Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este

Margherita Archduchess of Austria-Este, Princess Imperial of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia 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 House of Austria-Este (by marriage) House of Savoy (patrilineal) Father Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta Mother Princess Anne d'Orléans Born (1930-04-07) 7 April 1930 Capodimonte, near Naples, Italy

Italian Royal Family HRH The Duke of Savoy HRH The Duchess of Savoy HRH The Duke of Aosta and Apulia HRH The Duchess of Aosta and Apulia HRH The Prince of Piedmont HRH The Duke of the Abruzzi HRH Princess Isabella HRH Princess Bianca HRH Princess Mafalda HI&RH The Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este HRH Princess Maria Cristina Extended family HRH Princess Maria Isabella HRH The Prince of Naples HRH The Princess of Naples HRH The Prince of Venice HRH The Princess of Venice HRH Princess Vittoria HRH Princess Luisa HRH Princess Maria Pia HRH Princess Maria Gabriella HRH Princess Maria Beatrice

Margherita, Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este (née Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta; born 7 April 1930, at Capodimonte, Naples, Italy) is the first child of the late Prince Amedeo of Savoy 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 (religious), 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, all with the territorial designation of Austria-Este:

• Archduchess Maria Beatrice Anna Felicitas Zita Charlotte Adelheid Christina Elisabeth Gennara (11 December 1954). Married Count Riprand of Arco-Zinneberg, a great-grandson of the last Bavarian king, Ludwig III, and has issue. They have six daughters:
  • Countess Anna Therese Marie von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (b. 1981 at Munich)
  • Countess Margherita Ginevra Maria von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (b. 1983 at Munich)
  • Countess Olympia Elena Maria von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (b. 1988 at Munich)
  • Countess Maximiliana Aimée Maria von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (b. 1990 at Greenwich, Connecticut)
  • Countess Marie Gabrielle Hillary von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (b. 1992 at Greenwich, Connecticut)
  • Countess Giorgiana Astrid Maria von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (b. 1997 at Greenwich, Connecticut)
• Archduke Lorenz Otto Carl Amadeus Thadeus Maria Pius Andreas Marcus d'Aviano (16 December 1955), Created Prince of Belgium on 10 November 1995. Married 22 September 1984 at Brussels, Princess Astrid of Belgium (b. 1962) only daughter of King Albert II of the Belgians. They have three daughters and two sons:
  • Prince Amedeo Marie Joseph Carl Pierre Philippe Paola Marcus d'Aviano of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (b. 1986)
  • Princess Maria Laura Zita Beatrix Gerhard of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (b. 1988)
  • Prince Joachim Carl Maria Nikolaus Isabelle Marcus d'Aviano of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (b. 1991)
  • Princess Luisa Maria Anna Martine Pilar of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (b. 1995)
  • Princess Laetitia Maria Nora Anna Joachim Zita of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (2003- );
• Archduke Gerhard Thaddäus Anton Marcus d'Aviano Maria Umberto Otto Carl Amadeus (30 October 1957);
• Archduke Martin Carl Amadeo Maria (21 December 1959). Married Princess Katharina of Isenburg-Birstein. They have three sons and a daughter:
  • Archduke Bartholomäus Karl Robert of Austria (b. 2006 at Pavia);
  • Archduke Emmanuel Achatius Franz Alexander of Austria (b. 2008 at Pavia);
  • Archduchess Helene Cristina Margherita of Austria (b. 2009 at Pavia);
  • Archduke Luigi Amedeo Thadeus (b. 2011 at Pavia);
• Archduchess Isabella Maria Laura Helena Antonia Zita Anna Gennara (2 March 1963). Married Count Andrea Czarnocki-Lucheschi. They have three sons and a daughter:
  • Count Alvise Marie Lorenz Bronislaw Robert Marcus d'Aviano Czarnocki-Lucheschi (b. 1999 at Brussels)
  • Count Carlo Amedeo Czarnocki-Lucheschi (b. 2000 at Brussels)
  • Countess Maria Anna Astrid Martin Zita Lucia Victoria Czarnocki-Lucheschi (b. 2002 at Brussels)
  • Count Alessandro Czarnocki-Lucheschi (b. 2004 at Brussels)

Styles of The Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este Reference style Her Imperial and Royal Highness Spoken style Your Royal Highness Alternative style Madame

Titles and styles

• 7 April 1930 – 29 December 1953 Her Royal Highness Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta
• 29 December 1953 – 7 February 1996 Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Archduchess of Austria-Este
• 7 February 1996 – present Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este

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