On 17 April 1770, Marie Antoinette swore on a bible to renounce her rights to the Austrian hereditary lands through her mother and to Lorraine through her father. This was done to ensure that no claims were made through the female line should the male line fail. That evening, her brother Joseph II, Holy Roman [read more]
Princess Stéphanie of Windisch-Graetz was a descendant of the Belgian royal family and the Habsburgs. She was born on 17 July 1939 as the daughter of Prince Franz Joseph of Windisch-Graetz and Countess Ghislaine d’Arschot Schoonhoven. Her father was a son of Archduchess Elisabeth Marie of Austria, who in turn was the daughter and only [read more]
Maria Anna of Austria was born on 27 October 1835 as the daughter of Sophie of Bavaria and Archduke Franz Karl of Austria. She was their fourth child, although Sophie had already suffered at least six miscarriages as well. Her elder brother became Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria in 1848. Following the birth, Sophie’s [read more]
On 22 September 1984, Princess Astrid of Belgium married Lorenz, Archduke of Austria-Este. He is a grandson of the last Emperor of Austria, Charles I, while Princess Astrid is the daughter of King Albert II of Belgium. Embed from Getty Images Princess Astrid wore a taffeta dress with a high neck and large puffed sleeves [read more]
Magdalena of Austria was born on 14 August 1532 as the daughter of the future Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor and Anne of Bohemia and Hungary. She was their sixth child and fourth daughter, and she was born in Innsbruck. She was just 14 years old when her mother died in childbirth. The sisters were [read more]
Regina of Saxe-Meiningen would have been Empress of Austria if the Austro-Hungarian Empire hadn’t been dissolved in 1918. She was born 6 January 1925 in Würzburg, the daughter of Georg, Prince of Saxe-Meiningen and Countess Klara Marie von Korff genannt Schmissing-Kerssenbrock. Her father was the titular Duke of Saxe-Meiningen as the duchy’s last Duke had [read more]
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