Berthe de Rohan

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.

Berthe de Rohan
Duchess of Madrid
Born(1868-05-21)21 May 1868
Teplitz, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria–Hungary
Died19 January 1945(1945-01-19) (aged 76)
Vienna, Greater German Reich
Spouse
(
m. 1894; died 1909)
Full name
French: Marie-Berthe Françoise Félicie Jeanne
German: Maria-Bertha Franziska Felicia Johanne
HouseRohan
FatherArthur of Rohan, Prince of Rochefort
MotherCountess Gabriela of Waldstein-Wartenberg

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.

Titles and styles

  • 21 May 1868 – 28 April 1894: Her Serene Highness Princess Berthe of Rohan
  • 28 April 1894 – 18 July 1909: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Madrid
  • 18 July 1909 – 19 January 1945: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Duchess of Madrid

Ancestry

References

    Berthe de Rohan
    Born: 21 May 1868 Died: 19 January 1945
    Titles in pretence
    Preceded by
    Margherita of Bourbon-Parma
     TITULAR 
    Queen consort of Spain
    28 April 1894 – 18 July 1909
    Succeeded by
    Maria das Neves of Portugal
     TITULAR 
    Queen consort of France and Navarre
    28 April 1894 – 18 July 1909
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