Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria
Noble person
1867 – 1932
Who was Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria?
Maria Dorothea of Austria, full German name: Maria Dorothea Amalie, Erzherzogin von Österreich was a member of the Hungarian line of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bohemia, Hungary, and Tuscany by birth. Through her marriage to Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Maria Dorothea was also a member of the House of Orléans. Philippe was the Orléanist claimant to the throne of France from 1894 to 1926 and known to Orléanist monarchists as "Philippe VIII of France." Thus, to Orléanist monarchists, Maria Dorothea was titular Queen of France from 1896 to 1926, and Dowager Queen of France until her death in 1932.
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- Born
- Jun 14, 1867
Alcsútdoboz - Also known as
- Maria Dorothea of Austria
- Maria Dorothea Amalie, Erzherzogin von Österreich
- Maria Dorothea Amalie
- Parents
- Spouses
- Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans
(1896/11/05 - 1914)
- Prince Philippe, Duke of Orléans
- Nationality
- Austria
- Died
- Apr 6, 1932
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on July 23, 2013
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