Archduchess Klothilde Maria of Austria

Archduchess Klothilde Maria of Austria (9 May 1884 – 14 December 1903) was a member of the Hungarian line of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine. Born in Rijeka, she was the youngest child of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria and Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.[1][2]

Archduchess Klothilde Maria of Austria
Archduchess Klothilde Maria, c. 1900
Born(1884-05-09)9 May 1884
Rijeka, Austria-Hungary
Died14 December 1903(1903-12-14) (aged 19)
Alcsút, Hungary, Austria-Hungary
Burial18 December 1903
Palatinal Crypt, Budapest, Hungary
Names
Klothilde Maria Amalie Philomena Raineria
HouseHouse of Habsburg-Lorraine
FatherArchduke Joseph Karl of Austria
MotherPrincess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Early life

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Archduchess Klothilde Maria was born on 9 May 1884 in Rijeka, Austria-Hungary.[3] She was the child of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria and Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha.

She spent her childhood at her family's primary residence, Alcsút Palace in Hungary.[4] Her upbringing was private, centered around the estate where her father managed agricultural properties and botanical gardens, remaining detached from public court life.[5]

Death

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Archduchess Klothilde Maria died unmarried on 14 December 1903 at Alcsút Palace in Hungary, Austria-Hungary, at the age of 19.[6] Following her passing, her remains were transported to Budapest, where she was interred on 18 December 1903 within the Palatinal Crypt at Buda Castle.[7]

Ancestry

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Bibliography

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  • Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Fürstlichen Häuser. Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1904.
  • Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Band II. Glücksburg/Lahn: C.A. Starke Verlag. 1953. ISSN 0435-2408.

References

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  1. Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Fürstlichen Häuser. Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1904. pp. 14–15.
  2. Schwennicke, Detlev (1980). Europäische Stammtafeln: Stammtafeln zur Geschichte der Europäischen Staaten, Neue Folge, Band I. Marburg: J.A. Starke Verlag. p. 18.
  3. Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Fürstlichen Häuser. Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1904. pp. 14–15.
  4. Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser, Band II. Glücksburg/Lahn: C.A. Starke Verlag. 1953. p. 24. ISSN 0435-2408.
  5. Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Fürstlichen Häuser. Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1904. p. 14.
  6. Gothaisches Genealogisches Taschenbuch der Fürstlichen Häuser. Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1904. p. 15.
  7. Hankó, Ildikó; Kiszely, István (1990). A budavári nádori kripta. Budapest: Múzsák. pp. 89–91. ISBN 963-7805-54-0.