1890 in Budapest, Austria–Hungary.[1][2] Margarethe Klementine and Albert had eight children:[1]
- Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (21 December 1893 - 13 July 1971), married Infanta Isabel of Portugal, daughter of Miguel, Duke of Braganza
- Prince Joseph Albert of Thurn and Taxis (4 November 1895 - 7 December 1895)
- Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (23 July 1898 - 26 April 1982), married Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal, daughter of Miguel, Duke of Braganza
- Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis (2 February 1901 - 22 April 1933), married Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg, daughter of Grand Duke William IV of Luxembourg
- Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis (1 March 1902 - 3 October 1994)
- Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis (15 December 1903 - 22 October 1976), married Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen
- Prince Raphael Rainer of Thurn and Taxis (30 May 1906 - 8 June 1993), married Princess Margarete of Thurn and Taxis
- Prince Philipp Ernst of Thurn and Taxis (7 May 1908 - 23 July 1964), married Princess Eulalia of Thurn and Taxis
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 6 July 1870 – 15 July 1890: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess and Princess Margarethe Klementine of Austria; Princess Margarethe Klementine of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany
- 15 July 1890 – 22 January 1952: Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Princess of Thurn and Taxis
- 22 January 1952 – 2 May 1955: Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Dowager Princess of Thurn and Taxis
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