Marija Ritonja
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| Marija | |||||
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| Illegitimate Princess of Montenegro; Countess Attems Baroness Ritonja | |||||
| Born | 24 July 1879 | ||||
| Died | 11 January 1961 (aged 81) | ||||
| Spouse | Franz Ritonja | ||||
| Issue | Elizabeta Bratusha | ||||
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| House | House of Petrović-Njegoš (illegitimate)
House of Attems-Heiligenkreuz (by Birth) House of Ritonja (by marriage) | ||||
| Father | Nicholas I of Montenegro | ||||
| Mother | Sophie Gräfin Attems-Heiligenkreuz | ||||
Princess Maria, Baroness Ritonja (July 10, 1879 – January 11, 1961) was the illegitimate daughter of King Nicholas I of Montenegro and Countess Sofia Attems.
Early life
She was the daughter of Countess Sophie Attems (born 1862), whose husband was Count Alfred Attems (born 1858), an Austrian noble. She was born in Graz, Austria, at Eggenberg Palace.
Marriage and issue
In 1902, she married Franz Freiher Ritonja (born 1876) from Slovenia. They had two daughters:
- Baroness Elizabeth Ritonja (married Anton Bratusha)
- Baroness Anne Ritonja (1900-1993). She was mistress of King Alexander I of Yugoslavia. In 1931, she became Her Highness Countess Anne of Yugoslavia, but after Alexander's assassination in Paris, her title and style were deleted. In 1935, her title was recovered, with no styles (Countess Anne Ritonja). She never married.
Before her mother died, she told her that:
Your father was not Alfred, you are the daughter of a King, the King of Montenegro, Your Royal Highness.
— Countess Sophie Attems, 1948
Titles and Styles
- 24 July 1879 – 2 March 1902: Her Comital Grace Countess Maria Attems
- 2 March 1902 – 3 August 1942: Her Comital Grace The Baroness Ritonja
- 3 August 1941 – 14 February 1949: Her Illustrious Highness Countess Maria Attems, Baroness Ritonja
- 14 February 1949 – 11 January 1961: Her Serene Highness Princess Maria, Dowager Baroness Ritonja
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