Duchess Marie Therese of Württemberg
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Marie Therese of Württemberg (born 12 November 1934 at Schloss Altshausen in Altshausen
, Baden-Württemberg
, Greater German Empire
) was a member of the House of Württemberg and a Duchess of Württemberg by birth and a member of the House of Orléans
and Countess of Clermont and Princess of Orléans through her marriage to Prince Henri, Count of Clermont (now titled Count of Paris and Duke of France), current Orléanist
claimant to the French throne. Upon her divorce from Prince Henri in 1984, Marie Therese was created Duchess of Montpensier by her former father-in-law, Henri, Count of Paris.
and his second wife Archduchess Rosa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany
.
, on 5 July 1957 in Dreux
, Eure-et-Loir
, France
. Upon their marriage, Prince Henri was created Count of Clermont by his father. Marie Therese and Henri had five children:
Marie Therese and Henri divorced on 3 February 1984 after which she was created Duchess of Montpensier in her own right.
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...
, Greater German Empire
Nazi Germany
Nazi Germany , also known as the Third Reich , but officially called German Reich from 1933 to 1943 and Greater German Reich from 26 June 1943 onward, is the name commonly used to refer to the state of Germany from 1933 to 1945, when it was a totalitarian dictatorship ruled by...
) was a member of the House of Württemberg and a Duchess of Württemberg by birth and a member of the House of Orléans
House of Orleans
Orléans is the name used by several branches of the Royal House of France, all descended in the legitimate male line from the dynasty's founder, Hugh Capet. It became a tradition during France's ancien régime for the duchy of Orléans to be granted as an appanage to a younger son of the king...
and Countess of Clermont and Princess of Orléans through her marriage to Prince Henri, Count of Clermont (now titled Count of Paris and Duke of France), current Orléanist
Orléanist
The Orléanists were a French right-wing/center-right party which arose out of the French Revolution. It governed France 1830-1848 in the "July Monarchy" of king Louis Philippe. It is generally seen as a transitional period dominated by the bourgeoisie and the conservative Orleanist doctrine in...
claimant to the French throne. Upon her divorce from Prince Henri in 1984, Marie Therese was created Duchess of Montpensier by her former father-in-law, Henri, Count of Paris.
Family
Marie Therese was the fifth child and fourth daughter of Philipp Albrecht, Duke of WürttembergPhilipp 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...
.
Marriage and issue
Marie Therese married Prince Henri of Orléans, second child and eldest son of Henri, Count of Paris and his wife Princess Isabelle of Orléans-BraganzaIsabelle, comtesse de Paris
Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza , became by marriage duchess of Orléans, of Valois, of Chartres, of Guise, of Enghien, of Vendôme, of Penthièvre, of Aumale, of Nemours and of Montpensier, dauphine of Auvergne, princess of Joinville, princess of Condé, etc., titular Countess of...
, on 5 July 1957 in Dreux
Dreux
Dreux is a commune in the Eure-et-Loir department in northern France.-History:Dreux was known in ancient times as Durocassium, the capital of the Durocasses Celtic tribe. Despite the legend, its name was not related with Druids. The Romans established here a fortified camp known as Castrum...
, Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir
Eure-et-Loir is a French department, named after the Eure and Loir rivers.-History:Eure-et-Loir is one of the original 83 departments created during the French Revolution on March 4, 1790 pursuant to the Act of December 22, 1789...
, France
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
. Upon their marriage, Prince Henri was created Count of Clermont by his father. Marie Therese and Henri had five children:
- Marie Isabelle Marguerite Anne Geneviève d'OrléansPrincess Marie Isabelle of Liechtenstein-References:...
(born 3 January 1959, Boulogne sur Seine) married to Prince Gundakar Albert Alfred Petrus of Liechtenstein (born 1 April 1949, ViennaViennaVienna 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...
) - François Henri Louis Marie d'OrléansFrançois, comte de Clermont-References:* Philippe de Montjouvent, Le comte de Paris et sa descendance, Du Chaney Eds, Paris, 1998, ISBN 2913211003.* Georges Poisson, Les Orléans, une famille en quête d'un trône, Perrin, Paris, 1999 ISBN 226201583X....
(born 7 February 1961, Boulogne sur Seine), Count of Clermont, severely disabled from toxoplasmosisToxoplasmosisToxoplasmosis is a parasitic disease caused by the protozoan Toxoplasma gondii. The parasite infects most genera of warm-blooded animals, including humans, but the primary host is the felid family. Animals are infected by eating infected meat, by ingestion of feces of a cat that has itself...
. - Blanche Elisabeth Rose Marie d'Orléans (born 10 September 1962, RavensburgRavensburgRavensburg 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...
) , severely disabled from toxoplasmosis. - Jean Charles Pierre MarieJean, duc de VendômePrince Jean of Orléans, Dauphin of France, Duke of Vendôme , also named as Jean d’Orléans, is the second son of Prince Henri, Count of Paris, Duke of France, the Head of the House of Orléans, and Duchess Marie Therese of Württemberg...
(born 19 May 1965, Boulogne sur Seine), Duke of Vendôme and Dauphin de ViennoisDauphin de ViennoisThe Counts of Albon were minor French nobles in south-eastern France, in the Rhône Alps region.Under Guigues IV, Count of Albon, who was nicknamed le Dauphin or the Dolphin from the dolphin on his coat of arms, they took a new hereditary title, Dauphin of Viennois , named for the region around...
, married to Philomena de Tornos y Steinhart - Eudes Thibaut Joseph MarieEudes, duc d'AngoulêmePrince Eudes Thibaut Joseph Marie d'Orléans, Duke of Angoulême is the youngest son of Henri, Count of Paris, Duke of France, Orleanist claimant to the throne of France, and of Duchess Marie Therese of Württemberg.-Biography:...
(born 18 March 1968, ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
), Duke of Angoulême, married to Marie-Liesse Claude Anne Rolande de Rohan-Chabot (born 29 June 1969, ParisParisParis is the capital and largest city in France, situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the Île-de-France region...
)
Marie Therese and Henri divorced on 3 February 1984 after which she was created Duchess of Montpensier in her own right.
Titles and styles
- 12 November 1934 – 5 July 1957: Her Royal Highness Duchess Marie Therese of Württemberg
- 5 July 1957 – 3 February 1984: Her Royal Highness The Countess of Clermont, Princess of Orléans, Duchess of Württemberg
- 3 February 1984 – present: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Montpensier, Princess of Orléans, Duchess of Württemberg