Elisabeth Amalie of Austria | |
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Princess Aloys of Liechtenstein | |
Spouse | Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein |
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Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein Princess Maria Theresia Prince Karl Alfred Prince Georg Hartmann Prince Ulrich Dietmar Princess Marie Henriette Prince Aloys Heinrich Prince Heinrich Hartneid |
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Full name | |
German: Elisabeth Amalie Eugenia Maria Theresia Karoline Luise Josepha | |
House | House of Habsburg-Lorraine House of Liechtenstein |
Father | Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria |
Mother | Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal |
Born | 7 July 1878 Reichenau, Austria |
Died | 13 March 1960 Liechtenstein |
(aged 81)
Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria (7 July 1878 - 13 March 1960) was a daughter of Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria and his third wife Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal.[1] She was the mother of Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and is the paternal grandmother of Hans-Adam II, Prince of Liechtenstein, the current reigning Prince of Liechtenstein.
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Elisabeth was born in Reichenau on 13 July 1878. She was born the youngest of a large family, as her father Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria married three times and had children with two of his wives. With his first wife Princess Margaretha of Saxony, he had no children. With his second wife Princess Maria Annunciata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Karl Ludwig fathered Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, who became heir to the throne of Austria-Hungary, as well as three other siblings. Elisabeth and her younger sister Archduchess Maria Annunziata of Austria (later Abbess of the Theresia Convent in the Hradschin, Prague) were the product of his third marriage to Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal, a daughter of deposed King Miguel I of Portugal.
In addition, her father was a younger brother of Franz Joseph I of Austria, the reigning Emperor at the time of her birth. He also was a sibling of Maximilian I of Mexico, who became Emperor of Mexico for a short period of time.
In 1896, her father died.
On 20 April 1903, in Vienna, Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie married Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein. There had been some debate as to whether this was an equal union. Emperor Franz Joseph I attended the wedding with the intention of making it clear he regarded Liechtenstein as a legitimate ruling dynasty.[2] As the House of Liechtenstein had become regnant, the couple were ruled equal in birth, and the Emperor was happy to see a member of his family making a dynastic marriage, after the morganatic marriage of her brother Archduke Franz Ferdinand.[1] Later, the Emperor also became the godfather of the couple's eldest son, Franz Joseph, who was named for him.[3]
Sometime after their marriage, Princess Catherine Radziwill commented that Elisabeth "is very pretty and resembles her mother more than the Habsburgs, whose lower lip she has not inherited by some kind of miracle, for which, I suppose, she feels immeasurably grateful".[4] Elisabeth and Aloys lived in various castles within Austria, including Gross-Ullersdorf Castle.[3] Their eldest son was born in Frauenthal Castle.[3]
The couple had eight children together:
Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
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Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein | 1906 | 1989 | married Countess Georgina von Wilczek, had issue |
Princess Maria Theresia | 1908 | 1973 (aged 64–65) | married Count Arthur Strachwitz von Gross-Zauche und Camminetz, had issue |
Prince Karl Alfred | 1910 | 1985 (aged 74–75) | married Archduchess Agnes Christina of Austria, had issue |
Prince Georg Hartmann | 1911 | 1998 (aged 86–87) | married Duchess Marie Christine of Württemberg, had issue |
Prince Ulrich Dietmar | 1913 | 1978 (aged 64–65) | unmarried and had no issue |
Princess Marie Henriette | 1914 (age 97–98) | married Count Peter von Eltz genannt Faust von Stromberg, had issue | |
Prince Aloys Heinrich | 1917 | 1967 (aged 49–50) | unmarried and had no issue |
Prince Heinrich Hartneid | 1920 | 1993 (aged 72–73) | married Countess Amalie von Podstatzky-Lichtenstein, had issue |
Styles of Princess Elisabeth Amalie of Liechtenstein |
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Reference style | Her Imperial and Royal Highness |
Spoken style | Your Imperial and Royal Highness |
Alternative style | Ma'am |
Prince Aloys renounced his rights to the succession on 26 February 1923, in favor of their son Franz Joseph II.[5] Elisabeth thus was always known with the style Princess Aloys of Liechtenstein. On 25 July 1938, Franz I, Prince of Liechtenstein died, passing the throne on to their eldest son. Prince Alois died on 17 March 1955 from influenza at Vaduz Castle in Liechtenstein.[6] Due to his renouncement, he never ruled over the tiny principality.[6] Elisabeth died on 13 March 1960.[5]
Ancestors of Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria |
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