Archduchess Hedwig 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 Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria.

Archduchess Hedwig
Countess of Stolberg-Stolberg
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
Full name German: Hedwig Maria Immakulata Michaela Ignatia
House	Habsburg-Lorraine
Father	Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria
Mother	Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria

Biography

Hedwig was born on 24 September 1896 in Bad Ischl. 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 Count Bernhard of Stolberg-Stolberg (1881–1952), a son of Count Leopold of Stolberg-Stolberg and of Mary Eddington, a Scottish heiress, 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 to Stolberg-Stolberg (1921-2007)

• Bernhard Friedrich Hubertus to Stolberg-Stolberg (1922-1958)

• Therese Maria Valerie to 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 to 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 with 74 years in Hall, 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)

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