Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg

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For the daughter of William IV, see Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg (1901–1950).
Princess Elisabeth
Dowager Duchess of Hohenberg

Spouse Franz, Duke of Hohenberg
Issue
Princess Anita
Princess Sophie
Full name
Elisabeth Hilda Zita Marie Anna Antonia Friederike Wilhelmine Luise
Father Felix of Bourbon-Parma
Mother Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg
Born (1922-12-22)22 December 1922
Berg Castle, Luxembourg
Died 22 November 2011(2011-11-22) (aged 88)
Fischbach Castle, Fischbach, Luxembourg
Burial Artstetten Castle, Austria[1]

Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg (22 December 1922 – 22 November 2011) was a Luxembourgian princess, a daughter of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma. To commemorate the birth, the following year Luxembourg issued a stamp as a souvenir sheet, the world's first such miniature sheet.[2]

Biography

Princess Elisabeth was born in Luxembourg on 22 December 1922 and spent part of her childhood in London during World War II. With her sister Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg, they both attended Convent of the Sacred Heart, Roehampton in Britain.

Marriage and issue

Born as Princess of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau, Princess of Bourbon-Parma, she married Franz, Duke of Hohenberg (1927–1977) in Luxembourg on 9 May 1956. He was a grandson of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, whose assassination in 1914 sparked World War I.

They had two children:

  • HSH Princess Anna (Anita) of Hohenberg (born 18 August 1958, Berg Castle), married 1978 Romée de La Poëze Comte d'Harambure (divorced 1998), married 2005 Graf Andreas von Bardeau.
  • HSH Princess Sophie of Hohenberg (born 10 May 1960, Berg Castle), married 1983 Jean-Louis de Potesta

Princess Elisabeth returned to Luxembourg after her husband's death and died at Fischbach Castle on 22 November 2011 aged 88. She was buried at Artstetten Castle in Austria.

Titles and styles

  • 22 December 1922 – 9 May 1956 : Her Royal Highness Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau, Princess of Bourbon-Parma
  • 9 May 1956 – 8 January 1962 Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Princess of Hohenberg
  • 8 January 1962 – 16 August 1977 Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Hohenberg
  • 16 August 1977 – 22 November 2011: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Duchess of Hohenberg, Princess of Luxembourg, Princess of Nassau, Princess of Bourbon-Parma

Ancestry

Styles of
Duchess Elisabeth of Hohenberg
Reference style Her Royal Highness
Spoken style Your Royal Highness
Alternative style Ma'am

References

  1. ↑ Place of burial
  2. ↑ Refreshercourse

External links

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