Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Infobox Two Sicilies Royalty|princess
name = Princess Maria Cristina
full name = Maria Cristina Carolina Pia
title = Archduchess Maria Cristina of Austria, Princess Imperial of Austria, Princess of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess of Tuscany


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spouse = Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria, Prince of Tuscany
issue = Archduke Gottfried
Archduchess Helena
Archduke Georg
Archduchess Rosa
royal house =House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
House of Habsburg-Lorraine
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father =Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
mother =Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
date of birth =Birth date|1877|04|10
place of birth =Cannes, France
date of death = death date and age|1947|10|04|1877|04|10
place of death = St. Gilgen, Salzburg, Austria
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Archduchess Maria Cristina of Austria, Princess Imperial of Austria, Princess of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess of Tuscany (née "Princess Maria Cristina Carolina Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies"cite web | url=http://thepeerage.com/p11075.htm#i110742| title=Maria Christina di Borbone, Principessa di Borbone delle Due Sicilie| date=10 May 2003 | accessdate=2008-10-07 | publisher= [http://thePeerage.com thePeerage.com] | author=Darryl Lundy] cite web | url=http://pages.prodigy.net/ptheroff/gotha/2sicilies.html| title=TWO SICILIES | date= | accessdate=2008-10-07 | publisher=Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site | author=Paul Theroff] ) (born 10 April 1877 in Cannes, France; died 4 October 1947 in St. Gilgen, Salzburg, Austria) was the titular Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany from 28 February 1942 to 4 October 1947 as wife of Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria, Prince of Tuscany, the titular Grand Duke. Maria Cristina was the daughter of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Count of Caserta and his wife Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

Marriage and issue

Maria Cristina married Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria, Prince of Tuscany, fourth child and third son of Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany and his wife Alice of Bourbon-Parma, on 8 November 1900 in Cannes. Maria Cristina and Peter Ferdinand had four children:

*Archduke Gottfried of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (14 March 1902 - 21 January 1984): ∞ Princess Dorothea Therese of Bavaria, civilly on 2 August 1938, religiously on 3 August 1938 in Sárvár, Hungary::Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 2 October 1939)::Archduchess Alice of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 29 April 1941)::Archduke Leopold Franz of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (born 25 October 1942)::Archduchess Maria Antoinette of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (born 16 September 1950)
*Archduchess Helena of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (30 October 1903 - 8 September 1924): ∞ Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg on 24 October 1923 at Altshausen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany::Duchess Maria Christina of Württemberg (born 2 September 1924)
*Archduke Georg of Austria, Prince of Tuscany 22 August 1905 - 21 March 1952): ∞ Countess Marie Valerie of Waldburg-Zeil-Hohenems on 29 August 1936 at St. Gilgen, Salzburg, Austria::Archduke Guntram of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (19 August 1937 - 21 April 1944)::Archduke Radbot of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (born 23 September 1938)::Archduchess Marie Christine of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (8 April 1941 - 4 January 1942)::Archduchess Walburga of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 23 July 1942)::Archduchess Verena of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (21 June 1944 - 5 January 1945)::Archduke Johann of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (born and died 27 December 1946)::Archduchess Katharina of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 24 April 1948)::Archduchess Agnes of Austria, Princess of Tuscany (born 20 April 1950)::Archduke Georg of Austria, Prince of Tuscany (born 28 August 1952)
*Archduchess Rosa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany 22 September 1906 - 17 September 1983): ∞ Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg on 1 August 1928 at Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany::Duchess Helene of Württemberg (born 29 June 1929)::Duke Ludwig Albrecht of Württemberg (born 23 October 1930)::Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg (born 2 February 1933)::Duchess Maria Theresa of Württemberg (born 12 November 1934)::Carl, Duke of Württemberg (born 1 August 1936)::Duchess Maria Antonia of Württemberg (31 August 1937 - 12 November 2004)

Ancestry

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1= 1. Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
2= 2. Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta
3= 3. Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
4= 4. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies
5= 5. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria
6= 6. Prince Francis, Count of Trapani
7= 7. Archduchess Maria Isabella of Austria
8= 8. Francis I of the Two Sicilies
9= 9. Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain
10= 10. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen
11= 11. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg
12= 12. Francis I of the Two Sicilies (= 8)
13= 13. Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain (= 9)
14= 14. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
15= 15. Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies
16= 16. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
17= 17. Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria
18= 18. Charles IV of Spain
19= 19. Maria Luisa of Parma
20= 20. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor
21= 21. Infanta Maria Louisa of Spain
22= 22. Frederick William, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg
23= 23. Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg
24= 24. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies (= 16)
25= 25. Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria (= 17)
26= 26. Charles IV of Spain (= 18)
27= 27. Maria Luisa of Parma (= 19)
28= 28. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany
29= 29. Princess Luisa of the Two Sicilies
30= 30. Francis I of the Two Sicilies (= 8)
31= 31. Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain (= 9)

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