Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg (b. 1933)
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Duchess Elisabeth Maria Margarethe Alix Helene Rosa Philippine Christine Josepha Therese vom Kinde Jesu of Württemberg (born 2 February 1933 in Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....

, Free People's State of Württemberg
Free People's State of Württemberg
The Free People's State of Württemberg was a state of Germany during the Weimar Republic in Württemberg.-1918 revolution:As Germany underwent violent revolution near the end of World War I, the Kingdom of Württemberg was transformed from a monarchy to a democratic republic without bloodshed; its...

, German Empire
Weimar Republic
The Weimar Republic is the name given by historians to the parliamentary republic established in 1919 in Germany to replace the imperial form of government...

) is a member of the House of Württemberg and a Duchess of Württemberg by birth and through her marriage to Prince Antoine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Prince Antoine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Prince Antoine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies is a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies which ruled the defunct Kingdom of the Two Sicilies until 1859.-Family:...

, a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Kingdom of the Two Sicilies
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 and a Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.

Family

Elisabeth was the third child and second daughter of Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg
Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg was the son of Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg and Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria...

 and his second wife Archduchess Rosa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany
Archduchess Rosa of Austria
Archduchess Rosa Maria Antonie Roberta Josepha Anna Walburga Carmela Ignazia Rita de Cascia of Austria, full German name: Rosa Maria Antonie Roberta Josepha Anna Walburga Carmela Ignazia Rita de Cascia, Erzherzogin von Österreich was a member of the...

. Elisabeth's younger brother, Carl, Duke of Württemberg
Carl, Duke of Württemberg
Carl, Duke of Württemberg is the current Head of the House of Württemberg.-Heir to House of Württemberg:...

, is the current Head of the House of Württemberg.

Marriage

Elisabeth married Prince Antoine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Prince Antoine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Prince Antoine of Bourbon-Two Sicilies is a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies which ruled the defunct Kingdom of the Two Sicilies until 1859.-Family:...

, only child of Prince Gabriel of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Prince Gabriel of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
Prince Gabriele Maria Giuseppe Carlo Ignazio Antonio Alfonso Pietro Giovanni Gerardo di Majella et Omni Sancti of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was a member of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and a Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.-Family:Gabriel was the twelfth child and youngest son of Prince Alfonso of...

 and his first wife Princess Malgorzata Izabella Czartoryska
Princess Malgorzata Izabella Czartoryska
Princess Malgorzata Izabella Maria Magdalene Antoinette Hyacinthe Josephe Luise Marie Czartoryska, was a princess of the House of Czartoryski by birth...

, civilly on 18 July 1958 and religiously on 19 July 1958 in Altshausen
Altshausen
Altshausen is a small Swabian municipality near Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany.- Geography :Altshausen is situated in Upper Swabia, about 40 kilometers north of Lake Constance...

, Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg
Baden-Württemberg is one of the 16 states of Germany. Baden-Württemberg is in the southwestern part of the country to the east of the Upper Rhine, and is the third largest in both area and population of Germany's sixteen states, with an area of and 10.7 million inhabitants...

, Germany
Germany
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. Elisabeth and Antoine have four children:
  • Prince François Philipp Maria Joseph Gabriel of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 20 June 1960 in Ravensburg
    Ravensburg
    Ravensburg is a town in Upper Swabia in Southern Germany, capital of the district of Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg.Ravensburg was first mentioned in 1088. In the Middle Ages, it was an Imperial Free City and an important trading centre...

    )
∞ Countess Alexandra of Schönborn-Wiesentheid (born 2 June 1967 in Zürich
Zürich
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) on 2 June 2000 in Geneva
Geneva
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  • Prince Antoine Gaetano Nicolas Istvan Marie of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 6 June 2003 in Geneva)
  • Princess Dorothée Maria Amalia Tatiana Hélène of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 10 May 2005 in Zürich)
    • Princess Maria Carolina Johanna Rosa Cecilia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 18 July 1962 in Friedrichshafen
      Friedrichshafen
      This article is about a German town. For the Danish town, see Frederikshavn, and for the Finnish town, see Fredrikshamn .Friedrichshafen is a university city on the northern side of Lake Constance in Southern Germany, near the borders with Switzerland and Austria.It is the district capital of the...

      )
∞ Andreas Baumbach (born 30 April 1963 in Tübingen
Tübingen
Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...

) on 6 May 1988 in Tübingen
  • Prince Gennaro Maria Pio Casimir of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 27 January 1966 in Ravensburg)
  • Princess Maria Annunziata Urraca Margarita Elisabeth of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (born 4 March 1973 in Friedrichshafen)
∞ Count Carl Fredrik Creutz (born 1 November 1971) on 2 August 2003 in Helsinki
Helsinki
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Titles and styles

  • 2 February 1933 – 18 July 1958: Her Royal Highness Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg
  • 18 July 1958 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Elisabeth of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess of Württemberg

Ancestry

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