Princess Margaretha of Saxony

Princess Margaretha of Saxony
Archduchess and Princess Margaretha of Austria; Princess Margaretha of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany
Spouse	Archduke Charles Louis of Austria
Full name
German: Margaretha Karoline Friederike Cecilie Auguste Amalie Josephine Elisabeth Maria Johanna
House	House of Wettin House of Habsburg-Lorraine
Father	John of Saxony
Mother	Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
Born	24 May 1840(1840-05-24) Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Died	15 September 1858(1858-09-15) (aged 18) Monza, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia
Religion	Roman Catholicism

Princess Margaretha Karoline Friederike Cecilie Auguste Amalie Josephine Elisabeth Maria Johanna of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony (Full German name: Prinzessin Margaretha Karoline Friederike Cecilie Auguste Amalie Josephine Elisabeth Maria Johanna von Sachsen, Herzogin zu Sachsen^[1][2]) (24 May 1840, Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony^[1][2] – 15 September 1858, Monza, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia^[1][2]) was the eighth child and fifth eldest daughter of John of Saxony and his wife Amalie Auguste of Bavaria and a younger sister of Albert of Saxony and George of Saxony.^[1][2] Through her marriage to Archduke Charles Louis of Austria, Margaretha was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess and Princess of Austria and Princess of Hungary, Croatia, Bohemia, and Tuscany.

Marriage

Margaretha married Archduke Charles Louis of Austria, third eldest son of Archduke Franz Karl of Austria and his wife Princess Sophie of Bavaria, on 4 November 1856 in Dresden.^[1][2] The marriage was happy, but only lasted two years and remained childless.^[1][2]

Death

On a trip to Italy, Margaretha contracted typhoid. She died on 15 September 1858 at the age of 18 in Monza. Her heart was interred in the Hofkapelle in Innsbruck.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 24 May 1840 – 4 November 1856: Her Royal Highness Princess Margaretha of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony
• 4 November 1856 – 15 September 1858: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess and Princess Imperial Margaretha of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess and Duchess of Saxony

Ancestry

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Darryl Lundy (28 Jan 2009). "Margarete Karoline Prinzessin von Sachsen". thePeerage.com. http://thepeerage.com/p10586.htm#i105859. Retrieved 2009-05-26. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f} Paul Theroff. "SAXONY". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/saxony.html. Retrieved 2009-05-26. 

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Name	Margaretha Of Saxony, Princess
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	24 May 1840
Place of birth	Dresden, Kingdom of Saxony
Date of death	15 September 1858
Place of death	Monza, Kingdom of Lombardy-Venetia