A pious woman, only her strength of religion enabled her to bear the burdens of marriage to the notoriously womanizing "gorgeous Archduke". His frequent absences from his family helped her goal of keeping her children away from his bad influence succeed. Eventually, however, she herself entered into a close friendship with the actor Otto Tressler, who had been presented to her by the emperor Franz Joseph, who felt sorry for her because of the adultery of her spouse. Maria Josepha often invited Tressler to her home; he sometimes met her husband and his friends in the doorway. When her husband died, her ability to avoid extravagant displays of grief was much admired. As a widow, she ended her relationship with Tressler, probably because of her sense of what was appropriate behaviour for a widow.
She died at Schloss Wildenwart, Upper Bavaria at age 76, a property owned by some members of the Royal Family of Bavaria. She is buried in the New Vault of the Imperial Crypt in Vienna, beside her husband.
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Kazimierz Pochwalski – Portrait of Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony 1897
princess, maria, josepha, saxony, 1867, 1944, this, article, about, emperor, karl, austria, mother, other, people, same, name, maria, josepha, saxony, princess, maria, josepha, saxony, 1867, 1944, mother, emperor, charles, austria, fifth, child, george, saxony. This article is about Emperor Karl I of Austria s mother For other people of the same name see Maria Josepha of Saxony Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony 31 May 1867 28 May 1944 was the mother of Emperor Charles I of Austria and the fifth child of George of Saxony and Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal Archduchess Maria JosephaBorn 1867 05 31 31 May 1867Dresden Kingdom of Saxony North German ConfederationDied28 May 1944 1944 05 28 aged 76 Erlangen Middle Franconia Bavaria Nazi GermanyBurialImperial CryptSpouseArchduke Otto Francis of Austria m 1886 died 1906 wbr IssueCharles I of AustriaArchduke Maximilian EugenNamesGerman Maria Josepha Luise Philippine Elisabeth Pia Angelika MargareteHouseWettinFatherKing George of SaxonyMotherInfanta Maria Anna of Portugal Contents 1 Early life 2 Marriage 3 Children 4 Ancestry 5 Sources 6 ReferencesEarly life editMaria Josepha Louise Philippina Elisabeth Pia Angelica Margaretha was the daughter of the future King George of Saxony 1832 1904 and Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal 1843 1884 Marriage editOn 2 October 1886 at age nineteen she married Archduke Otto Franz of Austria der Schone the handsome younger brother of the Archduke Franz Ferdinand who would later be killed in Sarajevo A pious woman only her strength of religion enabled her to bear the burdens of marriage to the notoriously womanizing gorgeous Archduke His frequent absences from his family helped her goal of keeping her children away from his bad influence succeed Eventually however she herself entered into a close friendship with the actor Otto Tressler who had been presented to her by the emperor Franz Joseph who felt sorry for her because of the adultery of her spouse Maria Josepha often invited Tressler to her home he sometimes met her husband and his friends in the doorway When her husband died her ability to avoid extravagant displays of grief was much admired As a widow she ended her relationship with Tressler probably because of her sense of what was appropriate behaviour for a widow nbsp Princess Maria Josepha with her two sons 1910 During World War I she nursed the wounded in the Augarten Palace of Vienna which had been converted into a hospital nbsp Archduchess Maria Josepha of Austria in her youth circa 1889 90In 1919 she left Austria with her son Emperor Charles I of Austria and his wife Zita of Bourbon Parma and went into exile with them She lived first in Switzerland and from 1921 in Germany She died at Schloss Wildenwart Upper Bavaria at age 76 a property owned by some members of the Royal Family of Bavaria She is buried in the New Vault of the Imperial Crypt in Vienna beside her husband Children edit nbsp Kazimierz Pochwalski Portrait of Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony 1897With Archduke Otto Franz she had issue Archduke Karl Franz of Austria the last Emperor of Austria Archduke Maximilian Eugen of Austria 1895 1952 who married Princess Franziska von Hohenlohe Waldenburg Schillingsfurst and had issue Ancestry editAncestors of Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony 1867 1944 8 Maximilian Hereditary Prince of Saxony4 John of Saxony9 Princess Carolina of Parma2 George of Saxony10 Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria5 Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria11 Princess Caroline of Baden1 Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony12 Ferdinand Prince of Saxe Coburg and Gotha Kohary6 Ferdinand II of Portugal13 Princess Maria Antonia Kohary de Csabrag et Szitnya3 Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal14 Pedro I of Brazil and IV of Portugal7 Maria II of Portugal15 Archduchess Leopoldina of AustriaSources editRobert Seydel Die Seitensprunge der Habsburger Ueberreuterverlag Wien 2005References edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Maria Josepha of Austria This article includes a list of references related reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations June 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Princess Maria Josepha of Saxony 1867 1944 amp oldid 1185436560, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
