Archduchess Rosa of Austria
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| Archduchess Rosa | |
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| Duchess of Württemberg | |
 Rosa with her family, circa 1911 | |
| Born | 22 September 1906 Parsch, Salzburg , Austria |
| Died | 17 September 1983 (aged 76) Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany |
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| Father | Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria |
| Mother | Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies |
Archduhess Rosa Maria Antonie Roberta Josepha Anna Walburga Carmela Ignazia Rita de Cascia of Austria[1](German: Rosa Maria Antonie Roberta Josepha Anna Walburga Carmela Ignazia Rita de Cascia, Erzherzogin von Österreich;[2] 22 September 1906 – 17 September 1983[3]) 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 Duchess consort of Württemberg.
Early life
[edit]Rosa was the fourth and youngest child of Archduke Peter Ferdinand, Prince of Tuscany, and his wife, Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.[4] Rosa was raised with her three siblings in Salzburg and Vienna until the end of World War I in 1918, when her family was exiled and moved to Lucerne, Switzerland.
Marriage and issue
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Rosa married Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, eldest child and son of Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, and his wife, Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria, on 1 August 1928 in Friedrichshafen.[5] Rosa and Philipp Albrecht had two sons and four daughters:[6]
- Duchess Helene of Württemberg (29 June 1929 – 22 April 2021), married in 1961 to Marquess Federico Pallavicini, with issue.
- Duke Ludwig Albrecht of Württemberg (23 October 1930 – 6 October 2019), married twice morganatically, with issue.
- Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg (2 February 1933 – 27 January 2022), married in 1958 to Prince Antoine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
- Duchess Marie-Thérèse of Württemberg (born 12 November 1934), married in 1957 to Prince Henri d'Orléans, Orléanist pretender to the throne of France.
- Carl, Duke of Württemberg (1 August 1936 – 7 June 2022), head of the House of Württemberg from 1975 until his death in 2022; married Princess Diane of Orléans.
- Duchess Maria Antonia of Württemberg (31 August 1937 – 12 November 2004).
Ancestry
[edit]| Ancestors of Archduchess Rosa of Austria |
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References
[edit]- ↑ "Descendants of Duke Carlo III of Parma | Hein's Royal Genealogy Page". heinbruins.nl. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ The Book of Kings: The families. Quadrangle/New York Times Book Company. 1973. ISBN 978-0-8129-0280-8.
- ↑ "Württemberg, Rosa, Herzogin". LEO-BW (in German). Baden-Württemberg State Archives.
- ↑ McNaughton 1973, pp. 366–367.
- ↑ "ARCHDUCHESS BETROTHED.; Rosa of Austria Is Engaged to the Duke of Wuerttemberg". The New York Times. 12 June 1928. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ McNaughton 1973, pp. 243–244.
Bibliography
[edit]- McNaughton, Arnold (1973). The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy. New York: Quadrangle/New York Times Book Co. ISBN 978-0-8129-0280-8.
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