Duchess Marie Thérèse of Württemberg

Marie Thérèse
Duchess of Montpensier prev. Countess of Clermont
Spouse	Prince Henri, Count of Clermont
Issue
Princess Marie Isabelle of Liechtenstein Prince François, Count of Clermont Princess Blanche Prince Jean, Duke of Vendôme Prince Eudes, Duke of Angoulême
Full name
German: Marie Therese Nadejda Albertine Rosa Philippine Margarethe Christine Helene Josepha Martina Leopoldine
House	House of Württemberg House of Orléans
Father	Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
Mother	Archduchess Rosa of Austria
Born	12 November 1934 (1934-11-12) (age 77) Schloss Altshausen, Altshausen, Baden-Württemberg, Greater German Empire

French Royal Family Orléanist

HRH The Count of Paris HRH The Countess of Paris HRH Princess Marie Isabelle HRH The Count of Clermont HRH Princess Blanche HRH The Duke of Vendôme HRH The Duchess of Vendôme HRH Prince Gaston HRH The Duke of Angoulême HRH The Duchess of Angoulême HRH Princess Thérèse HRH Prince Pierre Extended royal family HRH The Duchess of Montpensier HRH The Countess of Schönborn-Buchheim HRH Princess Hélène HRH The Duchess of Calabria HRH The Duchess of Württemberg HRH The Count of Évreux HRH The Countess of Évreux HRH Princess Clothilde HRH Princess Adélaïde HRH The Duke of Anjou HRH The Duchess of Cadaval HRH Prince François HRH The Duke of Orléans HRH The Duchess of Orléans HRH Princess Diane HRH The Duke of Chartres HRH The Duchess of Chartres HRH The Duke of Valois HRH Princess Louise HRH Princess Hélène HRH Prince Constantin HRH Princess Isabelle HRH The Duke of Aumale HRH Princess Claude HRH Princess Chantal HRH The Count of La Marche

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Marie Therese of Württemberg (German: Marie Therese Nadejda Albertine Rosa Philippine Margarethe Christine Helene Josepha Martina Leopoldine, Herzogin von Württemberg^[1][2]) (born 12 November 1934 at Schloss Altshausen in Altshausen, Baden-Württemberg, Greater German Empire^[1][2]) was a member of the House of Württemberg and a Duchess of Württemberg by birth and a member of the House of Orléans and Countess of Clermont and Princess of Orléans through her marriage to Prince Henri, Count of Clermont (now titled Count of Paris and Duke of France), current Orléanist claimant to the French throne. Upon her divorce from Prince Henri in 1984, Marie Therese was created Duchess of Montpensier by her former father-in-law, Henri, Count of Paris.

Family

Marie Therese was the fifth child and fourth daughter^[1][2] of Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg and his second wife Archduchess Rosa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany.^[1][2]

Marriage and issue

Marie Therese married Prince Henri of Orléans, second child and eldest son of Henri, Count of Paris and his wife Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza, on 5 July 1957 in Dreux, Eure-et-Loir, France.^[1][2] Upon their marriage, Prince Henri was created Count of Clermont by his father. Marie Therese and Henri had five children:^[1]

1. Marie Isabelle Marguerite Anne Geneviève d'Orléans (born 3 January 1959, Boulogne sur Seine) married to Prince Gundakar Albert Alfred Petrus of Liechtenstein (born 1 April 1949, Vienna)
2. François Henri Louis Marie d'Orléans (born 7 February 1961, Boulogne sur Seine), Count of Clermont, severely disabled from toxoplasmosis.
3. Blanche Elisabeth Rose Marie d'Orléans (born 10 September 1962, Ravensburg) , severely disabled from toxoplasmosis.
4. Jean Charles Pierre Marie (born 19 May 1965, Boulogne sur Seine), Duke of Vendôme and Dauphin de Viennois, married to Philomena de Tornos y Steinhart
5. Eudes Thibaut Joseph Marie (born 18 March 1968, Paris), Duke of Angoulême, married to Marie-Liesse Claude Anne Rolande de Rohan-Chabot (born 29 June 1969, Paris)

Marie Therese and Henri divorced on 3 February 1984^[1][2] after which she was created Duchess of Montpensier in her own right.^[1][2]

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 12 November 1934 – 5 July 1957: Her Royal Highness Duchess Marie Therese of Württemberg
• 5 July 1957 – 3 February 1984: Her Royal Highness The Countess of Clermont, Princess of Orléans, Duchess of Württemberg
• 3 February 1984 – present: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Montpensier, Princess of Orléans, Duchess of Württemberg

Ancestry

References

1. ^ ^{a b c d e f g h} Darryl Lundy (10 Mar 2007). "Maria Theresa Herzogin von Württemberg". thePeerage.com. http://thepeerage.com/p11075.htm#i110749. Retrieved 2009-08-14. 
2. ^ ^{a b c d e f g} Paul Theroff. "WÜRTTEMBERG". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. http://www.angelfire.com/realm/gotha/gotha/wurttemberg.html. Retrieved 2009-08-14. 

See also

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Name	Marie Therese Of Wurttemberg, Duchess
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Date of birth	12 November 1934
Place of birth	Schloss Altshausen, Altshausen, Baden-Württemberg, Greater German Empire
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