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Archduchess Helena of Austria

Archduchess Helena of Austria
Hereditary Duchess of Württemberg

Spouse Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
Issue
Maria Christina, Princess Georg Hartmann of Liechtenstein
Full name
German: Helena Marie Alice Christine Josefa Anna Margareta Madeleine Walburga Blandina Cäcilie Philomena Carmela Ignatia Rita de Cascia
House House of Habsburg-Lorraine
House of Württemberg
Father Archduke Peter Ferdinand, Prince of Tuscany
Mother Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Born (1903-10-30)30 October 1903
Linz, Upper Austria, Austria–Hungary
Died 8 September 1924(1924-09-08) (aged 20)
Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany

Archduchess Helena of Austria,[1][2] full German name: Helena Marie Alice Christine Josefa Anna Margareta Madeleine Walburga Blandina Cäcilie Philomena Carmela Ignatia Rita de Cascia, Erzherzogin von Österreich, Prinzessin von Toskana[1][2] (30 October 1903, Linz, Upper Austria, Austria–Hungary[1][2] – 8 September 1924, Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany[1][2]) was a member of the Tuscan branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bohemia, Hungary, and Tuscany by birth. Through her marriage to Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, Rosa was also a member of the House of Württemberg and Hereditary Duchess consort of Württemberg.

Early life

Helena was the second-eldest child and eldest daughter of Archduke Peter Ferdinand, Prince of Tuscany and his wife Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.[1][2] Helena was raised with her three siblings in Salzburg and Vienna until the end of World War I in 1918 when her family emigrated and moved to Lucerne, Switzerland.

Marriage and issue

Helena married Philipp Albrecht, Hereditary Duke of Württemberg, eldest child and son of Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg and his wife Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria, on 24 October 1923 in Altshausen.[1][2] Helena and Philipp Albrecht had one daughter:[1]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

  • 30 October 1903 – 24 October 1923: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess Helena of Austria, Princess of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany
  • 24 October 1923 – 8 September 1924: Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Duchess of Württemberg

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