Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg (1922–2011)

For the daughter of William IV, see Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg (1901–1950).

Duchess of Hohenberg

Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg

Duchess of Hohenberg
Born| (1922-12-22)22 December 1922
Berg Castle, Luxembourg
Died| 22 November 2011(2011-11-22) (aged 88)
Fischbach Castle, Fischbach, Luxembourg
Burial|

Artstetten Castle, Austria[1]

Spouse|

Prince Franz, Duke of Hohenberg

(m. 1956; died 1977)​

Issue| Princess Anita
Princess Sophie
| Names

Elisabeth Hilda Zita Marie Anna Antonia Friederike Wilhelmine Luise
House| House of Nassau-Weilburg
Father| Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma
Mother| Charlotte, Grand Duchess of Luxembourg

Princess Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg (born Princess Elisabeth Hilda Zita Marie Anna Antonia Friederike Wilhelmine Luise of Luxembourg; 22 December 1922 – 22 November 2011) was a Luxembourgish princess. She was a daughter of Grand Duchess Charlotte and her husband, Prince Felix of Bourbon-Parma,[2] the sister of Grand Duke Jean and the aunt of Grand Duke Henri. In 1956 she married Franz, Duke of Hohenberg.

## Biography

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Princess Elisabeth was born at Berg Castle in Luxembourg on 22 December 1922 as the second child and first daughter of Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix.[2] To commemorate her birth, Luxembourg issued a stamp as a souvenir sheet the following year, the world's first such miniature sheet.[3]

Facing the German invasion in 10 May 1940 during World War II, the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg left the country to find refuge in Portugal, after receiving transit visas from the Portuguese consul Aristides de Sousa Mendes, in June 1940. They arrived at Vilar Formoso on 23 June 1940. After travelling through Coimbra and Lisbon, the family first stayed in Cascais, in Casa de Santa Maria, owned by Manuel Espírito Santo, who was then the honorary consul for Luxembourg in Portugal. By July they had moved to Monte Estoril, staying at the Chalet Posser de Andrade. On 10 July 1940, Princess Elisabeth, together with her father Prince Félix, her siblings, Heir Prince Jean, Princess Marie Adelaide, Princess Marie Gabriele, Prince Charles and Princess Alix, the nanny Justine Reinard and the chauffeur Eugène Niclou, along with his wife Joséphine, boarded the S.S. Trenton headed for New York City.[4][5]

While Prince Félix and his children went to America, Grand Duchess Charlotte headed for London. Forced to respect American impartiality, the Grand Ducal Family settled for Montreal, Canada. With her father and brother Jean, Princess Elisabeth moved to London in 1942. With her sister Princess Marie Adelaide of Luxembourg, she attended Convent of the Sacred Heart in Roehampton, England, and the Collège Jésus-Marie de Sillery,[6] near Quebec City, Canada. After the war ended, the Grand Ducal Family regained the grand duchy.

## Marriage and issue

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She married Franz, Duke of Hohenberg (1927–1977) in Luxembourg on 9 May 1956.[2] He was a grandson of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria,[2] whose assassination in 1914 sparked World War I.

They had two daughters, Anita and Sophie, and seven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.[2]

## Final years

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Elisabeth's gravestone in Artstetten Castle

Princess Elisabeth returned to Luxembourg after her husband's death in 1977. In 1983 she inherited Artstetten Castle, which she ceded that year to her oldest daughter, Anita de La Poëze d´Harambure. Following the death of her mother Grand Duchess Charlotte, in 1985, she moved to Wasserhaf, near Fischbach Castle. Between 1980 and 1990, she participated in Luxembourgish official ceremonies. Towards the end of her life, she resided at Fischbach Castle with her older brother, Grand Duke Jean.

She died at Fischbach Castle on 22 November 2011 aged 88, following a stroke in 2010. She was cremated and buried next to her husband in a crypt at Artstetten Castle.

## References

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1. ^ Place of burial
2. ^ a b c d e Enache, Nicolas. La Descendance de Marie-Therese de Habsburg. ICC, Paris, 1996. pp. 55–56, 59, 426, 479–480, 489 (French). ISBN 2-908003-04-X
3. ^ Refreshercourse Archived 27 January 2013 at archive.today
4. ^ “A fuga da família grã-ducal”, by Margarida de Magalhães Ramalho (2019).
5. ^ Exiles Memorial Center.
6. ^ Bernier Arcand, Philippe, « Les Bourbon-Parme dans les institutions d’enseignement du Québec », Histoire Québec, 202, p. 24-28 (lire en ligne [archive])

## External links

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Princesses of Luxembourg by birth

Generations are numbered from the ascension of Adolphe as Grand Duke of Luxembourg in 1890.

1st generation|

* Hilda, Grand Duchess of Baden

2nd generation|

* Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde
* Grand Duchess Charlotte
* Hilda, Princess of Schwarzenberg
* Antoinette, Crown Princess of Bavaria
* Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis
* Princess Sophie of Saxony

3rd generation|

* Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg*
* Marie Adelaide, Countess Henckel von Donnersmarck*
* Marie Gabrielle, Countess af Holstein-Ledreborg*
* Alix, Princess of Ligne*

4th generation|

* Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria*
* Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein*

5th generation|

* Princess Alexandra, Mrs. Bagory*

6th generation|

* none

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The generations are numbered from the ascension of William as Duke of Nassau in 1816.

1st generation|

* Duchess Therese of Oldenburg
* Marie, Princess of Wied
* Helena, Princess of Waldeck and Pyrmont
* Sophia, Queen of Sweden and Norway

2nd generation|

* Hilda, Grand Duchess of Baden*

3rd generation|

* Grand Duchess Marie-Adélaïde*
* Grand Duchess Charlotte*
* Hilda, Princess of Schwarzenberg*
* Antoinette, Crown Princess of Bavaria*
* Princess Elisabeth of Thurn and Taxis*
* Princess Sophie of Saxony*

4th generation|

* Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg*^
* Marie-Adélaïde, Countess of Donnersmarck*^
* Marie Gabrielle, Countess af Holstein-Ledreborg*^
* Alix, Princess of Ligne*^

5th generation|

* Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria*^
* Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein*^

6th generation|

* Princess Alexandra, Mrs. Bagory*

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^also a princess of Bourbon-Parma by birth

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1st generation|

Vittoria, Duchess of Urbino

2nd generation|

* None

3rd generation|

* Margherita, Hereditary Princess of Mantua

4th generation|

* Maria Caterina, Duchess of Modena
* Vittoria, Duchess of Modena

6th generation|

* Margherita Maria, Duchess of Modena

7th generation|

* Elisabeth, Queen of Spain

8th generation|

* None

9th generation|

* Isabella, Archduchess of Austria
* Maria Luisa, Queen of Spain

10th generation|

* Carolina, Princess Maximilian of Saxony
* Princess Maria Antonia
* Princess Maria Carlotta

11th generation|

* Maria Luisa Carlota, Crown Princess of Saxony

13th generation|

* Margherita, Duchess of Madrid

14th generation|

* Marie Louise, Princess of Bulgaria
* Zita, Empress of Austria

15th generation|

* Alicia, Duchess of Calabria
* Marie Françoise, Princess Edouard de Lobkowicz
* Princess Marie Thérèse
* Princess Marie des Neiges, Countess of Castillo de la Mota
* Princess Cécile Marie, Countess of Poblet
* Anne, Queen of Romania
* Diane, Princess Franz of Hohenzollern
* Elisabeth, Duchess of Hohenberg*^
* Marie-Adélaïde, Countess Henckel of Donnersmarck*^
* Marie Gabrielle, Countess af Holstein-Ledreborg*^
* Alix, Princess of Ligne*^

16th generation|

* Princess Margarita, Countess of Colorno
* Princess Carolina, Marchioness of Sala
* Princess Tania
* Archduchess Marie-Astrid of Austria*^
* Princess Margaretha of Liechtenstein*^

* *also princess of Luxembourg by birth
* ^also princess of Nassau by birth

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