Archduchess Agnes Christina of Austria

Archduchess Agnes Christina of Austria (German: Agnes Christina, Erzherzogin von Österreich, Prinzessin von Toskana;[1] 14 December 1928 – 31 August 2007) was a member of the Tuscan line of the House of Habsburg and an Archduchess of Austria and a Princess of Tuscany by birth.[1] She was the great-granddaughter of Emperor Franz Joseph of Austria-Hungary.

Archduchess Agnes Christina
Born(1928-12-14)14 December 1928
Schloss Persenbeug, Persenbeug-Gottsdorf, Lower Austria, Austria
Died17 April 2007(2007-04-17) (aged 78)
Vienna, Austria
SpousePrince Karl Alfred of Liechtenstein
IssuePrince Dominik
Prince Andreas
Prince Gregor
Princess Alexandra
Princess Maria Pia
Princess Katherina
Princess Brigitte
Names
German: Agnes Christina Franziska Karoline Theresia Raphaela Johanna Magdalena Huberta Josepha Ignatia
HouseHabsburg-Tuscany
FatherArchduke Hubert Salvator of Austria
MotherPrincess Rosemary of Salm-Salm

Family

Agnes Christina Franziska Karoline Theresia Raphaela Johanna Magdalena Huberta Josepha Ignatia, Erzherzogin von Österreich, Prinzessin von Toskana, was the second child and eldest daughter[1] of Archduke Hubert Salvator of Austria and his wife Princess Rosemary of Salm-Salm.[1] She was born on 14 December 1928 at Schloss Persenbeug in Persenbeug-Gottsdorf, Lower Austria, Austria.[1]

Marriage and issue

Agnes Christina married Prince Karl Alfred of Liechtenstein, third child and second-eldest son of Prince Aloys of Liechtenstein and his wife Archduchess Elisabeth Amalie of Austria, on 17 February 1949 at Schloss Persenbeug in Persenbeug-Gottsdorf, Lower Austria, Austria.[1][2] Many royal figures attended, including Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein.[2]

Agnes Christina and Karl Alfred had seven children together:[1]

  • Prince Dominik of Liechtenstein (20 January 1950 – 20 September 2009)
  • Prince Andreas of Liechtenstein (born 25 February 1952)
  • Prince Gregor of Liechtenstein (born 18 April 1954)
  • Princess Alexandra of Liechtenstein (25 December 1955 – 27 February 1993)
  • Princess Maria Pia of Liechtenstein (born 6 August 1960)
  • Princess Katherina of Liechtenstein (born 27 January 1964)
  • Princess Brigitte of Liechtenstein (born 13 April 1967)

She died on 31 August 2007 in Vienna, Austria.[1]

Ancestry

References
  1. Darryl Lundy (14 Dec 2008). "Agnes Christina Erzherzogin von Österreich". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-12-17.
  2. "Habsburg Princess Is Wed", The New York Times, Vienna, 18 February 1949
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