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Early life. Helena was born in Linz, Upper Austria, Austria-Hungary, the second-eldest child and eldest daughter of Archduke Peter Ferdinand, Prince of Tuscany and his wife Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. [1]
Helena of Austria (German: Helena von Österreich; 7 January 1543 – 5 March 1574) was a co-founder of the Ladies' Convent of Hall (Haller Damenstift), born an archduchess of Austria from the House of Habsburg as the daughter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor.
Helena da Áustria (alemão: Helena von Österreich; 7 de janeiro de 1543 – 5 de março de 1574) foi cofundadora do Convento das Damas de Hall (Haller Damenstift). Ela nasceu como arquiduquesa da Áustria, pertencente à Casa de Habsburgo, e era filha de Fernando I do Sacro Império Romano-Germânico.
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Helene Caroline Therese was the third child and eldest daughter of Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria. Princess Ludovika had been pregnant with twins, but lost one of the fetuses during a trip to Bayreuth. Helene was born on 4 April 1834 in the Herzog Max Palais in Munichand was christened Caroline Therese Helene. As a child, Helene and her siblings enjoyed a more carefree and informal upbringing than what was customary for royal children at the time. Their fam...
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In 1853 Helene traveled with her mother, Ludovika, and her younger sister Elisabeth to Bad Ischl, Upper Austria for the birthday of her cousin, Franz Joseph I, then the Emperor of Austria. During this visit, Franz Joseph asked for Elisabeth's hand in marriage. Historical accounts often contain the assertion that according to a plan by the two mothers, Franz Joseph was to be engaged to Helene instead. However, recent source investigations have shown that there is no written evidence to support...
The wedding ceremony was held on 24 August 1858 at Possenhofen Castle. To mark the occasion, the in-laws gave the bride a necklace worth 160,000 Gulden.[citation needed] In spite of the earlier objections to the match, Helene is considered to have had the only happy marriage among the five Wittelsbach sisters.[citation needed] The first child, a da...
Brigitte Hamann: Kaiserin wider Willen, 1981. ISBN 3-492-22990-5Conte Corti: Elisabeth. Die seltsame Frau, 1934. ISBN 3-222-10897-8Erika Bestenreiter: Sisi und ihre Geschwister, München 2004. ISBN 3-492-24006-2Sigrid-Maria Größing: Sisi und ihre Familie, Wien 2005. ISBN 3-8000-3857-9Media related to Duchess Helene in Bavariaat Wikimedia Commons 1. Thurn-Taxis.com- Helene in Bavaria, a key person in the long history of the Thurn & Taxis Postal family
Archduchess Helena of Austria 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, Hereditary Duke of Württemberg, Helena was also a member of the House of Württemberg and Hereditary Duchess consort of ...
2 de out. de 2023 · By Marie-Claire Chappet. 2 October 2023. Abaca Press / Alamy. It was a major event in the European royal calendar this weekend, as Archduke Alexander of Austria and Countess Natacha Roumiantzoff- Pachkevitch were wed at Eglise Saint Pierre in Belgium.
Archduchess of Austria, nun, co-founder of the convent in Hall in Tirol. Helena of Austria.
