Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (1879–1962)

Archduchess Maria Christina Isabelle Natalie of Austria,^[1] full German name: Maria Christina Isabelle Natalie, Erzherzogin von Österreich^[1] (17 November 1879, Kraków, Grand Duchy of Cracow, Austria-Hungary^[1] – 6 August 1962, Anholt^[1]) 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 Emanuel Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Salm-Salm, Maria Christina was also Hereditary Princess of Salm-Salm.

Archduchess Maria Christina
Hereditary Princess of Salm-Salm
Born	(1879-11-17)17 November 1879 Kraków, Grand Duchy of Cracow, Austria-Hungary
Died	6 August 1962(1962-08-06) (aged 82) Anholt
Spouse	Emanuel, Hereditary Prince of Salm-Salm
Issue	Isabelle, Baroness of Loë Rosemary, Archduchess Hubert Salvator of Austria Nikolaus Leopold, 8th Prince of Salm-Salm Cäcilie, Princess of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim and Dyck Prince Franz
Names German: Maria Christina Isabelle Natalie
House	Habsburg-Lorraine
Father	Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
Mother	Princess Isabella of Croÿ

Early life

Maria Christina was the eldest child and daughter of Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen and his wife Princess Isabella of Croÿ.^[1]

Marriage and issue

Maria Christina married Emanuel, Hereditary Prince of Salm-Salm, son of Alfred, 7th Prince of Salm-Salm and his wife Countess Rosa of Lützow, on 10 May 1902 in Vienna.^[1] Maria Christina and Emanuel had five children:^[1]

• Princess Isabelle of Salm-Salm (13 February 1903 – 10 January 2009) married Felix, Baron of Loë
• Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm (13 April 1904 – 3 May 2001) married Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria (1894–1971)
• Nikolaus Leopold, 8th Prince of Salm-Salm (14 February 1906 – 15 January 1988) married (1) Princess Ida of Wrede (div. 1948), (2) Eleonore von Zitzewitz (div. 1961), (3) Maria Moret, (4) Christiane Kostecki
• Princess Cäcilie of Salm-Salm (8 March 1911 – 11 March 1991) married Franz Josef, Prince of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim and Dyck
• Prince Franz of Salm-Salm (18 September 1912 – 27 August 1917)

Ancestry

Ancestors of Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (1879–1962)

8. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen 4. Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria 9. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg 2. Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen 10. Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary 5. Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria 11. Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg 1. Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria 12. Alfred, 10th Duke of Croÿ 6. Rudolf, 11th Duke of Croÿ 13. Princess Eleonore of Salm-Salm 3. Princess Isabella of Croÿ 14. Eugène, 8th Prince of Ligne 7. Princess Natalie of Ligne 15. Nathalie de Trazegnies

References

1. Darryl Lundy (7 Nov 2004). "Maria Christina Erzherzogin von Österreich". ThePeerage.com. from the original on 28 November 2009. Retrieved 2009-12-17.