Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg

Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg (Maria Dorothea Luise Wilhelmine Caroline; 1 November 1797 in Carlsruhe (now Pokój), Silesia – 30 March 1855 in Pest, Hungary) was the daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg and Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg.

Family

Maria Dorothea was the eldest of five children born to Duke Louis of Württemberg and his second wife Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg. She was born in Carlsruhe (now Pokój), Silesia, now Poland.

Her brother Alexander was the grandfather of Mary of Teck, the future queen consort of George V of the United Kingdom, Thus, Maria Dorothea was the great-aunt of queen consort Mary of United Kingdom.

She was tutored by her governess, the known memoirist Alexandrine des Écherolles, who described her pupils in her memoirs.

Marriage and children She was the third wife of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary, to whom she was married on 24 August 1819. They had five children:

Name Portrait Lifespan Notes Archduchess Franziska Marie of Austria 30 July 1820 – 23 August 1820 Died in infancy. Archduke Alexander of Austria 100px 6 June 1825 – 12 November 1837 Died in childhood Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria 100px 17 January 1831 – 14 February 1903 Married firstly Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este and had issue; married secondly Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria and had issue. Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria 100px 2 March 1833 – 13 June 1905 Married Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and had issue. Archduchess Marie Henriette of Austria 100px 23 August 1836 – 19 September 1902 Married Leopold II of Belgium and had issue.

Ancestry