Burial Imperial Crypt, Vienna House House of Habsburg Role 1825-1915 | Name Archduchess Karoline Religion Roman Catholic | |
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Born 10 September 1825
Vienna, Austrian Empire ( 1825-09-10 ) Father Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen Mother Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg Died July 17, 1915, Baden bei Wien, Austria Spouse Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria (m. 1852) Parents Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg, Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen Cousins Marie Louise - Duchess, Maria Leopoldina of Austria, Ferdinand I of Austria, Archduke Franz Karl of Austria, Franz - Count of Meran Similar People Archduke Charles - Duke of T, Princess Henrietta of Nassau‑Weilburg, Archduke Rainer Joseph of, Maria Theresa of Austria, Maria Carolina of Austria | ||
Archduchess Maria Karoline of Austria (Maria Karoline Luise Christine, Erzherzogin von Österreich; 10 September 1825 – 17 July 1915) was an Archduchess of Austria.
Life
Archduchess Maria Karoline was born in Vienna as the second daughter and sixth child of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg. Her father was a son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain and the "hero of Aspern". Her mother was a daughter of Frederick William of Nassau-Weilburg (1768–1816) and his wife Burgravine Louise Isabelle of Kirchberg. Between her siblings there were Maria Theresa, Queen consort of Two Sicilies and Archduke Albrecht, Duke of Teschen.
She was Princess-Abbess of the Theresian Royal and Imperial Ladies Chapter of the Castle of Prague (1844-1852).
On 21 February 1852, Maria Karoline married her cousin Archduke Rainer Ferdinand of Austria, third son of Archduke Rainer of Austria and Princess Elisabeth of Savoy-Carignano. The marriage was a very happy one, and the couple was probably the most popular amongst the Habsburg family. The marriage remained childless.
At the time of her death, she was the last surviving grandchild of Leopold II.