Duchess Marie-Thérèse of Württemberg
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Duchess Marie-Thérèse of Württemberg (German: Marie Therese Nadejda Albertine Rosa Philippine Margarethe Christine Helene Josepha Martina Leopoldine Herzogin von Württemberg;[citation needed] born 12 November 1934[citation needed]), known as the Duchess of Montpensier, is a German-born aristocrat. A daughter of the claimant to the royal throne of Württemberg, abolished in 1918, she was the first wife of Prince Henri, Count of Clermont. Marie-Thérèse is the mother of Prince Jean, Duke of Vendôme, head of the House of Orléans and Orléanist claimant to the French throne.[1]
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| Born | 12 November 1934 Schloss Altshausen, Altshausen, Free People's State of Württemberg, Nazi Germany | ||||
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| House | Württemberg | ||||
| Father | Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg | ||||
| Mother | Archduchess Rosa of Austria | ||||
Family
editMarie Thérèse was the fifth child and fourth daughter of Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg, and his second wife, Archduchess Rosa of Austria, Princess of Tuscany.[1] She was born at Altshausen Castle, Baden-Württemberg, Germany.
Marriage and issue
editMarie Thérèse married Prince Henri, Count of Clermont, eldest son of Henri, Count of Paris, and his wife, Princess Isabelle of Orléans-Braganza, on 5 July 1957 in Dreux, France.[citation needed] Three years later, her younger brother Carl, Duke of Württemberg, would marry Henri's younger sister, Princess Diane d'Orléans.
Marie Thérèse and Henri had five children:[citation needed]
- Princess Marie d'Orléans (born 1959), married to Prince Gundakar of Liechtenstein (born 1949), son of Prince Prince Johann Baptist of Liechtenstein (1914 - 2004) and his wife, Princess Clothilde of Thurn und Taxis (1922-2009).
- Prince François, Count of Clermont (7 February 1961 - 30 December 2017), severely disabled from toxoplasmosis.
- Princess Blanche d'Orléans (born 10 September 1962, Ravensburg), severely disabled from toxoplasmosis.
- Prince Jean, Count of Paris (born 19 May 1965), married to Philomena de Tornos y Steinhart (born 19 June 1977)
- Prince Eudes, Duke of Angoulême (born 18 March 1968), married to Countess Marie-Liesse de Rohan-Chabot (born 29 June 1969), daughter of Count Louis Meriadec de Rohan-Chabot (b. 1937) and his wife, Princess Isabelle de Bauffremont-Marnay (b. 1944).
Marie Thérèse and Henri were legally separated on 23 February 1977, divorced on 3 February 1984, and the marriage was canonically annulled in March 2009.[1][2] Upon her divorce from Prince Henri in 1984, she was given the title Duchess of Montpensier by her former father-in-law, as head of the Orléans dynasty.[1]
Ancestry
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References
edit- ^ a b c d Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Hauser Band XVI., Limburg an der Lahn, 2001, p. 181[ISBN missing]
- ^ Desnos, Marie (28 September 2009). "Henri d'Orléans: le mariage de l'amour et de la discorde". Paris Match. Archived from the original on 28 July 2012. Retrieved 18 October 2012.