Princess Isabella of Croÿ
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| Princess Isabella of Croÿ | |
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| Duchess of Teschen | |
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| Spouse | Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen |
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| Archduchess Maria Christina Archduchess Maria Anna Archduchess Maria Henrietta Archduchess Natalie Maria Archduchess Stephanie Maria Isabelle Archduchess Gabriele Maria Theresia Archduchess Isabella Archduchess Maria Alice Archduke Albrecht Franz, Duke of Teschen |
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| Full name | |
| German: Isabella Hedwig Franziska Natalie | |
| Father | Rudolf, Duke of Croÿ |
| Mother | Princess Natalie of Ligne |
| Born | 27 February 1856 Dülmen |
| Died | 5 September 1931 (aged 75) Budapest |
Princess Isabella Hedwig Franziska Natalie of Croÿ (27 February 1856 - 5 September 1931) was the daughter of Rudolf, Duke of Croÿ, and his wife Princess Natalie of Ligne.
[edit] Marriage and issue
She married Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen on 8 October 1878. They had eight daughters (Christina, Maria Anna, Henrietta, Natalie, Stephanie, Gabriele, Isabella, and Marie Alice) and a son named Albert.
[edit] Archduke Franz Ferdinand
In the mid-1890s the heir to the Austro-Hungarian throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria began visiting Isabella and Friedrich's home. At first it was assumed that he was there to court one of their many daughters. Eventually it was discovered that in fact he was courting Countess Sophie Chotek, a lady-in-waiting to Archduchess Isabella.
Isabella became infuriated that Franz Ferdinand had not singled out one of her eight daughters as his bride and future empress; as a result she engaged in a crusade to thwart the marriage of Franz Ferdinand and Sophie. Sophie was dismissed from service, thus beginning an ongoing conflict between Friedrich and Franz Ferdinand who married Sophie in 1900. The marriage was morganatic; Sophie was subjected to the indignities of a much lower rank at court than that of her husband, and none of their children could succeed to their father's dynastic honours.
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