Archduchess Maria Christina Isabelle Natalie of Austria, full German

German language

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 name: Maria Christina Isabelle Natalie, Erzherzogin von Österreich (17 November 1879, Kraków

Kraków

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, Grand Duchy of Cracow, Austria–Hungary – 6 August 1962, Anholt

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) was a member of the Teschen 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 Emanuel Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Salm-Salm, Maria Christina was also a member of the House of Salm-Salm

Salm-Salm

The Principality of Salm-Salm was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. It was located in the present-day French départements of the Bas-Rhin and the Vosges and was one of a number of partitions of Salm.-History:...

 and Hereditary Princess consort of Salm-Salm.

Early life

Maria Christina was the eldest child and daughter of Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen

Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen

Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen was a member of the House of Habsburg and the Supreme Commander of the Austro-Hungarian Army during World War I.-Early life:...

 and his wife Princess Isabella of Croÿ

Princess Isabella of Croÿ

Princess Isabella Hedwig Franziska Natalie of Croÿ was the daughter of Rudolf, Duke of Croÿ, and his wife Princess Natalie of Ligne.-Marriage and issue:...

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Marriage and issue

Maria Christina married Emanuel Alfred, Hereditary Prince of Salm-Salm

Salm-Salm

The Principality of Salm-Salm was a state of the Holy Roman Empire. It was located in the present-day French départements of the Bas-Rhin and the Vosges and was one of a number of partitions of Salm.-History:...

, son of Alfred, 7th Prince of Salm-Salm and his wife Countess Rosa of Lützow, on 10 May 1902 in Vienna

Vienna

Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...

. Maria Christina and Emanuel Alfred had five children:

• Princess Isabelle of Salm-Salm (13 February 1903–10 January 2009) married Felix, Baron of Loë
• Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm
  Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm
  Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm, Wildgravine and Rhinegravine of Salm-Salm was a member of the Princely House of Salm-Salm and a Princess, Wildgravine, and Rhinegravine of Salm-Salm by birth...
  
   (13 April 1904-3 May 2001) married Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria
  Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria
  Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria was a member of the Tuscan line of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and Archduke and Prince of Austria, Prince of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany by birth.-Family:Hubert Salvator was the...
  
   (1894–1971)
• Nikolaus Leopold, 8th Prince of Salm-Salm (14 February 1906–15 January 1988) married (1) Princess Ida of Wrede (div. 1948), (2) Eleonore von Zitzewitz (div. 1961), (3) Maria Moret, (4) Christiane Kostecki
• Princess Cäcilie of Salm-Salm (8 March 1911–11 March 1991) married Franz Josef, Prince of Salm-Reifferscheidt-Krautheim and Dyck
• Prince Franz of Salm-Salm (18 September 1912–27 August 1917)

Titles and styles

• 17 November 1879 – 10 May 1902: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess and Princess Maria Christina of Austria; Princess Maria Christina of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany
• 10 May 1902 – 19 Aug 1916: Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Hereditary Princess of Salm-Salm
• 19 Aug 1916 – 6 August 1962: Her Imperial and Royal Highness The Dowager Hereditary Princess of Salm-Salm

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