Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este

Princess Margherita
Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este
Princess Margherita on 30 August 1953 cover of Epoca
Born	(1930-04-07) 7 April 1930 Palace of Capodimonte, Naples, Italy
Spouse	Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este
Issue	Archduchess Maria Beatrice Archduke Lorenz Archduke Gerhard Archduke Martin Archduchess Isabella
Full name Margherita Isabella Maria Vittoria Emanuela Elena Gennara
House	House of Savoy-Aosta (by birth) House of Austria-Este (by marriage)
Father	Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta
Mother	Princess Anne d'Orléans

Styles of Princess Margherita, Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este
Reference style	Her Imperial and Royal Highness
Spoken style	Your Imperial and Royal Highness
Alternative style	Ma'am

Italian Royal Family
HRH The Duke of Aosta HRH The Duchess of Aosta HRH The Duke of Apulia HRH The Duchess of Apulia HRH Prince Umberto HRH Prince Amedeo HRH Princess Isabella HRH Princess Bianca HRH Princess Mafalda HI&RH The Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este HRH Princess Maria Cristina Extended family HRH Princess Maria Isabella HRH The Prince of Naples HRH The Princess of Naples HRH The Prince of Venice HRH The Princess of Venice HRH Princess Vittoria HRH Princess Luisa HRH Princess Maria Pia HRH Princess Maria Gabriella HRH Princess Maria Beatrice

Margherita, Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este (née Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta; born 7 April 1930) is the first-born child of the late Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta and Princess Anne d'Orléans.

Biography

Marriage and issue

Margherita's family announced her engagement to Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este on 20 October 1953. They married on 29 December 1953 in Bourg-en-Bresse, Ain, France (civilly) and 29 December 1953 (religiously), in Brou, France. He was the second son of former Emperor Charles I of Austria and Zita of Bourbon-Parma. Robert was 38, and Margherita was 23. As the royal couple arrived for the first ceremony, hundreds of Austrians and Italians stood outside the town hall where the marriage was held. The wedding was also attended by former King Umberto II of Italy and Robert's older brother Otto of Habsburg, the claimant to the Austrian throne. At six feet tall, Margherita was, according to some witnesses, an impressive sight. She wore an ivory gown made out of satin with a long train hung from a diamond tiara.

The couple took up residence in Paris, where Robert was a bank clerk. They had five children:

• Archduchess Maria Beatrice Anna Felicitas Zita Charlotte Adelheid Christina Elisabeth Gennara (11 December 1954). Married Count Riprand of Arco-Zinneberg, a great-grandson of the last Bavarian king, Ludwig III, and has issue. They have six daughters:
  • Countess Anna Therese Marie von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (b. 28 December 1981 at Munich)
  • Countess Margherita Ginevra Maria von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (b. 18 June 1983 at Munich)
  • Countess Olympia Elena Maria von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (b. 4 January 1988 at Munich)
  • Countess Maximiliana Aimée Maria von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (b. 1 November 1990 at Greenwich, Connecticut)
  • Countess Marie Gabrielle Hillary von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (b. 1992 at Greenwich, Connecticut)
  • Countess Giorgiana Astrid Maria von und zu Arco-Zinneberg (b. 1997 at Greenwich, Connecticut)
• Archduke Lorenz Otto Carl Amadeus Thadeus Maria Pius Andreas Marcus d'Aviano (16 December 1955), Created Prince of Belgium on 10 November 1995. Married 22 September 1984 at Brussels, Princess Astrid of Belgium (b. 1962) only daughter of King Albert II of the Belgians. They have three daughters and two sons:
  • Prince Amedeo Marie Joseph Carl Pierre Philippe Paola Marcus d'Aviano of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (b. 21 February 1986)
  • Princess Maria Laura Zita Beatrix Gerhard of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (b. 26 August 1988)
  • Prince Joachim Carl Maria Nikolaus Isabelle Marcus d'Aviano of Belgium, Archduke of Austria-Este (b. 9 December 1991)
  • Princess Luisa Maria Anna Martine Pilar of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (b. 12 October 1995)
  • Princess Laetitia Maria Nora Anna Joachim Zita of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (b. 23 April 2003);
• Archduke Gerhard Thaddäus Anton Marcus d'Aviano Maria Umberto Otto Carl Amadeus (30 October 1957) who wed in 2015 Iris Jandrasits (1961);
• Archduke Martin Carl Amadeo Maria (21 December 1959). Married Princess Katharina of Isenburg-Birstein. They have three sons and a daughter:
  • Archduke Bartholomäus Karl Robert of Austria (b. 27 July 2006 at Pavia);
  • Archduke Emmanuel Achatius Franz Alexander of Austria (b. 15 February 2008 at Pavia);
  • Archduchess Helene Cristina Margherita of Austria (b. 13 July 2009 at Pavia);
  • Archduke Luigi Amedeo Thadeus (b. 12 February 2011 at Pavia);
• Archduchess Isabella Maria Laura Helena Antonia Zita Anna Gennara (2 March 1963). Married Count Andrea Czarnocki-Lucheschi. They have three sons and a daughter:
  • Count Alvise Marie Lorenz Bronislaw Robert Marcus d'Aviano Czarnocki-Lucheschi (b. 1999 at Brussels)
  • Count Carlo Amedeo Czarnocki-Lucheschi (b. 2 May 2000 at Brussels)
  • Countess Maria Anna Astrid Martin Zita Lucia Victoria Czarnocki-Lucheschi (b. 15 February 2002 at Brussels)
  • Count Alessandro Czarnocki-Lucheschi (b. 24 August 2004 at Brussels)

Titles and styles

• 7 April 1930 – 29 December 1953 Her Royal Highness Princess Margherita of Savoy-Aosta
• 29 December 1953 – 7 February 1996 Her Imperial and Royal Highness Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este
• 7 February 1996 – present Her Imperial and Royal Highness Margherita, Dowager Archduchess of Austria-Este

Ancestry

Family of Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este

16. Victor Emmanuel II of Italy               8. Amadeo I of Spain                       17. Archduchess Maria Adelaide of Austria               4. Emanuele Filiberto, 2nd Duke of Aosta                             18. Charles Emmanuel dal Pozzo, 5th Prince della Cisterna               9. Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, 6th Princess della Cisterna                       19. Countess Louise Caroline Ghislaine de Merode               2. Amedeo, 3rd Duke of Aosta                                   20. Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans (= 24, 28)               10. Philippe, Count of Paris (= 14)                       21. Duchess Helen of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (= 25, 29)               5. Princess Hélène of Orléans                             22. Antoine, Duke of Montpensier (= 30)               11. Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans (= 15)                       23. Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain (= 31)               1. Margherita, Archduchess of Austria-Este                                         24. Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans (= 20, 28)               12. Prince Robert, Duke of Chartres                       25. Duchess Helen of Mecklenburg-Schwerin(= 21, 29)               6. Jean, Duke of Guise                             26. François, Prince of Joinville               13. Princess Françoise of Orléans                       27. Princess Francisca of Brazil               3. Princess Anne of Orléans                                   28. Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans (= 20, 24)               14. Philippe, Count of Paris (= 10)                       29. Duchess Helen of Mecklenburg-Schwerin (= 21, 25)               7. Princess Isabelle of Orléans                             30. Antoine, Duke of Montpensier (= 22)               15. Princess Marie Isabelle of Orléans (= 11)                       31. Infanta Luisa Fernanda of Spain (= 23)