Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria
Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria (Maria Dorothea Amelia; German: Maria Dorothea Amalie, Erzherzogin von Österreich; 14 June 1867 – 6 April 1932) was a member of the Hungarian line of the House of Habsburg and an Archduchess of Austria by birth. Through her marriage to Philippe, Duke of Orléans, Maria Dorothea was also a member of the House of Orléans. Philippe was the Orléanist claimant to the throne of France from 1894 to 1926 and known to Orléanist monarchists as "Philippe VIII of France." Thus, to Orléanist monarchists, Maria Dorothea was titular Queen of France from 1896 to 1926, and Dowager Queen of France until her death in 1932.
| Archduchess Maria Dorothea | |||||
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| Duchess of Orléans | |||||
| Consort of the Orléanist pretender | |||||
| Pretendence | 5 November 1896 – 28 March 1926 | ||||
| Born | 14 June 1867 Alcsút, Austria-Hungary | ||||
| Died | 6 April 1932 (aged 64) Alcsút, Kingdom of Hungary | ||||
| Burial | Habsburg Castle chapel's crypt | ||||
| Spouse | Philippe, Duke of Orléans | ||||
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| House | Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
| Father | Archduke Joseph Karl, Palatine of Hungary | ||||
| Mother | Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
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