Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (1845–1927)

For other people named Maria Theresa of Austria, see Maria Theresa of Austria (disambiguation).

Maria Theresa of Austria
Duchess of Württemberg
File:Maria Teresa de Áustria-Teschen.3.jpg
Born	(1845-07-15)15 July 1845 Vienna, Austrian Empire
Died	Tübingen, Weimar Republic
Spouse	Duke Philipp of Württemberg
Issue	Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg Maria of Württemberg Maria Isabella, Princess of Saxony Duke Robert of Württemberg Duke Ulrich of Württemberg
Full name Maria Theresa Anna
House	House of Habsburg-Lorraine House of Württemberg
Father	Archduke Albert, Duke of Teschen
Mother	Hildegard of Bavaria
Religion	Roman Catholic

Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (15 July 1845 – 8 October 1927) was a member of the Austrian house of Habsburg-Lorraine.

Life

Maria Theresa was a daughter of Archduke Albert, Duke of Teschen and Princess Hildegard of Bavaria.

In June 1862, King Louis I of Portugal asked Maria Theresa to marry him in a letter sent to her father. It was urgent for him to get married as his older brother, King Peter V, had died in November 1861, without issue and two of his younger brothers, John and Ferdinand, followed him shortly after, which left the Braganza dynasty almost without heirs. He had already selected a number of brides including Princess Marie of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1845-1912), sister of his late sister-in-law Stephanie, Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria (1847-1897), Princess Maria Pia of Savoy (1847-1910) and also considered some Austrian archduchesses, Maria Theresa being one of them, but didn't know which one to choose. So he sent letters to his cousin, Queen Victoria, and his great-uncle, King Leopold of the Belgians, to ask for their advise. Both agreed that the best choice was Maria Theresa. Thus, King Luís sent his letter. However, his wish was not fulfilled as her father, Archduke Albert, thought she was too young at the time (she was one month away from turning 17) and needed to finish her education. Two weeks after, Luís asked for the hand of Princess Maria Pia of Savoy and, this time, was accepted, even though Maria Pia, born in 1847, was even younger than Maria Theresa.

On 18 January 1865 in Vienna she married Duke Philipp of Württemberg, a member of a cadet branch of the Royal House of Württemberg. He was the son of Duke Alexander of Württemberg and of Princess Marie d'Orléans.

Children

• Albrecht (1865–1939)
• Maria Amelie (1865–1883)
• Maria Isabella (1871–1904), married Prince Johann Georg of Saxony, second son of King George I of Saxony
• Robert (1873–1947)
• Ulrich (1877–1944)

Ancestry

Family of Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria (1845–1927)

16. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor               8. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor                       17. Maria Theresa of Austria               4. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen                             18. Charles III of Spain               9. Maria Luisa of Spain                       19. Maria Amalia of Saxony               2. Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen                                   20. Charles Christian, Prince of Nassau-Weilburg               10. Frederick William, Duke of Nassau                       21. Princess Carolina of Orange-Nassau               5. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg                             22. Georg, Landgrave of Kirchberg, Count of Sayn-Hachenburg               11. Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg                       23. Countess Elisabeth Augusta Reuss of Greiz               1. Maria Theresa of Austria                                         24. Count Palatine Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken               12. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria                       25. Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach               6. Ludwig I of Bavaria                             26. Landgrave George William of Hesse-Darmstadt               13. Landgravine Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt                       27. Countess Marie Luise Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim               3. Princess Hildegard of Bavaria                                   28. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen               14. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg                       29. Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar               7. Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen                             30. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg               15. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz                       31. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt