Archduchess Charlotte of Austria
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Archduchess Charlotte of Austria was a daughter of Emperor Charles I of Austria and his wife Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma
. She was also known by the name Charlotte de Bar while a welfare worker in the United States of America from 1943 to 1956.
, Switzerland
, where the Austrian imperial family was living in exile following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after the First World War. Her family lived in various countries during their exile: after they left Switzerland they went to the Portuguese island of Madeira
where her father died a month after her first birthday. They later settled in Belgium before leaving Europe
to fly to the United States
to escape the Nazis. In 1943 Archduchess Charlotte started work as a welfare
worker in Manhattan
's East Harlem neighbourhood using the name Charlotte de Bar.
In May 1956, Charlotte became engaged to George, Duke of Mecklenburg and head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. They were married in a civil ceremony on 21 July 1956 in Pöcking
, Germany
, followed by a religious ceremony four days later. She left her position as a welfare
worker after her marriage. Her husband Duke George died on 6 July 1963 and they had no children.
Archduchess Charlotte, Duchess of Mecklenburg died in Munich
four months after the death of her mother.
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Zita of Bourbon-Parma
Princess Zita of Bourbon-Parma was the wife of Emperor Charles of Austria...
. She was also known by the name Charlotte de Bar while a welfare worker in the United States of America from 1943 to 1956.
Life account
Charlotte Hedwig Franziska Josepha Maria Antonia Roberta Ottonia Pia Anna Ignatia Marcus d'Aviano of Habsburg-Lorraine was born in PranginsPrangins
Prangins is a municipality in the district of Nyon in the canton of Vaud in Switzerland. It is located on Lake Geneva.-Geography:Prangins has an area, , of . Of this area, or 54.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 13.1% is forested...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
, where the Austrian imperial family was living in exile following the collapse of the Austro-Hungarian Empire after the First World War. Her family lived in various countries during their exile: after they left Switzerland they went to the Portuguese island of Madeira
Madeira
Madeira is a Portuguese archipelago that lies between and , just under 400 km north of Tenerife, Canary Islands, in the north Atlantic Ocean and an outermost region of the European Union...
where her father died a month after her first birthday. They later settled in Belgium before leaving Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
to fly to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
to escape the Nazis. In 1943 Archduchess Charlotte started work as a welfare
Welfare
Welfare refers to a broad discourse which may hold certain implications regarding the provision of a minimal level of wellbeing and social support for all citizens without the stigma of charity. This is termed "social solidarity"...
worker in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
's East Harlem neighbourhood using the name Charlotte de Bar.
In May 1956, Charlotte became engaged to George, Duke of Mecklenburg and head of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. They were married in a civil ceremony on 21 July 1956 in Pöcking
Pöcking
Pöcking is a municipality in the district of Starnberg in Bavaria in Germany. Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria, consort of Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria-Hungary, grew up here in the Possenhofen Castle as daughter of Duke Max in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria. Otto von Habsburg, Crown...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
, followed by a religious ceremony four days later. She left her position as a welfare
Welfare
Welfare refers to a broad discourse which may hold certain implications regarding the provision of a minimal level of wellbeing and social support for all citizens without the stigma of charity. This is termed "social solidarity"...
worker after her marriage. Her husband Duke George died on 6 July 1963 and they had no children.
Archduchess Charlotte, Duchess of Mecklenburg died in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
four months after the death of her mother.
Titles and styles
- Her Imperial and Royal Highness Charlotte, Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia
- Her Imperial and Royal Highness Charlotte, Duchess of Mecklenburg, Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia
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