Airchduchess Maria Christina, Duchess o Teschen
Airchduchess Maria Christina o Austrick (Maria Christina Johanna Josepha Antonia; 13 Mey 1742 – 24 Juin 1798), was the fifth child o Empress Maria Theresa an Francis I, Haly Roman Emperor as such she wis a sister o Marie Antoinette. She mairit in Prince Albert o Saxony, in 1766 an the couple received the Duch o Teschen, an she wis appointed Governor o the Austrian Netherlands jointly with her husband during 1781–1789 and 1791–1792. She lived with her husband in Vienna until her daith.She wis the favourite daughter o Empress Maria Theresa an wis kent as Mimi in the faimilie. She wis given the name Christine in honour o her maternal grandmither
Empress Elisabeth Christine (mither o Maria Theresa) Antonio Canova designed her tomb. She also haed a very close relationship with her sister-in-law Princess Isabella o Parma.
| Maria Christina o Austrick | |||||
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 1765 Portrait bi Martin van Meytens. | |||||
| Duchess o Teschen | |||||
| Ring | 1766–1798 | ||||
| Predecessor | Joseph II | ||||
| Successor | Albert Casimir | ||||
| Born |
13 Mey 1742 Hofburg Pailace, Vienna, Austrick | ||||
| Dee'd |
24 Juin 1798 (aged 56) Vienna, Austria | ||||
| Buirial | Imperial Crypt, Vienna | ||||
| Spouse | Prince Albert o Saxony, Duke o Teschen | ||||
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| Hoose | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
| Faither | Francis I, Haly Roman Emperor | ||||
| Mither | Empress Maria Theresa | ||||
| Releegion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
ChilderEedit
- Princess Maria Christina Theresa o Saxony (16 Mey 1767 - 17 Mey 1767) died shortly after birth.
Teetles an stylesEedit
- 13 Mey 1742 - 8 Aprile 1766 Her Ryal Highness Airchduchess Maria Christina o Austrick.
- 8 Aprile 1766 - 24 Juin 1798 Her Ryal Highness The Duchess o Teschen.
- officially Her Royal Highness Princess an Duchess Albert o Saxony, Duchess o Teschen.
External linksEedit
Media relatit tae Maria Christina o Austrick at Wikimedia Commons