Princess Berthe de Rohan
| Berthe de Rohan | |||||
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| Duchess of Madrid | |||||
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| Born | 21 May 1868 Teplitz, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary | ||||
| Died | 19 January 1945 (aged 76) Vienna, Greater German Reich | ||||
| Spouse | Carlos, Duke of Madrid
(m. 1894; died 1909) | ||||
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| House | Rohan | ||||
| Father | Arthur of Rohan, Prince of Rochefort | ||||
| Mother | Countess Gabriela of Waldstein-Wartenberg | ||||
Berthe de Rohan (French: Marie-Berthe Françoise Félicie Jeanne de Rohan, Princesse de Rohan; 21 May 1868 – 19 January 1945) was a Princess of Rohan and member of the House of Rohan by birth. She was born in Teplitz, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. Through her marriage to Carlist claimant to the Spanish throne, Berthe was titular Queen consort of Spain, France, and Navarre.
Early life[]
Princess Marie-Berthe Françoise Félicie Jeanne was the ninth and youngest child of Prince Arthur of Rohan (1826-1885) (son of Prince Benjamin de Rohan-Rochefort-Guéménée and Princess Stephanie of Croÿ) and his wife, Countess Maria Gabriela of Waldstein-Wartenberg (1827-1890) (daughter of Count Christian Vinzenz Ernst von Waldstein-Wartenberg and Countess Maria Franziska of Thun und Hohenstein).
Marriage[]
Berthe married Carlos, Duke of Madrid, second son, eldest son of Juan, Count of Montizón and his wife Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este, on 28 April 1894 in Prague. After the death of his first wife Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma, their union encouraged by his mother Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este (1824–1906) and produced no issue.
Death[]
Berthe died in relative obscurity in Vienna, Greater German Reich, aged 76.
Ancestry[]
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References[]
- 1868 births
- 1945 deaths
- Bohemian nobility
- House of Rohan
- House of Bourbon (Spain)
- Spanish infantas
- Spanish duchesses
- People from Teplice