* 1767 – Duchess Elisabeth of Württemberg ( d. 1790 )

His second daughter, Elisabeth, Duchess of Pomerania, bore a son in 1351, Casimir IV of Pomerania.

At that time, the duchy and castle were held by the Bohemian princess Elisabeth of Gorlitz, Duchess of Luxembourg, a cadet granddaughter of emperor Charles IV.

Elisabeth was childless, and in 1440 made a treaty with her powerful neighbour Philip III, Duke of Burgundy that Philip would administer the duchy and inherit it after the Duchess Elisabeth's death.

* Prince Charles, Count of Flanders ( 1903 – 1983 ), former Belgian regent, second son of Albert I, King of the Belgians and Duchess Elisabeth

Four of her Árpád descendants were Saints: Elisabeth, Landgravine of Thuringia, Kinga, Duchess of Kraków and Princess Margaret of Hungary, Irene of Hungary, Saint of Eastern Orthodox Church, and one was Beatificated like her: Jolanta Helena, Duchess of Greater Poland.

Albert was married in Munich on 2 October 1900 to Duchess Elisabeth Gabrielle Valérie Marie in Bavaria, a Wittelsbach princess whom he had met at a family funeral.

Born Her Royal Highness Duchess Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie on 24 December 1837 in Munich, Bavaria, she was the fourth child of Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria.

* Charlotte, Duchess of Saxe-Meiningen ( 1860 – 1919 ), full name Princess Viktoria Elisabeth Auguste Charlotte of Prussia

On 9 March 1808 Berthier married Duchess Maria Elisabeth Franziska in Bavaria ( Landshut, 5 May 1784 – Paris, 1 June 1849 ), only daughter of Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria and Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, the sister of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria.

* 18 December 1718 – 3 July 1739: Her Serene Highness Duchess Elisabeth of Mecklenburg-Schwerin

* 3 July 1739 – 8 November 1740: Her Serene Highness Duchess Elisabeth of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel

On 3 February 1859 in Bari, Francis married princess Duchess Maria Sophia in Bavaria, of the royal Bavarian house of Wittelsbach ( a younger sister of Empress Elisabeth " Sissi " of Austria ).

Duchess Sophie Charlotte Augustine in Bavaria ( 23 February 1847 – 4 May 1897 ) was a granddaughter-in-law of King Louis-Philippe of France, the favourite sister of Empress Elisabeth of Austria and fiancée of King Ludwig II of Bavaria ..

Her sisters included Eleonor Magdalene, Holy Roman Empress, Maria Sofia, Queen of Portugal, Maria Anna, Queen of Spain and Dorothea Sophie, Duchess of Parma and mother of the famous Elisabeth Farnese.

* Duchess Maria Elisabeth of Württemberg ( born 12 September 1899 in Potsdam ; died 15 April 1900 in Meran.

He inherited the Duchies of Brabant and Limburg and the margrave of Antwerp in 1430 ( on the death of his cousin Philip of Saint-Pol ); and purchased Luxembourg in 1443 from Elisabeth of Bohemia, Duchess of Luxembourg.

In 1715, the palace became the residence of Marie Louise Elisabeth d ' Orleans, Duchess of Berry ( 1695-1719 ).

rect 307 1893 391 1939 Elisabeth, Duchess of Luxembourg

Princess Marie José was born in Ostend, Belgium, the youngest child and only daughter of Albert I, King of the Belgians and his consort, Duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria.

rect 7 1541 76 1582 Elisabeth, Duchess of Luxembourg

* Archduke Ferdinand of Austria ( HI & RH, 1918-2004 ), married to Countess Helene ( 1937-), only daughter of HIllH Carl Theodor, Count zu Toerring-Jettenbach and HRH Princess Elisabeth of Greece and Denmark ( a sister of Princess Marina, Duchess of Kent )

Bonne of Luxemburg, Duchess of Normandy, Countess of Anjou and of Maine ( 20 May 1315 – 11 September 1349 ), was born Jutta ( Judith ), the daughter of John the Blind of Luxemburg, king of Bohemia and his first wife Elisabeth of Bohemia.

Through his mother Zita of Bourbon-Parma ( a great-granddaughter of Maria Teresa of Savoy, Duchess of Lucca and Parma, who was a daughter of Maria Teresa of Austria-Este, Queen of Sardinia, who in turn was a daughter of Maria Beatrice Ricciarda d ' Este and Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este, Duchess and Duke of Breisgau and Modena ), Robert was a descendant of Ercole III d ' Este, and the blood of last Este dukes thus joined again with the name Austria-Este.

From left to right, first row: Immaculata, Antonia, Isabella, Duke Robert, Henrietta, Luigi, Gaetano, Duchess Maria Antonia, Renato, Zita ( sitting on the far right ).

** Zita, Duchess of Bar ( inscribed in her passport )

Among the royal guests were Crown Prince Olav ( later King Olav V ) and Crown Princess Märtha of Norway, Grand Duchess Charlotte and Prince Felix of Luxembourg, King Peter II of Yugoslavia, King George II of Greece, Empress Zita of Austria and her daughters, as well as Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands, her daughter, Princess Juliana ( later Queen Juliana ), and granddaughters, Princesses Beatrix ( later Queen Beatrix ) and Margriet.

Through his mother Zita of Parma ( a great-granddaughter of Teresa of Savoy, Duchess of Lucca and Parma, who was daughter of Teresa of Modena, Queen of Sardinia, who was daughter of Mary Beatrice d ' Este and Ferdinand of Austria, Duchess and Duke of Breisgau and Modena ), Archduke Robert happened to be a descendant of Duke Ercole III d ' Este as well, and thus the blood of last Este dukes joined with the name Austria-Este.

* 1627 – Anne Marie Louise d ' Orléans, Duchess of Montpensier, French writer and princess ( d. 1693 )

In 1847, after Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma's death, it passed again to the Bourbons, the last of whom was stabbed in the city and left it to his Widow, Luisa Maria of Berry.

The jewelry was allegedly turned over to the Swedish embassy in St. Petersburg in November 1918 by Duchess Marie of Mecklenburg-Schwerin to keep it safe.

* 1344 – Marie of Valois, Duchess of Bar ( d. 1404 )

The first was Duchess Anna of Prussia, daughter of Duke John William's eldest sister, Marie Eleonore of Cleves.

* October 24 – Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia ( b. 1853 )

** Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, second son of Queen Victoria, marries Grand Duchess Marie Alexandrovna of Russia, only daughter of Tsar Alexander III of Russia.

** Marie of Burgundy, Duchess of Cleves

Francesco married Johanna of Austria, and with his consort produced Eleonora de ' Medici, Duchess of Mantua, and Marie de ' Medici, Queen of France and of Navarre.

The first daughter of Gaston stands on the far right: Anne, Duchess of Montpensier | Anne Marie Louise d ' Orléans.

She also developed a mistrust of intelligent older women as a result of her mother's close relationship with the Archduchess Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen, Marie Antoinette's older sister.

The German Emperor Wilhelm II, Tsar Nicholas II of Russia, Grand Duke Ernest Louis of Hesse, Duke Charles Edward of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and Duke Ernst August of Brunswick were Edward's nephews ; Queen Victoria Eugenia of Spain, Crown Princess Margaret of Sweden, Crown Princess Marie of Romania, Crown Princess Sophia of Greece, Empress Alexandra of Russia, Grand Duchess Alexandra of Mecklenburg-Schwerin, and Duchess Charlotte of Saxe-Meiningen were his nieces ; Haakon VII of Norway was both his nephew by marriage and his son-in-law ; George I of Greece and Frederick VIII of Denmark were his brothers-in-law ; Albert I of Belgium, Charles I and Manuel II of Portugal, and Tsar Ferdinand of Bulgaria were his second cousins.

Maria Theresa and her husband, Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, had sixteen children, including Queen Marie Antoinette of France, Queen Maria Carolina of Naples, Duchess Maria Amalia of Parma and two Holy Roman Emperors, Joseph II and Leopold II.

* Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma ( by birth an Archduchess of the Imperial House of Habsburg, and by her first marriage an Empress of France ) contracted a morganatic second marriage with a count after the death of her first husband Napoleon I.

His courage boosted by his resolute young wife, Duchess Marie Sophie of Bavaria, Francis mounted a stubborn defence that lasted three months.

Marie Joséphine ( as she was known in France ) was a daughter of the then Duke and Duchess of Savoy, future king Victor Amadeus III of Sardinia.

" Later, he embarked upon a lifelong love affair with the beautiful Louise de Polastron ( 1764 – 1804 ), the sister-in-law of Marie Antoinette's closest companion, the Duchess of Polignac.

Marie Louise of Austria ( Maria Ludovica Leopoldina Franziska Therese Josepha Lucia von Habsburg-Lothringen ; 12 December 1791 – 17 December 1847 ) was the second wife of Napoleon I, Emperor of the French and later Duchess of Parma.

* 22 June 1815 – 17 December 1847: Her Imperial Majesty The Empress Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma, Piacenza and Guastalla

ms: Marie Louise, Duchess Parma

She was the daughter of Victor Amadeus II, Duke of Savoy, and Philip's second cousin Anne Marie d ' Orléans, also the parents of the Duchess of Burgundy, Philip's sister-in-law.

** Marie de Bourbon, Duchess of Montpensier ( 1605 – 1627 ), wife of Gaston,

** Marie Adélaïde of Savoy ( 1685 – 1712 ), Duchess of Burgundy,