Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg, mother of a queen

1 November 1797 marks the birth of Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg.
This took place in Pokoj, a village nowadays located in southern Poland.


Family

Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg was the eldest daughter of
Duke Louis of Württemberg (1756–1817) and
Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (1780–1857).

She was a member of the House of Württemberg.

Her brother Alexander was the grandfather of Mary of Teck,
the future queen consort of George V of the United Kingdom.



Due to her family and her marriage she had some lovely family ties.

Love and marriage


She was the third wife of Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary,
to whom she was married on 24 August 1819.

They had following children:

- Archduchess Franziska Marie
- Archduke Alexander
- Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska
- Archduke Joseph Karl
- Marie Henriette, who was due to her marriage Queen
of the Belgians 



Death


She dies on March 30th. 1855 in Pest, Hungary. 




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