Archduchess Theresa of Austria (b. 1931)
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Archduchess Theresa Monika Valerie Elisabeth Ludovika Walburga Anna of Austria, full German
name: Theresa Monika Valerie Elisabeth Ludovika Walburga Anna, Erzherzogin von Österreich (born 9 January 1931 at Schloss Wallsee in Amstetten
, Lower Austria
, Federal State of Austria
) is 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 Prince Rasso of Bavaria
, Theresa is also a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a Princess of Bavaria.
, second son and youngest child of Prince Franz of Bavaria
and wife Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ
, on 17 October 1955 at Schloss Wallsee near Amstetten
. Theresa and Rasso had seven children:
German language
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name: Theresa Monika Valerie Elisabeth Ludovika Walburga Anna, Erzherzogin von Österreich (born 9 January 1931 at Schloss Wallsee in Amstetten
Amstetten (district)
Bezirk Amstetten is a district of the state ofLower Austria in Austria.-Municipalities:Towns are indicated in boldface; market towns in italics; suburbs, hamlets and other subdivisions of a municipality are indicated in small characters.*Allhartsberg**Angerholz, Kröllendorf, Kühberg, Maierhofen,...
, Lower Austria
Lower Austria
Lower Austria is the northeasternmost state of the nine states in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria since 1986 is Sankt Pölten, the most recently designated capital town in Austria. The capital of Lower Austria had formerly been Vienna, even though Vienna is not officially part of Lower Austria...
, Federal State of Austria
First Austrian Republic
The Republic of Austria encompasses the period of Austrian history following the signing of the Treaty of Saint-Germain-en-Laye of September 1919, the settlement after the end of World War I which put an end to the Republic of German Austria, continuing up to World War II...
) is 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 Prince Rasso of Bavaria
Prince Rasso of Bavaria
Prince Rasso of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach.-Early life:Rasso was born at Schloß Leutstetten near Starnberg, Bavaria...
, Theresa is also a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a Princess of Bavaria.
Early life
Theresa was the second child and eldest daughter of Archduke Theodor Salvator of Austria and his wife Countess Maria Theresia von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg.Marriage and issue
Theresa married Prince Rasso of BavariaPrince Rasso of Bavaria
Prince Rasso of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach.-Early life:Rasso was born at Schloß Leutstetten near Starnberg, Bavaria...
, second son and youngest child of Prince Franz of Bavaria
Prince Franz of Bavaria
Prince Franz of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a Major General in the Bavarian Army.-Early life and Military career:...
and wife Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ
Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ
Princess Isabella Antonie Eleonore Natalie Klementine of Croÿ, full German name: Isabella Antonie Eleonore Natalie Klementine, Prinzessin von Croÿ was a Princess of Croÿ and member of the House of Croÿ by birth and a Princess of Bavaria and member of...
, on 17 October 1955 at Schloss Wallsee near Amstetten
Amstetten, Lower Austria
Amstetten is a town in Lower Austria. It is the capital of the Amstetten District.-Geography:Is geographically located between 48 ° 07 ' N and 14 ° 52 ' E , at a height of 275 meters , has an area of 52.22 km ² , its population in 2001 was 22,595 inhabitants, with a population density of 441 habs...
. Theresa and Rasso had seven children:
- Princess Maria-Theresia of Bavaria (b. 1956); married Count Tamas Kornis de Goncz-Ruszka; seven children.
- Prince Franz-Josef of BavariaPrince Franz-Josef of BavariaPrince Franz-Josef of Bavaria is a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a member of the Roman Catholic Order of Saint Benedict.-Early life:Franz-Josef was born at Schloß Leutstetten near Starnberg, Bavaria...
(b. 1957), a Benedictine monk in Peramiko, Tanzania, now called Pater Florian. - Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria (b. 1959); married Count Andreas von Kufstein; six children.
- Prince Wolfgang of Bavaria (b. 1960); married Countess Beatrice of Lodron-Laterano and Castelromano; three children.
- Princess Benedikta of Bavaria (b. 1961); married Count Rudolf von Freyberg-Eisenberg; four children.
- Prince Christoph of Bavaria (b. 1962); married Baroness Gudila von PlettenbergHouse of PlettenbergThe House of Plettenberg is a Westphalian noble family of the Uradel. It dates back at least to 1187, when Heidolphus de Plettenbrath was mentioned in a document by Philip I...
; four children. - Princess Gisela of BavariaPrincess Gisela of BavariaPrincess Gisela Maria Karolina Adelgunde of Bavaria is a Princess of Bavaria and member of the House of Wittelsbach by birth and a Princess of Saxe-Gessaphe and member of the House of Saxe-Gessaphe by marriage...
(b. 1964); married Prince Alexander of Saxe-GessaphePrince Alexander of Saxe-GessaphePrince Alexander of Saxe-Gessaphe , is the adopted heir of Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen, and a businessman with Lebanese, Mexican and German roots....
; four children.
Titles and styles
- 9 January 1931 – 17 October 1955: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess Theresa of Austria, Princess of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany
- 17 October 1955 – present: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Princess Theresa of Bavaria
Honours
- Dame of the Order of the Starry CrossOrder of the Starry CrossThe Order of the Starry Cross was founded by Eleanora Gonzaga of Mantua, dowager empress of the Holy Roman Empire, in 1668. This all female order was confirmed by Pope Clement IX, June 28, 1668, and was placed under the spiritual management of the Prince Bishop of Vienna...
- Dame of the Order of TheresaOrder of TheresaThe Order of Theresa was an order for noble ladies in the Kingdom of Bavaria. It continues to function today as an honorary society to which belong the princesses of the House of Wittelsbach as well as other ladies from Bavarian noble families....
- Dame of the Order of Saint ElizabethOrder of Saint ElizabethThe Order of Saint Elizabeth was an all-female chivalric and charitable order in the Kingdom of Bavaria. The following excerpt is from The Orders of Knighthood, British and Foreign :...