Princess Marie Henriette of Liechtenstein

Not to be confused with Marie Henriette of Austria or Marie Fox.

Princess Marie Henriette of Liechtenstein
Born(1914-11-06)6 November 1914
Vienna, Austria-Hungary
Died13 October 2011(2011-10-13) (aged 96)
Eltville, Germany
Spouse
Count Peter von und zu Eltz
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(m. 1943; died 1992)​
Issue
  • Johannes
  • Alexander
  • Franz
Names
Marie Henriette Theresia Aloisa Franziska Sophie Josepha Michaela Adelheid Annunziata Elisabeth Ignatia Benedikta
HouseHouse of Liechtenstein
FatherPrince Aloys of Liechtenstein
MotherArchduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria

Princess Marie Henriette of Liechtenstein (6 November 1914 – 13 October 2011) was a member of the House of Liechtenstein and a sister of Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein.[1]

Family and early life

Born in Vienna, she was the youngest daughter of Prince Aloys and Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria.[2] Through her mother, she was a niece of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria and a first cousin of Emperor Charles I of Austria.[3]

Her childhood was marked by the dissolution of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and her father's 1923 renunciation of his rights to the Liechtenstein throne in favor of her brother, Franz Joseph II.[2]

Marriage and issue

On 5 August 1943, she married Peter, Count von und zu Eltz gennant Faust von Stromberg in a civil ceremony in Vaduz, followed by a religious wedding at Schloss Waldstein on 23 August. Her husband was a descendant of the House of Eltz, a prominent Rhenish noble family.[4][5][1]

They had three sons:

  • Johannes, Count von und zu Eltz (1946–2019) married Felicitas von Urbanski in 1983 and had issue.
  • Alexander, Count von und zu Eltz (born 1948) married Maria Spann in 1981 and had issue.
  • Franz,Count von und zu Eltz (1950–2007) married Katherine O'Donoghue in 1979 and had issue.

Princess Marie Henriette died in Eltville on 13 October 2011 at the age of 96.[5]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Marie Henriette of Liechtenstein
8. Prince Franz de Paula of Liechtenstein
4. Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein
9. Countess Ewa Józefina Julia Potocka
2. Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein
10. Alois II, Prince of Liechtenstein
5. Princess Henriette of Liechtenstein
11. Countess Franziska Kinsky of Wchinitz and Tettau
1. Princess Marie Henriette of Liechtenstein
12. Archduke Franz Karl of Austria
6. Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria
13. Princess Sophie of Bavaria
3. Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria
14. Miguel I of Portugal
7. Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal
15. Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein

References

  1. ^ a b Gothaischer Hofkalender: Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Fürstlichen Häuser (in German). Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1942. p. 68.
  2. ^ a b Wanger, Harald. "Liechtenstein, Marie Henriette von". Historisches Lexikon des Fürstentums Liechtenstein (in German). Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. ^ McNaughton, Arnold (1973). The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy. Garnstone Press. p. 375. ISBN 978-0900391194.
  4. ^ von Eltz, Klaus (2000). Die Grafen von und zu Eltz: Eine Familiengeschichte (in German). Casteel. ISBN 978-3980643511.
  5. ^ a b "Traueranzeige: Marie Henriette Gräfin von und zu Eltz". Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (in German). 18 October 2011. Retrieved 20 May 2024.

Bibliography

  • McNaughton, Arnold (1973). The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy. Garnstone Press. ISBN 978-0900391194.
  • Gothaischer Hofkalender: Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Fürstlichen Häuser. Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1942.
  • von Eltz, Klaus (2000). Die Grafen von und zu Eltz. Casteel. ISBN 978-3980643511.
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