Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg
# Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg

Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg (Maria Dorothea Luise Wilhelmine Caroline; 1 November 1797 in Carlsruhe (now Pokój), Silesia – 30 March 1855 in Pest, Hungary) was the daughter of Duke Louis of Württemberg (1756–1817) and Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg (1780–1857).

## Family

Maria Dorothea was the eldest of five children born to Duke Louis of Württemberg and his second wife Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg. She was born in Carlsruhe (now Pokój), Silesia, now Poland.

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

She was tutored by her governess, the known memoirist Alexandrine des Écherolles, who described her pupils in her memoirs.

## Marriage and children

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

| Name | Lifespan | Notes |
| - | - | - |
| Archduchess Franziska Marie of Austria | 1820- 1820 | Died in infancy. |
| Archduke Alexander of Austria | 1825- 1837 | Died in childhood |
| Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria | 1831- 1903 | Married firstly Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este and had issue; married secondly Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria and had issue. |
| Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria | 1833- 1905 | Married Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and had issue. |
| Archduchess Marie Henriette of Austria | 1836- 1902 | Married Leopold II of Belgium and had issue |

## Ancestry

Ancestors of Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg :

