Archduchess Elisabeth Marie

Elisabeth Maria Henriette Stephanie Gisela, Archduchess of Austria, (2 September 1883 – 16 March 1963) was the only child of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and Princess Stéphanie, daughter of King Léopold II of the Belgians. Elisabeth of Austria is the name of: Elisabeth of Austria (d. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... September 2 is the 245th day of the year (246th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1883 (MDCCCLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... March 16 is the 75th day of the year (76th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article or section is incomplete and may require expansion and/or cleanup. ... Stéphanie, Princess of Belgium and of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess in Saxony (Stéphanie Clotilde Louise Herminie Marie Charlotte of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, 21 May 1864 – 23 August 1945) was the wife of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria-Hungary. ... Leopold II (Léopold Louis Philippe Marie Victor (French) or Leopold Lodewijk Filips Marie Victor (Dutch) (April 9, 1835 – December 17, 1909) was King of the Belgians. ...

Elisabeth was born at Laxenburg on 2 September 1883. Elisabeth was known within the family as Erzsi, an affectionate Hungarian diminutive. She was the favorite grandchild of her paternal grandfather, Emperor Franz Joseph. Laxenburg is a place in Lower Austria, near Vienna, with approximately 2,600 inhabitants. ... Franz Joseph I Franz Joseph I (in English also Francis Joseph) ( August 18, 1830 – November 21, 1916) of the Habsburg Dynasty was Emperor of Austria and King of Bohemia from 1848 until 1916 and King of Hungary from 1867 until 1916. ...

In 1889, her father and Baroness Mary Vetsera, his lover, were found shot to death in the Mayerling incident. The last photograph taken of Baroness Mary Vetsera (R). ... Hunting lodge and Carmelites church at Mayerling The term Mayerling Incident refers to the series of events leading to the alleged suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and Baroness Mary Vetsera. ...

Rumour had it that Prince Albert, heir to the throne of Belgium, had considered marrying Elisabeth. He asked his uncle and Elisabeth's maternal grandfather, King Léopold II, for permission to propose to her; but Léopold was too angry about the recent morganatic marriage by Elisabeth's mother, so he refused to give Albert his permission. Albert I (April 8, 1875 – February 17, 1934) was the third King of the Belgians. ... Successive Belgian kings are Regents 1830-1831: Erasme Louis Surlet de Chokier 1944-1950: Charles, Count of Flanders None of these were King of Belgium: their title is King of the Belgians. ... King Léopold II His Majesty King Léopold II of the Belgians (Louis Philippe Marie Victor) (April 9, 1835–December 17, 1909), succeeded his father, Léopold I of Belgium, to the Belgian throne in 1865 and remained king until his death. ... A morganatic marriage is a type of marriage which can be contracted in certain countries, usually between persons of unequal social rank (unebenbürtig in German), which prevents the passage of the husbands titles and privileges to the wife and any children born of the marriage. ...

Elisabeth married Prince Otto Weriand of Windisch-Grätz (1873–1952) on 23 January 1902. They had three sons: Princes Franz Joseph, Ernst and Rudolph. Their only daughter, Princess Stephanie of Windisch-Graetz, was born at Ploschkowitz on 9 July 1909. Stephanie died on 7 September 2005. Princess Stephanie of Windisch-Graetz (in German: Stephanie Eleonore Maria Elisabeth Kamilla Philomena Veronika zu Windisch-Grätz), was born at Ploschkowitz on July 9, 1909. ...

In 1925 Elisabeth moved to the Hütteldorf district of Vienna, where she joined the Social Democratic Party. Hütteldorf is a part of Viennas 14th district. ... The Social Democratic Party of Austria (German: Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs, or SPÖ) is one of the oldest political parties in Austria. ...

She formally divorced Prince Otto in early 1948. On 4 May 1948, Elisabeth married Leopold Petznek (1881–1956), with whom she had been living for many years. Leopold was a teacher and a Social Democratic politician who served as Speaker of the lower chamber of parliament. He also spent a period of time imprisoned by the Nazis.

Elisabeth became known as The Red Archduchess because for her association with her husband, Leopold, and the Socialist party. She frequently visited spiritualists, and she wrote about these séances in her diary.

Elisabeth died in Vienna on 16 March 1963 at the age of 80. According to her wishes, she was buried in a nameless grave at the Hütteldorfer Friedhof in Vienna, close to the house where she spent her last years with her enormous dogs (Gruppe 22, Grab G29; nameless white cross).

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References

• Her biography, Die rote Erzherzogin (The Red Archduchess), by Friedrich Weissensteiner.

External link

• http://histclo.hispeed.com/royal/ost/rud/rud-pe.htm