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Archduchess Maria Dorothea | |||||
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Duchess of Orléans | |||||
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Consort of the Orléanist pretender | |||||
Pretendence | 5 November 1896 â 28 March 1926 | ||||
Born | (1867-06-14)14 June 1867 AlcsĂșt, Austria-Hungary | ||||
Died | 6 April 1932(1932-04-06) (aged 64) AlcsĂșt, Kingdom of Hungary | ||||
Burial | Habsburg Castle chapel's crypt | ||||
Spouse | Philippe, Duke of Orléans | ||||
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House | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
Father | Archduke Joseph Karl, Palatine of Hungary | ||||
Mother | Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria (Maria Dorothea Amelia; German: Maria Dorothea Amalie, Erzherzogin von Ăsterreich; 14 June 1867 – 6 April 1932) was a member of the Hungarian line of the House of Habsburg and an Archduchess of Austria by birth. Through her marriage to Philippe, Duke of OrlĂ©ans, Maria Dorothea was also a member of the House of OrlĂ©ans. Philippe was the OrlĂ©anist claimant to the throne of France from 1894 to 1926 and known to OrlĂ©anist monarchists as "Philippe VIII of France." Thus, to OrlĂ©anist monarchists, Maria Dorothea was titular Queen of France from 1896 to 1926. And Dowager Queen of France until her death in 1932.
Familyâ»
Maria Dorothea was the second-eldest daughter and child of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria and his wife Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Through her father Joseph Karl, Maria Dorothea was the great-granddaughter of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor. Through her mother, she was the great-granddaughter of Louis Philippe I.
Marriageâ»
Maria Dorothea married her second cousin, Philippe, Duke of Orléans, eldest son of Philippe, Count of Paris and his wife Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans, on 5 November 1896 in Vienna.
After several years of marriage, the couple's marriage deteriorated and "Maria Dorothea began to spend more and more time each year at her family's estate," AlcsĂșt Palace. Nevertheless, "in 1906," Philippe attempted to reconnect with his wife and went to AlcsĂșt to convince her to settle with him at the Manoir d'Anjou near Brussels. Maria Dorothea resisted the living arrangement and remained at AlcsĂșt.
Ancestryâ»
Ancestors of Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria |
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Referencesâ»
- Poisson, Georges, Les OrlĂ©ans, une famille en quĂȘte d'un trĂŽne, Ăditions Perrin [fr], Paris, 1999.
Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria Cadet branch of the House of Lorraine Born: 14 June 1867 Died: 6 April 1932
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Titles in pretence | ||
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Vacant Title last held by Marie Isabelle d'Orléans
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â TITULAR â Queen consort of France OrlĂ©anist 5 November 1896 â 28 March 1926 |
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