Archduchess Hedwig of Austria

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Countess of Stolberg-Stolberg

Archduchess Hedwig

Countess of Stolberg-Stolberg

Hedwig, 1913

Born

(1896-09-24)24 September 1896
Bad Ischl, Austria-Hungary

Died

1 November 1970(1970-11-01) (aged 74)
Hall in Tirol, Austria

Spouse

Bernhard, Count zu Stolberg-Stolberg

Issue

Marie 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

House

Habsburg-Lorraine

Father

Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria

Mother

Archduchess 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.

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:

Marie Elisabeth zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1919-2012)
Franz Josef zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1920-1986)
Friedrich Leopold zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1921-2007)
Bernhard Friedrich Hubertus zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1922-1958)
Therese Maria Valerie zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1923-1982)
Carl Franz zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1925-2003)
Ferdinand Maria Immaculata zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1926-1998)
Anna Regina Emanuela Maria zu Stolberg-Stolberg (1927-2002)
Magdalena Maria Mathilde zu Stolberg-Stolberg (* 1930)

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

Ancestors of Archduchess Hedwig of Austria

16. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany

8. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany

17. Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily

4. Archduke Karl Salvator of Austria

18. Francis I of the Two Sicilies (= 20)

9. Princess Maria Antonia of the Two Sicilies

19. Infanta María Isabella of Spain (= 21)

2. Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria

20. Francis I of the Two Sicilies (= 18)

10. Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies

21. Infanta María Isabella of Spain (= 19)

5. Princess Maria Immaculata of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

22. Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen

11. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria

23. Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg

1. Archduchess Hedwig of Austria

24. Francis II, Holy Roman Emperor

12. Archduke Franz Karl of Austria

25. Princess Maria Theresa of Naples and Sicily

6. Franz Joseph I of Austria

26. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (= 30)

13. Princess Sophie of Bavaria

27. Princess Caroline of Baden (= 31)

3. Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria

28. Duke Pius August in Bavaria

14. Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria

29. Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg

7. Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria

30. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (= 26)

15. Princess Ludovika of Bavaria

31. Princess Caroline of Baden (= 27)

References

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

Austrian archduchesses by descent

Generations are numbered by male-line descent from Frederick III, Holy Roman Emperor. Later generations are included although Austrian titles of nobility were abolished and outlawed in 1919.

1st generation