Archduchess Margaretha of Austria (German: Margaretha, Erzherzogin von Österreich-Toskana;(8 May 1894 – 21 January 1986) was a daughter of Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria and Infanta Blanca of Spain. She was member of the Tuscan branch of the Imperial House of Habsburg, an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Tuscany by birth. After the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, she lived in exile, first in Barcelona and from the 1930s until the end of her life in Italy. In 1937, she married an Italian diplomat, Marchese Francesco Maria Taliani de Marchio. The couple, who had married in their forties, did not have children.[2]
Archduchess Margaretha grew up in the last period of the Habsburg monarchy. She was raised with her many brothers and sisters in the various properties owned by her parents. While in Vienna, they lived at the Palais Toskana with Schloss Wilhelminenberg as their country state. Vacations were spent in Italy where Infanta Blanca owned a rural property near Viareggio. Theirs was a multi-cultural household as Margaretha's paternal ancestors had reigned in Austria, Tuscany and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies. Her maternal family had reigned in Spain, Parma, Modena, Portugal and France.
Archduchess Margaretha was educated in the company of her sisters Dolores and Immaculata. The three archduchesses, very close in age, were artistically inclined.[4] Margaretha had a passion for drama. She learned, besides her native German, French, Spanish Hungarian and Italian. Margaretha had allure, culture and intelligence, but was plain.[5] During World War I , Margaretha's father was inspector general of artillery and her eldest brother, Archduke Rainier joined the Austrian army to fight in the Italian front.[5] While Margaretha and her sister Immaculata worked for the Austrian red cross.[6]
ExileEdit
At the fall of the Habsburg monarchy, the republican government of Austria confiscated the properties of the Habsburgs. The family lost all their fortune.[7] Margaretha's two eldest brothers, Archdukes Rainer and Leopold, decided to remain in Austria and recognized the new republic. The rest of the family moved to Spain in January 1919. They lived in Barcelona, with simplicity for more than fifteen years. The unleash of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 forced Archduchess Margaretha, her mother and her unmarried siblings to leave Spain.
Archduchess Margaretha married late in life. Her husband, Francesco Maria Taliani, Marchese di Marchio (22 October 1887 – 16 March 1968), was an Italian diplomat. The wedding took place on 27 November 1937 at Schloss Sonnberg, property of her brother Archduke Anton and his wife Princess Ileana of Romania.[8]
Archduchess Margaretha and her husband settled in Nanjing, then capital of China, where Taliani served as the Italian ambassador to China between 1938 and 1943.[2] It was a turbulent period. In December 1937, Japanese troops occupied Nanjing. In June 1940, Italy entered World War II siding with Germany and Japan. When, in September 1943, Italy surrendered to the Allied forces, Archduchess Margaretha and her husband were detained and interned in a Japanese concentration camp until the summer of 1945.[9] Early in 1946, Archduchess Margaretha and her husband returned to Italy. Margaretha's husband was very wealthy and an avid art collector. They bought a house in Venice. In February 1951, they moved to Spain, where Margaretha's husband served as the Italian Ambassador to Francisco Franco's government until 1952, when Taliani was forced to retire.[2] The couple settled in Rome. After twenty years of marriage, Francesco Maria Taliani de Marchio died in 1968, age 80. In her widowhood Archduchess Margaretha lived between Rome and la Tenuata reale, a rural property near Viareggio that she shared with her sisters Dolores and Immaculata. Archduchess Margaretha outlived her two sisters. At her death in Rome on 21 June 1986, at age 92, she bequested la Tenuata reale to the commune of Viareggio to serve as public and cultural center. Her nephew, Archduke Dominik, inherited her fortune.
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September 02, 2023
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Archduchess Margaretha of Austria German Margaretha Erzherzogin von Osterreich Toskana 8 May 1894 21 January 1986 was a daughter of Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria and Infanta Blanca of Spain She was member of the Tuscan branch of the Imperial House of Habsburg an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Tuscany by birth After the fall of the Austro Hungarian Empire she lived in exile first in Barcelona and from the 1930s until the end of her life in Italy In 1937 she married an Italian diplomat Marchese Francesco Maria Taliani de Marchio The couple who had married in their forties did not have children 2 Archduchess MargarethaBorn 1894 05 08 8 May 1894Lemberg Austria Hungary 1 Died21 June 1986 1986 06 21 aged 92 ViareggioSpouseFrancesco Maria Taliani de MarchioNamesGerman Margarita Raineria Maria Antonia Blanka Leopoldine Beatrix Anna JosephinaHouseHabsburg TuscanyFatherArchduke Leopold Salvator of AustriaMotherInfanta Blanca of Spain Contents 1 Early life 2 Exile 3 Ancestry 4 Notes 5 BibliographyEarly life EditArchduchess Margaretha was born on 8 May 1894 at Lemberg Galicia modern day Lviv in western Ukraine then part of the Austro Hungarian Empire 1 She was the third among the ten children of Archduke Leopold Salvator of Austria and of his wife Infanta Blanca of Spain She was christened Margarita Raineria Maria Antonia Blanka Leopoldine Beatrix Anna Josephina Called Meg within her family she received the name Margarethe in honor of her maternal grandmother Princess Margherita of Bourbon Parma who had died a year earlier 3 Archduchess Margaretha grew up in the last period of the Habsburg monarchy She was raised with her many brothers and sisters in the various properties owned by her parents While in Vienna they lived at the Palais Toskana with Schloss Wilhelminenberg as their country state Vacations were spent in Italy where Infanta Blanca owned a rural property near Viareggio Theirs was a multi cultural household as Margaretha s paternal ancestors had reigned in Austria Tuscany and the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies Her maternal family had reigned in Spain Parma Modena Portugal and France Archduchess Margaretha was educated in the company of her sisters Dolores and Immaculata The three archduchesses very close in age were artistically inclined 4 Margaretha had a passion for drama She learned besides her native German French Spanish Hungarian and Italian Margaretha had allure culture and intelligence but was plain 5 During World War I Margaretha s father was inspector general of artillery and her eldest brother Archduke Rainier joined the Austrian army to fight in the Italian front 5 While Margaretha and her sister Immaculata worked for the Austrian red cross 6 Exile EditAt the fall of the Habsburg monarchy the republican government of Austria confiscated the properties of the Habsburgs The family lost all their fortune 7 Margaretha s two eldest brothers Archdukes Rainer and Leopold decided to remain in Austria and recognized the new republic The rest of the family moved to Spain in January 1919 They lived in Barcelona with simplicity for more than fifteen years The unleash of the Spanish Civil War in 1936 forced Archduchess Margaretha her mother and her unmarried siblings to leave Spain Archduchess Margaretha married late in life Her husband Francesco Maria Taliani Marchese di Marchio 22 October 1887 16 March 1968 was an Italian diplomat The wedding took place on 27 November 1937 at Schloss Sonnberg property of her brother Archduke Anton and his wife Princess Ileana of Romania 8 Archduchess Margaretha and her husband settled in Nanjing then capital of China where Taliani served as the Italian ambassador to China between 1938 and 1943 2 It was a turbulent period In December 1937 Japanese troops occupied Nanjing In June 1940 Italy entered World War II siding with Germany and Japan When in September 1943 Italy surrendered to the Allied forces Archduchess Margaretha and her husband were detained and interned in a Japanese concentration camp until the summer of 1945 9 Early in 1946 Archduchess Margaretha and her husband returned to Italy Margaretha s husband was very wealthy and an avid art collector They bought a house in Venice In February 1951 they moved to Spain where Margaretha s husband served as the Italian Ambassador to Francisco Franco s government until 1952 when Taliani was forced to retire 2 The couple settled in Rome After twenty years of marriage Francesco Maria Taliani de Marchio died in 1968 age 80 In her widowhood Archduchess Margaretha lived between Rome and la Tenuata reale a rural property near Viareggio that she shared with her sisters Dolores and Immaculata Archduchess Margaretha outlived her two sisters At her death in Rome on 21 June 1986 at age 92 she bequested la Tenuata reale to the commune of Viareggio to serve as public and cultural center Her nephew Archduke Dominik inherited her fortune Ancestry EditAncestors of Archduchess Margaretha of Austria16 Ferdinand III Grand Duke of Tuscany8 Leopold II Grand Duke of Tuscany17 Princess Luisa of the Two Sicilies4 Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria Prince of Tuscany18 Francis I of the Two Sicilies9 Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies19 Maria Isabella of Spain2 Archduke Leopold Salvator Prince of Tuscany20 Francis I of the Two Sicilies 18 10 Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies21 Maria Isabella of Spain 19 5 Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon Two Sicilies22 Archduke Charles Duke of Teschen11 Maria Theresa of Austria23 Princess Henrietta of Nassau Weilburg1 Archduchess Margaretha of Austria Princess of Tuscany24 Infante Carlos Count of Molina12 Juan Count of Montizon25 Infanta Maria Francisca of Portugal6 Carlos Duke of Madrid26 Francis IV Duke of Modena13 Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria Este27 Maria Beatrice of Savoy3 Infanta Blanca of Spain28 Charles II Duke of Parma14 Charles III Duke of Parma29 Princess Maria Teresa of Savoy7 Princess Margherita of Bourbon Parma30 Charles Ferdinand Duke of Berry15 Princess Louise Marie Therese of France31 Princess Caroline Ferdinande Louise of the Two SiciliesNotes Edit a b Harding Lost Waltz p 20 a b c McIntosh The Unknown Habsburgs p 53 Harding Lost Waltz p 294 Harding Lost Waltz p 115 a b Mateos Sainz de Medrano An Unconventional Family p 13 Mateos Sainz de Medrano An Unconventional Family p 14 McIntosh The Unknown Habsburgs p 48 Die Trauung der Erzherzogin Margarita mit Marchese Francesco Maria Taliani The wedding of Archduchess Margarita with Marquis Francesco Maria Taliani Wiener Salonblatt in German No 25 12 December 1937 p 3 Hamann The Habsburgs p 447Bibliography EditHamann Brigitte The Habsburgs a biographical dictionary Ueberreuter 1988 ISBN 3800032473 Harding Bertita Lost Waltz A Story of Exile Bobbs Merrill 1944 ASIN B0007DXCLY Mateos Sainz de Medrano Ricardo An Unconventional Family Royalty Digest Vol 4 N 1 July 1994 McIntosh David The Unknown Habsburgs Rosvall Royal Books 2000 ISBN 91 973978 0 6 Retrieved from https en 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