Archduchess Dorothea of Austria
| Archduchess Dorothea | |||||
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| Born | 25 May 1920 Leutstetten Castle, Starnberg, Bavaria, Weimar Republic | ||||
| Died | 5 July 2015 (aged 95) Salzburg, Austria | ||||
| Spouse | Archduke Gottfried, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany | ||||
| Issue | Archduchess Elisabeth Archduchess Alice Archduke Leopold Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany Archduchess Maria Antoinette | ||||
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| House | Wittelsbach | ||||
| Father | Prince Franz of Bavaria | ||||
| Mother | Princess Isabella de Croÿ | ||||
Princess Dorothea of Bavaria (German: Dorothea Theresa Marie Franziska, Prinzessin von Bayern; 25 May 1920 – 5 July 2015) was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a princess of Bavaria by birth.[citation needed] Through her marriage to Archduke Gottfried of Austria, Dorothea was a member of the Tuscan line of the House of Habsburg. Dorothea was by marriage the titular Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 8 November 1948 to 21 January 1984. She died in 2015.
Family[edit]
Dorothea was born in Schloss Leutstetten, Starnberg, Bavaria, Weimar Republic. She was the fifth child and fourth daughter of Prince Franz of Bavaria and his wife Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ.[citation needed]
Marriage and issue[edit]
Dorothea married Archduke Gottfried of Austria, eldest child and son of Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 2 August 1938 civilly and religiously on 3 August 1938 in Sárvár, Kingdom of Hungary.[citation needed] Dorothea and Gottfried had four children together:[citation needed]
- Elisabeth (born 2 October 1939 in Achberg).
- Alice (born 29 April 1941 in Leutstetten).
- Leopold (born 25 October 1942 in Leutstetten), married on 19 June 1965 in St. Gilgen, Laetitia de Belzunce d'Arenberg (born 2 September 1941 in Brummana). They have two sons.[citation needed]
- Maria Antoinette (born 16 September 1950 in St. Gilgen).
References[edit]
Archduchess Dorothea of Austria House of Wittelsbach Born: 25 May 1920 Died: 5 July 2015
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| Preceded by Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies |
— TITULAR — Grand Duchess of Tuscany 2 August 1938 – 21 January 1984 Reason for succession failure: Italian Unification under the House of Savoy |
Succeeded by Elyssa Edmonstone |
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