Elisabeth was born on 31 May 1922. Her father, Charles I, deposed since 1918, had fallen ill and died from pneumonia on 1 April 1922 two months before she was born. After his death, her pregnant mother Zita was invited by Alfonso XIII of Spain to live in Spain. Zita gave birth to Elisabeth in the Royal Palace of El Pardo in Madrid. She was named after Empress Elisabeth, the wife of Franz Joseph of Austria.[1] Charles had picked the name long in advance, somehow knowing that the baby would be a girl.[1] This new addition to the family had seven older siblings: five brothers (Otto, Robert, Felix, Carl Ludwig, and Rudolf) and two sisters (Adelheid and Charlotte).
By Alfonso's invitation, they took up residence in Palacio Uribarren at Lekeitio in the Bay of Biscay. For the next six years Zita settled in Lekeitio, where she got on with the job of raising and educating her children. Their lessons were under a strict regime, with the greatest volume applying to Otto, and decreasing by age, so that Elisabeth had the smallest workload.[2] Their mother loved to have them all photographed in a line by height, with Otto (the tallest) at one end and Elisabeth (the shortest) at the other end.[3] They lived with strained finances, mainly living on income from private property in Austria, income from a vineyard in Johannisberg, and voluntary collections. Other members of the exiled Habsburg dynasty, however, claimed much of this money, and there were regular petitions for help from former Imperial officials.
In 1929, Elisabeth's family moved to Steenokkerzeel, a small Belgian town near Brussels. As they had close relatives in Belgium, her oldest siblings chose to attend university there. They were forced to flee however in 1940 when German troops invaded Belgium. They narrowly missed being killed by a direct hit on the castle by German bombers and fled to Zita's brother Prince Xavier's French Castle in Bostz. With the assumption of power by the collaborationist government of Philippe Petain, the Habsburgs fled to the Spanish border, reaching it on 18 May. They moved on to Portugal where the U.S. Government granted the family exit visas on 9 July. After a perilous journey they arrived in New York City on 27 July, having family in Long Island and Newark, New Jersey; at one point, Zita and several of her children lived, as long-term house-guests, in Tuxedo Park, at Suffern, New York.
The Austrian imperial refugees eventually settled in Quebec, which had the advantage of being French-speaking (the younger children, including Elisabeth, were not yet fluent in English). As they were cut off from all European funds, finances were more stretched than ever. At one stage, their mother was reduced to making salad and spinach dishes from dandelion leaves. However, all her brothers were active in the war effort. Otto promoted the dynasty's role in a post-war Europe and met regularly with Franklin Roosevelt; Robert was the Habsburg representative in London; Carl Ludwig and Felix joined the United States Army, serving with several American-raised Austrians of the Mauerer noble clan; Rudolf smuggled himself into Austria in the final days of the war to help organize the resistance.
married Hélène de Cossé-Brissac, of the family of the Duke of Brissac; divorced in 1991, had issue. He married in 1999 to Roberta Valeri Manera; without issue.
Prince Michael Karl Alfred Maria Felix Moritz of Liechtenstein
Graz, 10 October 1951
married in 1986 to Hildegard Berta Peters; had issue.
Princess Charlotte Maria Benedikte Eleonore Adelheid of Liechtenstein
^ ab"Habsburg Duchess Married In France", The New York Times, Paris, 13 September 1949
Sources
Brook-Shepherd, Gordon (1991). The Last Empress - The Life and Times of Zita of Austria-Hungary 1893-1989. Harper-Collins.
Brook-Shepherd, Gordon (2004). Uncrowned Emperor: The Life and Times of Otto von Habsburg. Hambledon & London. ISBN1-85285-439-1.
Harding, Bertita (1939). Imperial Twilight: The Story of Karl and Zita of Hungary. Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers. ASIN B000J0DDQO.
January 20, 2023
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For other uses see Elisabeth of Austria disambiguation Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria 31 May 1922 6 January 1993 was a member of the House of Habsburg Lorraine She was the youngest daughter of Charles I the last Emperor of Austria and his wife Princess Zita of Bourbon Parma Archduchess ElisabethBorn 1922 05 31 31 May 1922Royal Palace of El Pardo Madrid Kingdom of SpainDied6 January 1993 1993 01 06 aged 70 Waldstein Bavaria GermanySpousePrince Heinrich of Liechtenstein m 1949 wbr IssuePrince Vincenz Prince Michael Princess Charlotte Prince Christof Prince KarlNamesGerman Elizabeth Charlotte Alphonsa Christina Theresia Antonia Josepha Roberta Ottonia Franziska Isabelle Pia Markus d AvianoHouseHabsburg LorraineFatherCharles I of AustriaMotherPrincess Zita of Bourbon Parma Contents 1 Family and early life 2 Marriage 3 Ancestry 4 References 5 SourcesFamily and early life Edit The children of Charles I of Austria and Zita of Bourbon Parma From left to right Elisabeth Charlotte Rudolf Karl Ludwig Felix Robert Adelheid Otto Elisabeth was born on 31 May 1922 Her father Charles I deposed since 1918 had fallen ill and died from pneumonia on 1 April 1922 two months before she was born After his death her pregnant mother Zita was invited by Alfonso XIII of Spain to live in Spain Zita gave birth to Elisabeth in the Royal Palace of El Pardo in Madrid She was named after Empress Elisabeth the wife of Franz Joseph of Austria 1 Charles had picked the name long in advance somehow knowing that the baby would be a girl 1 This new addition to the family had seven older siblings five brothers Otto Robert Felix Carl Ludwig and Rudolf and two sisters Adelheid and Charlotte By Alfonso s invitation they took up residence in Palacio Uribarren at Lekeitio in the Bay of Biscay For the next six years Zita settled in Lekeitio where she got on with the job of raising and educating her children Their lessons were under a strict regime with the greatest volume applying to Otto and decreasing by age so that Elisabeth had the smallest workload 2 Their mother loved to have them all photographed in a line by height with Otto the tallest at one end and Elisabeth the shortest at the other end 3 They lived with strained finances mainly living on income from private property in Austria income from a vineyard in Johannisberg and voluntary collections Other members of the exiled Habsburg dynasty however claimed much of this money and there were regular petitions for help from former Imperial officials In 1929 Elisabeth s family moved to Steenokkerzeel a small Belgian town near Brussels As they had close relatives in Belgium her oldest siblings chose to attend university there They were forced to flee however in 1940 when German troops invaded Belgium They narrowly missed being killed by a direct hit on the castle by German bombers and fled to Zita s brother Prince Xavier s French Castle in Bostz With the assumption of power by the collaborationist government of Philippe Petain the Habsburgs fled to the Spanish border reaching it on 18 May They moved on to Portugal where the U S Government granted the family exit visas on 9 July After a perilous journey they arrived in New York City on 27 July having family in Long Island and Newark New Jersey at one point Zita and several of her children lived as long term house guests in Tuxedo Park at Suffern New York The Austrian imperial refugees eventually settled in Quebec which had the advantage of being French speaking the younger children including Elisabeth were not yet fluent in English As they were cut off from all European funds finances were more stretched than ever At one stage their mother was reduced to making salad and spinach dishes from dandelion leaves However all her brothers were active in the war effort Otto promoted the dynasty s role in a post war Europe and met regularly with Franklin Roosevelt Robert was the Habsburg representative in London Carl Ludwig and Felix joined the United States Army serving with several American raised Austrians of the Mauerer noble clan Rudolf smuggled himself into Austria in the final days of the war to help organize the resistance Marriage EditOn 12 September 1949 Elisabeth married Prince Heinrich of Liechtenstein in Lignieres France 4 He was a son of Prince Alfred Roman of Liechtenstein himself a son of Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein and Princess Theresia Maria of Oettingen Oettingen He was also a cousin of the reigning Franz Joseph II Prince of Liechtenstein 4 They had five children Name Birth Death NotesPrince Vincenz Karl Alfred Maria Michael of Liechtenstein Graz 30 July 1950 14 January 2008 married Helene de Cosse Brissac of the family of the Duke of Brissac divorced in 1991 had issue He married in 1999 to Roberta Valeri Manera without issue Prince Michael Karl Alfred Maria Felix Moritz of Liechtenstein Graz 10 October 1951 married in 1986 to Hildegard Berta Peters had issue Princess Charlotte Maria Benedikte Eleonore Adelheid of Liechtenstein Graz 3 July 1953 married in 1979 to Pieter Kenyon Fleming Voltelyn van der Byl had issue Prince Christof Karl Alfred Maria Michael Hugo Ignatius of Liechtenstein Graz 11 April 1956 unmarried and without issue Prince Karl Maria Alfred Michael Georg of Liechtenstein Graz 31 August 1957 unmarried and without issue Ancestry EditAncestors of Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria 1922 1993 8 Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria4 Archduke Otto Franz of Austria9 Princess Maria Annunziata of Bourbon Two Sicilies2 Charles I of Austria10 George of Saxony5 Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony11 Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal1 Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria12 Charles III Duke of Parma6 Robert I Duke of Parma13 Princess Louise of Artois3 Princess Zita of Bourbon Parma14 Miguel I of Portugal7 Infanta Maria Antonia of Portugal15 Princess Adelaide of Lowenstein Wertheim RosenbergReferences Edit a b Brook Shepherd 2004 p 73 Brook Shepherd 2004 pp 73 74 Brook Shepherd 2004 p 240 a b Habsburg Duchess Married In France The New York Times Paris 13 September 1949Sources EditBrook Shepherd Gordon 1991 The Last Empress The Life and Times of Zita of Austria Hungary 1893 1989 Harper Collins Brook Shepherd Gordon 2004 Uncrowned Emperor The Life and Times of Otto von Habsburg Hambledon amp London ISBN 1 85285 439 1 Harding Bertita 1939 Imperial Twilight The Story of Karl and Zita of Hungary Bobbs Merrill Company Publishers ASIN B000J0DDQO Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria 1922 1993 amp oldid 1126409221, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
