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Maria Christina
Princess of Carignano
Princess of Montléart
Marquise of Rumont
Born(1770-12-07)7 December 1770
Dresden, Saxony
Died24 November 1851(1851-11-24) (aged 80)
Paris, France
Spouse
( m. 1797; died 1800)
Julius Maximilian, Prince of Montléart
( m. 1810)
Issue
Names
Maria Christina Albertina Carolina
House Wettin
Father Charles, Duke of Courland
Mother Franciszka KrasiƄska

Maria Christina of Saxony (Maria Christina Albertina Carolina; 7 December 1770 – 24 November 1851) was a Princess of Saxony. She was the Princess of Carignano and later Princess of MontlĂ©art by marriage.

Early life

Maria Christina was the only surviving child of Prince Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, himself son of King Augustus III of Poland, and his wife, Countess Franciszka KrasiƄska. Her parents married secretly in Warsaw in 1760. The marriage was considered morganatic in Saxony. Her mother was created a princess (Princess Franziska KrasiƄska Wettin) in her own right due to her marriage, only after the intervention of Emperor Joseph II. [1]

Biography

Her education was in the hands of several private tutors and governesses. She learned philosophy, geography, literature, music, dance, and was taught several languages ( German, Italian, French, Polish, and English).

In Turin on 24 October 1797, she married Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano (died 1800). They had two children:

Three years after his marriage Charles Emmanuel died in a French prison.

On 1 February 1810 in Paris she married Julius Maximilian de MontlĂ©art, 6th Marquis of Rumont, 1st Prince of MontlĂ©art (1787–1865). They had five children:

  • Jules Maurice (28 November 1807 – 16 March 1887), legitimized after his parents' marriage; 2nd Prince of MontlĂ©art.
  • Louise Bathilde de MontlĂ©art (20 January 1809 – 1823), legitimized after her parents' marriage; died young.
  • Berthe Maria de MontlĂ©art (1811–1831), died young.
  • FrĂ©dĂ©rique Auguste Marie XavĂ©rine CunĂ©gonde Julie de MontlĂ©art (11 November 1814 – 30 March 1885 in Krzyszkowice, by suicide).
  • Marguerite Julia de MontlĂ©art (1822–1832), died young.

In 1824 Maria Christina and her second husband bought and restored the Schloss Wilhelminenberg in the district of Gallitzinberg.

Maria Christina died in Paris on 24 November 1851 at the age of 80.

Ancestors

References

  1. ^ Maria Bogucka (2017). Women in Early Modern Polish Society, Against the European Background. Routledge. p. 171. ISBN  9781351871990. [accessed = 2018.11.23]


From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Maria Christina
Princess of Carignano
Princess of Montléart
Marquise of Rumont
Born(1770-12-07)7 December 1770
Dresden, Saxony
Died24 November 1851(1851-11-24) (aged 80)
Paris, France
Spouse
( m. 1797; died 1800)
Julius Maximilian, Prince of Montléart
( m. 1810)
Issue
Names
Maria Christina Albertina Carolina
House Wettin
Father Charles, Duke of Courland
Mother Franciszka KrasiƄska

Maria Christina of Saxony (Maria Christina Albertina Carolina; 7 December 1770 – 24 November 1851) was a Princess of Saxony. She was the Princess of Carignano and later Princess of MontlĂ©art by marriage.

Early life

Maria Christina was the only surviving child of Prince Charles of Saxony, Duke of Courland, himself son of King Augustus III of Poland, and his wife, Countess Franciszka KrasiƄska. Her parents married secretly in Warsaw in 1760. The marriage was considered morganatic in Saxony. Her mother was created a princess (Princess Franziska KrasiƄska Wettin) in her own right due to her marriage, only after the intervention of Emperor Joseph II. [1]

Biography

Her education was in the hands of several private tutors and governesses. She learned philosophy, geography, literature, music, dance, and was taught several languages ( German, Italian, French, Polish, and English).

In Turin on 24 October 1797, she married Charles Emmanuel, Prince of Carignano (died 1800). They had two children:

Three years after his marriage Charles Emmanuel died in a French prison.

On 1 February 1810 in Paris she married Julius Maximilian de MontlĂ©art, 6th Marquis of Rumont, 1st Prince of MontlĂ©art (1787–1865). They had five children:

  • Jules Maurice (28 November 1807 – 16 March 1887), legitimized after his parents' marriage; 2nd Prince of MontlĂ©art.
  • Louise Bathilde de MontlĂ©art (20 January 1809 – 1823), legitimized after her parents' marriage; died young.
  • Berthe Maria de MontlĂ©art (1811–1831), died young.
  • FrĂ©dĂ©rique Auguste Marie XavĂ©rine CunĂ©gonde Julie de MontlĂ©art (11 November 1814 – 30 March 1885 in Krzyszkowice, by suicide).
  • Marguerite Julia de MontlĂ©art (1822–1832), died young.

In 1824 Maria Christina and her second husband bought and restored the Schloss Wilhelminenberg in the district of Gallitzinberg.

Maria Christina died in Paris on 24 November 1851 at the age of 80.

Ancestors

References

  1. ^ Maria Bogucka (2017). Women in Early Modern Polish Society, Against the European Background. Routledge. p. 171. ISBN  9781351871990. [accessed = 2018.11.23]



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