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name: ''Helena Marie Alice Christine Josefa Anna Margareta Madeleine Walburga Blandina Cäcilie Philomena Carmela Ignatia Rita de Cascia, Erzherzogin von Österreich, Prinzessin von Toskana''; 30 October 1903 – 8 September 1924) was a member of the Tuscan branch of the

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and an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bohemia, Hungary, and Tuscany by birth. Through her marriage to Philipp Albrecht, Hereditary Duke of Württemberg, Helena was also a member of the

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and Hereditary Duchess consort of Württemberg.

Early life

Helena was born in

, the second-eldest child and eldest daughter of

and his wife

. Helena was raised with her three siblings in

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and

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until the end of

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in 1918 when her family emigrated and moved to

Lucerne Lucerne ( , ; High Alemannic German, High Alemannic: ''Lozärn'') or Luzern ()Other languages: gsw, Lozärn, label=Lucerne German; it, Lucerna ; rm, Lucerna . is a city in central Switzerland, in the Languages of Switzerland, German-speaking po ...

Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

Marriage and issue

Helena married Philipp Albrecht, Hereditary Duke of Württemberg, eldest child and son of

Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg Albrecht, Duke and Crown Prince of Württemberg (Albrecht Maria Alexander Philipp Joseph; 23 December 1865 – 31 October 1939) was the last Württemberger crown prince, a German military commander of the First World War, and the head of the House ...

and his wife,

Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria (Margarete Sophie Marie Annunciata Theresia Caroline Luise Josephe Johanna; 13 May 1870 – 24 August 1902) was a member of the House of Habsburg and an Archduchess of Austria by birth. She was married t ...

, on 24 October 1923 in Altshausen. Helena and Philipp Albrecht had one daughter: * Duchess Maria Christina of Württemberg (born 2 September 1924 in

), married on 23 September 1948 to Prince Georg Hartmann of

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(11 November 1911 – 18 January 1998), son of

Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein (Alois Gonzaga Maria Adolf; 17 June 1869, in Hollenegg – 16 March 1955, in Vaduz) was the son of Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein (1842–1907) and Princess Henriette of Liechtenstein (1843–1931), daughter of A ...

. Helena died in

, a week after the birth of Duchess Maria.

Ancestry

References

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