Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1882–1940)


Archduchess Maria Anna Isabelle Epiphanie Eugenie Gabriele of Austria, full German name: Maria Anna Isabelle Epiphanie Eugenie Gabriele, Erzherzogin von Österreich was a member of the Teschen branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Bohemia, Hungary, and Tuscany by birth. Through her marriage to Prince Elias of Bourbon-Parma, Maria Anna was also a member of the House of Bourbon-Parma and a Princess of Bourbon-Parma.

Early life

Maria Anna was the second child and daughter of Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen and his wife Princess Isabella of Croÿ.

Marriage and issue

Maria Anna married Prince Elias of Bourbon-Parma, the eldest son of Robert I, Duke of Parma, and his first wife, Princess Maria Pia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 25 May 1903 in Vienna.
Elias gave Maria Anne an engagement ring with a oval ruby surrounded by diamonds. Following her marriage, Maria Anna amassed a significant collection of jewellery, both as wedding gifts and through later gifts and inheritances. She produced an inventory of these jewels in 1932. The collection was auctioned by Sotheby's in November 2018.
Maria Anna and Elias had eight children: