Archduchess Helena of Austria, full German

German language

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 name: Helena Marie Alice Christine Josefa Anna Margareta Madeleine Walburga Blandina Cäcilie Philomena Carmela Ignatia Rita de Cascia, Erzherzogin von Österreich, Prinzessin von Toskana (30 October 1903, Linz

Linz

Linz is the third-largest city of Austria and capital of the state of Upper Austria . It is located in the north centre of Austria, approximately south of the Czech border, on both sides of the river Danube. The population of the city is , and that of the Greater Linz conurbation is about...

, Upper Austria

Upper Austria

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, Austria–Hungary – 8 September 1924, Tübingen

Tübingen

Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...

, Baden-Württemberg

Baden-Württemberg

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, Germany

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) was a member of the Tuscan branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bohemia, Hungary, and Tuscany by birth. Through her marriage to Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg

Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg

Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg was the son of Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg and Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria...

, Rosa was also a member of the House of Württemberg and Hereditary Duchess consort of Württemberg.

Early life

Helena was the second-eldest child and eldest daughter of Archduke Peter Ferdinand, Prince of Tuscany

Archduke Peter Ferdinand, Prince of Tuscany

Archduke Peter Ferdinand Salvator Karl Ludwig Maria Joseph Leopold Anton Rupert Pius Pancraz of Austria, Prince Imperial of Austria, Prince of Hungary and Bohemia, Prince of Tuscany) Archduke Peter Ferdinand Salvator Karl Ludwig Maria Joseph Leopold Anton Rupert Pius Pancraz of Austria, Prince...

 and his wife Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies was the titular Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 28 February 1942 to 4 October 1947 as wife of Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria, Prince of Tuscany, the titular Grand Duke.-Family:Maria Cristina was the daughter of Prince Alfonso of Bourbon-Two...

. Helena was raised with her three siblings in Salzburg

Salzburg

-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...

 and Vienna

Vienna

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 until the end of World War I

World War I

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 in 1918 when her family emigrated and moved to Lucerne

Lucerne

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, Switzerland

Switzerland

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Marriage and issue

Helena married Philipp Albrecht, Hereditary Duke of Württemberg

Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg

Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg was the son of Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg and Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria...

, eldest child and son of Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg

Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg

Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg or Albrecht Herzog von Württemberg was a German Generalfeldmarschall and head of the Royal House of Württemberg...

 and his wife Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria

Archduchess Margarete Sophie of Austria

Archduchess Margarete Sophie Marie Annunciata Theresia Caroline Luise Josephe Johanna of Austria, full German name: Margarete Sophie Marie Annunciata Theresia Caroline Luise Josephe Johanna, Erzherzogin von Österreich was a member of...

, on 24 October 1923 in Altshausen

Altshausen

Altshausen is a small Swabian municipality near Ravensburg, Baden-Württemberg, southern Germany.- Geography :Altshausen is situated in Upper Swabia, about 40 kilometers north of Lake Constance...

. Helena and Philipp Albrecht had one daughter:

• Duchess Maria Christina of Württemberg (born 2 September 1924 in Tübingen
  Tübingen
  Tübingen is a traditional university town in central Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It is situated south of the state capital, Stuttgart, on a ridge between the Neckar and Ammer rivers.-Geography:...
  
  ), married on 23 September 1948 to Prince Georg Hartmann of Liechtenstein
  Liechtenstein
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   (11 November 1911 – 18 January 1998), son of Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein
  Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein
  Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein was the son of Prince Alfred of Liechtenstein and Princess Henriette of Liechtenstein , daughter of Alois II of Liechtenstein...
  
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Titles and styles

• 30 October 1903 – 24 October 1923: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess Helena of Austria, Princess of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany
• 24 October 1923 – 8 September 1924: Her Royal Highness The Hereditary Duchess of Württemberg

Ancestry