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Princess Elias of Bourbon-Parma
Archduchess Maria Anna Isabelle Epiphanie Eugenie Gabriele of Austria , full
German name: Maria Anna Isabelle Epiphanie Eugenie Gabriele, Erzherzogin von Österreich (6 January 1882,
Linz ,
Upper Austria ,
Austria-Hungary ; 25 February 1940,
Lausanne ,
Vaud ,
Switzerland ) was a member of the
Teschen branch of the
House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess of
Austria and Princess of
Bohemia ,
Hungary , and
Tuscany by birth. Through her marriage to Prince
Elias of Bourbon-Parma (later the
pretender Duke of Parma ), Maria Anna was also a member of the
House of Bourbon-Parma and a Princess of Bourbon-Parma.
Early life
Maria Anna was the second child and daughter of
Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen and his wife
Princess Isabella of Croÿ .
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Marriage and issue
Maria Anna married Prince Elias of
Bourbon-Parma , the eldest son of
Robert I, Duke of Parma , and his first wife,
Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies , on 25 May 1903 in
Vienna .
Elias gave Maria Anna an engagement ring with a oval ruby surrounded by diamonds.
[2] Following her marriage, Maria Anna amassed a significant collection of jewellery, both as wedding gifts and through later gifts and inheritances.
Emperor Franz Josef gave her a diamond tiara made by Kochert, the royal jewelers in Vienna.
[3] Maria Anna produced an inventory of these jewels in 1932. The collection was auctioned by
Sotheby's in November 2018.
[4]
Maria Anna and Elias had eight children:
Princess Elisabetta (17 March 1904 – 13 June 1983); she died unmarried.
Prince Carlo (22 September 1905 – 26 September 1912); he died of
poliomyelitis .
Princess Maria Francesca (5 September 1906 – 1994); she died unmarried.
Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma (7 August 1909 – 25 November 1974); he died unmarried.
Prince Francesco (14 June 1913 – 29 May 1959); he died unmarried.
Princess Giovanna (8 July 1916 – 1 November 1949); she never married and was killed in a shooting accident in La Toledana,
Spain .
Princess Alicia (13 November 1917 – 28 March 2017); she married
Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria .
Princess Maria Cristina (7 June 1925 – 1 September 2009); she died unmarried.
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Ancestry
Ancestors of Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (born 1882)
References
Generations are numbered by male-line descent from
Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor . Later generations are included although Austrian titles of nobility were abolished and outlawed in 1919.
1st generation 2nd generation 3rd generation 4th generation 5th generation
Isabella Clara Eugenia, Co-sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands **
Catalina Micaela, Duchess of Savoy **
Anna, Queen of Spain
Elisabeth, Queen of France
Margaret (1567–1633)
Maria (1584–1649)
Anna, Holy Roman Empress
Anna, Queen of Poland
Maria Christina, Princess of Transylvania
Catherine Renata
Gregoria Maximiliana
Eleanor (1582–1620)
Margaret, Queen of Spain
Constance, Queen of Poland
Maria Maddalena, Grand Duchess of Tuscany
6th generation 7th generation 8th generation 9th generation 10th generation 11th generation 12th generation
Marie Louise, Empress of the French
Maria Leopoldina, Empress of Brazil
Clementina, Princess of Salerno
Marie Caroline, Crown Princess of Saxony
Maria Anna
Maria Luisa ^
Maria Theresa, Queen of Sardinia ^
Maria Theresa, Queen of the Two Sicilies
Maria Caroline
Hermine
Elisabeth Franziska
Marie Henriette, Queen of the Belgians
Adelaide, Queen of Sardinia
Maria Theresa, Countess of Chambord #
Maria Beatrix, Countess of Montizón #
13th generation 14th generation 15th generation 16th generation 17th generation 18th generation
* also an infanta of Spain
** also an infanta of Spain and Portugal
^ also a princess of Tuscany
# also a princess of Modena
1st generation 2nd generation 5th generation 6th generation 7th generation 8th generation 10th generation 11th generation 12th generation 13th generation 14th generation 15th generation 16th generation