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Archduchess Hedwig
Countess of Stolberg-Stolberg
Hedwig, 1913
Born(1896-09-24)24 September 1896
Bad Ischl, Austria-Hungary
Died1 November 1970(1970-11-01) (aged 74)
Hall in Tirol, Austria
SpouseBernhard, Count zu Stolberg-Stolberg
IssueMarie Elisabeth zu Stolberg-Stolberg
Franz Josef zu Stolberg-Stolberg
Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg
Bernhard zu Stolberg-Stolberg
Theresa zu Stolberg-Stolberg
Carl Franz zu Stolberg-Stolberg
Ferdinand zu Stolberg-Stolberg
Anna zu Stolberg-Stolberg
Magdalena zu Stolberg-Stolberg
Names
German: Hedwig Maria Immakulata Michaela Ignatia
HouseHabsburg-Lorraine
FatherArchduke Franz Salvator of Austria
MotherArchduchess Marie Valerie of Austria

Archduchess Hedwig of Austria (Hedwig Maria Immakulata Michaela Ignatia; 24 September 1896 in Bad Ischl – 1 November 1970 in Hall in Tirol) was the second daughter of Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria and his wife, Marie Valerie of Austria. She was a granddaughter of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth.

Biography

Hedwig was born on 24 September 1896 in Bad Ischl. She was the second daughter and fourth child of Archduke Franz Salvator of Austriaand his wife, Marie Valerie of Austria. Through her mother, she was the grandchild of Empress Elisabeth "Sisi" of Austria and Franz Joseph I of Austria. Empress Elisabeth visited her daughter shortly after delivery.

Hedwig (left) and her sister Elisabeth (right), 1912

Her mother gave her the hunting lodge Kühtai in Austria, as a wedding gift in 1917, it having been acquired in 1893 by Emperor Franz Joseph and bequeathed to Marie Valerie.

Hedwig married on 24 April 1918 to Count Bernhard of Stolberg-Stolberg[1] (1881–1952), a son of Count Leopold of Stolberg-Stolberg and of Scottish heiress Mary Eddington (daughter of Colonel Smollett Montgomerie Eddington, JP, DL, of Glencreggan House, Kintyre, Argyllshire).[2] They married at the castle of Wallsee, owned by the bridegroom's father. The couple had nine children:

In 1949 Hedwig began to transform the castle into a ski lodge, subsequently opened to the public as Kühtai ski resort.

Hedwig died in 1970 aged 74 in Hall in Tyrol. She is buried in the family vault in the cemetery Hall.

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ Koenig, Marlene Eilers (2008-08-11). "Royal Musings: Archduchess Hedwig engaged". Royal Musings. Retrieved 2022-08-06.
  2. ^ Burke, Bernard (1891). A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Colonial Gentry. Harrison & Sons. p. 270. Retrieved 25 November 2023.
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