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Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen (Friedrich Maria Albrecht Wilhelm Karl; 4 June 1856 – 30 December 1936) was a member of the House of Habsburg and the supreme commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I. Early life Fr ...

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name: ''Maria Anna Isabelle Epiphanie Eugenie Gabriele, Erzherzogin von Österreich'' (6 January 1882,

– 25 February 1940,

, Switzerland) was a member of the Teschen branch of the

House of Habsburg-Lorraine The House of Habsburg-Lorraine (german: Haus Habsburg-Lothringen) originated from the marriage in 1736 of Francis III, Duke of Lorraine and Bar, and Maria Theresa of Austria, later successively Queen of Bohemia, Queen of Hungary, Queen of C ...

and an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bohemia, Hungary, and Tuscany by birth. Through her marriage to Prince Elias of Bourbon-Parma (later Duke of Parma), Maria Anna was also a member of the

House of Bourbon-Parma The House of Bourbon-Parma ( it, Casa di Borbone di Parma) is a cadet branch of the Spanish royal family, whose members once ruled as King of Etruria and as Duke of Parma and Piacenza, Guastalla, and Lucca. The House descended from the Fren ...

and a Princess of Bourbon-Parma.

Early life

Maria Anna was the second child and daughter of

and his wife

Marriage and issue

Maria Anna married Prince Elias of Bourbon-Parma, the eldest son of

Robert I, Duke of Parma Robert I (Italian: ''Roberto Carlo Luigi Maria''; 9 July 1848 – 16 November 1907) was the last sovereign Duke of Parma and Piacenza from 1854 until 1859, when the duchy was annexed to Sardinia-Piedmont during the ''Risorgimento''. He was a m ...

, and his first wife, Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 25 May 1903 in

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. Elias gave Maria Anne an engagement ring with a oval ruby surrounded by diamonds. Following her marriage, Maria Anna amassed a significant collection of jewellery, both as wedding gifts and through later gifts and inheritances. She produced an inventory of these jewels in 1932. The collection was auctioned by Sotheby's in November 2018. Maria Anna and Elias had eight children: *Princess Elisabetta (17 March 1904 – 13 June 1983); she died unmarried. *Prince Carlo (22 September 1905 – 26 September 1912); he died of poliomyelitis. *Princess Maria Francesca (5 September 1906 – 1994); she died unmarried. * Robert Hugo, Duke of Parma (7 August 1909 – 25 November 1974); he died unmarried. *Prince Francesco (14 June 1913 – 29 May 1959); he died unmarried. *Princess Giovanna (8 July 1916 – 1 November 1949); she never married and was killed in a shooting accident in La Toledana,

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. * Princess Alicia (13 November 1917 – 28 March 2017); she married

Infante Alfonso, Duke of Calabria , title =Duke of Calabria, Count of Caserta , image =Infante Alfonso de Calabria.jpg , caption = Portrayed wearing the uniform of the Regimiento de Húsares de la Princesa, c. 1915 , succession = Head of the House ...

. *Princess Maria Cristina (7 June 1925 – 1 September 2009); she died unmarried.

Ancestry

References

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