Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg (Maria Dorothea Luise Wilhelmine Caroline; 1 November 1797 in Carlsruhe (now Pokój), Silesia – 30 March 1855 in Pest, Hungary) was the daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg (1756–1817) and Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (1780–1857).
| Maria Dorothea | |||||
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| Archduchess Joseph of Austria | |||||
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| Born | 1 November 1797 Carlsruhe (Pokój), Silesia | ||||
| Died | 30 March 1855 (aged 57) Budapest, Hungary | ||||
| Spouse | Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary | ||||
| Issue | Archduchess Franziska Marie Archduke Alexander Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska Archduke Joseph Karl Marie Henriette, Queen of the Belgians | ||||
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| House | Württemberg | ||||
| Father | Duke Louis of Württemberg | ||||
| Mother | Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg | ||||
| Religion | Lutheranism | ||||
Family
Maria Dorothea was the eldest of five children born to Duke Louis of Württemberg and his second wife Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg. She was born in Carlsruhe (now Pokój), Silesia, now Poland.
Her brother Alexander was the grandfather of Mary of Teck, the future queen consort of George V of the United Kingdom.
She was tutored by her governess, the known memoirist Alexandrine des Écherolles, who described her pupils in her memoirs.[1]
Marriage and children
She was the third wife of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary, to whom she was married on 24 August 1819. They had five children:
| Name | Portrait | Lifespan | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archduchess Franziska Marie of Austria |
1820- 1820 |
Died in infancy. | ||
| Archduke Alexander of Austria |
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1825- 1837 |
Died in childhood | |
| Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria |
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1831- 1903 |
Married firstly Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este and had issue;
married secondly Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria and had issue. | |
| Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria |
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1833- 1905 |
Married Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and had issue. | |
| Archduchess Marie Henriette of Austria |  |
1836- 1902 |
Married Leopold II of Belgium and had issue |
Ancestry
References
Citations
- Side Lights on the Reign of Terror; being the memoirs of Mademoiselle des Écherolles (London, 1900)
Source
- Keith, Alexander (1867). "Origin of the Mission to the Jews at Pesth". The Sunday at home: a family magazine for Sabbath reading. Vol. 14. London: The Religious Tract Society. pp. 212-216, 232-237, 245-248, 261-263.
- Kovács, Ábrahám (2006). The History of the Free Church of Scotland's Mission to the Jews in Budapest and its impact on the Reformed Church of Hungary 1841-1914. Frankfurt am Main; New York; Berlin; Bern; Bruxelles; New York; Oxford; Wien: Peter Lang Verlag.
- Montgomery-Massingberd, Hugh. Burke's Royal Families of the World, Volume 1: Europe & Latin America (1977), London, UK: Burke's Peerage Ltd, page 22.
- personal (1866). "A Personal Narrative of a Ten Years' Mission in Hungary". The Sunday at home: a family magazine for Sabbath reading. London: The Religious Tract Society. pp. 737-742, 763-765, 772-775, 794-796, 810-812.