Jadwiga Austrian

Jadwiga Maria of Austria was born on September 24, 1896 in Bad Ischl. She was the second daughter and fourth child of Maria Valeria of Austria and Archduke Franz Salvator of Austria from the Tuscan branch of the Habsburgs. At birth she received the name of Yandwig Maria Immakulata Michaela Ignatius von Habsburg-Lorraine with the title "Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduke of Austria, Princess of Hungary, Princess of Bohemia, Princess of Tuscany . " Empress Elizabeth visited Maria Valeria shortly after giving birth, about which Vienna was informed in a telegram. The christening of the newborn girl took place on September 27 in the large salon of the imperial villa. This, as well as the condition of the mother and child, was reported by the newspaper Das Vaterland . On September 30, the name of the girl, Jadwiga, was first mentioned. On October 2, the final medical report on the health of the little Archduke was published.

The teacher of Jadwiga and her eight brothers and sisters was Elsa Köhler .

In 1917, as a wedding gift from mother Jadwiga received a hunting castle Kühtai. Maria Valeria, he passed from his father, who acquired it in 1893.

The following year, she became engaged to Count Bernhard Stolberg.

On April 24, 1918, the wedding of Jadwiga Mary and Bernhard Friedrich, Count zu Stolberg ( German: Bernhard zu Stolberg-Stolberg ) took place. The wedding was celebrated at Walser Castle. ^{[1] The} bride was 21 years old, the bridegroom - 37. The following year, their first daughter was born - Maria Elizabeth. Subsequently, she had eight more brothers and sisters:

• Maria Elizabeth (1919-2012) - Countess Stolberg. ^[2]
• Franz Joseph (1920-1986) - Count Stolberg, married to Countess Elizabeth Christiane Kinsky, had four daughters;
• Friedrich Leopold (1921-2007) - Count Stolberg, married to Louise von Pachmann, had seven children;
• Bernhard Friedrich (1922–1955) - Count Stolberg.
• Theresa Maria (1923-1982) - Countess Stolberg, was married to Count Paul Wulf Metternich-Grachtam, had three sons and two daughters;
• Karl Franz (1925-2003) - Count Stolberg, was married to Edina Winkelbauer, and later to Ute Sommerlat, had three children from his first marriage .;
• Ferdinand Maria (1926-1998) - Count Stolberg, married to Baroness Juttoe von Kramm, had a son and three daughters;
• Anna Regina (1927-2002) - Countess Stolberg, was married to Jacques Pierre de Spierle, had five children;
• Magdalena Maria (born 1930) - Countess Stolberg, married to Baron Martin von Crippen, has five children.

With her husband, Jadwiga lived thirty-four years before his death in 1952. She herself passed away on November 1, 1970 at the age of 74.

• Hedwig, in: Brigitte Hamann: Die Habsburger - ein biografisches Lexikon, Verlag Piper, Wien 1988 ISBN 3-492-03163-3 , S. 161
• Marie Valerie: Das Tagebuch der Lieblingstochter von Kaiserin Elisabeth 1878-1899. Verlag: Piper; Auflage: 4 (November 2008) Hrsg. Martha Schad und Horst Schad ISBN 978-3-492-24364-3
• Martha Schad: Kaiserin Elisabeth und ihre Töchter (Taschenbuch) Verlag: Piper; Auflage: 10., Aufl. (April 2006) ISBN 978-3-492-22857-2

• Profile of Jadwiga Austrian (German)
• Jadwiga Marai of Austria (English)