Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria

• Name — Archduchess Margarethe Klementine • Full Name — Margarethe Klementine Maria von Habsburg-Lothringen Habsburg–Lotaringiai Margit Klementina Mária • Reign — 15 July 1890 – 22 January 1952 • Reign Type — Tenure • Succession — Princess consort of Thurn and Taxis • Issue — * Prince Franz Joseph • Prince Joseph Albert • Prince Karl August • Prince Ludwig Philipp • Prince Max Emanuel • Princess Elisabeth Helene • Prince Raphael Rainer • Prince Philipp Ernst • House — Habsburg-Lorraine • Father — Archduke Joseph Karl, Palatine of Hungary • Mother — Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha • Born — 6 July 1870 • Birthplace — Alcsút, Austria-Hungary • Died — 2 May 1955 • Place of death — Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany • Burial Place — Gruftkapelle, Saint Emmeram's Abbey, Regensburg

• Illustration — Margarethe Klementine with her family, circa 1887 Archduchess Margarethe Klementine was born on 6 July 1870 at her family's country estate in Alcsút, Austria-Hungary. She was the third-eldest daughter and child of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria, the Palatine of Hungary, and Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Within her close family circle and domestic environment, she was known by the childhood pet name "Margit". Raised within the Hungarian line of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine, Margarethe Klementine spent her formative years at Alcsút and was educated privately at home by tutors, a standard practice for noble daughters of the imperial dynasty during the late nineteenth century. Her early upbringing blended the German princely traditions introduced by her mother's Coburg background with the aristocratic lifestyle of the Hungarian domains. She maintained close personal relationships with her siblings, including her brother Archduke Joseph August and her sister Archduchess Maria Dorothea, until her marriage relocated her permanently to Germany.

On 15 July 1890, Archduchess Margarethe Klementine married Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis in Budapest, Austria-Hungary. He was the younger son of Maximilian Anton Lamoral, Hereditary Prince of Thurn and Taxis and Duchess Helene in Bavaria. • Illustration — Margarethe Klementine with her husband Albert, 1890.

• Name — Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria • Reference — Her Imperial and Royal Highness • Spoken — Your Imperial and Royal Highness The marriage produced eight children: • Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1893–1971), married Princess Isabel Maria of Braganza and had issue • Prince Joseph Albert of Thurn and Taxis (1895–1895). • Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis (1898–1982), married Princess Maria Anna of Braganza and had issue. • Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis (1901–1933), married Princess Elisabeth of Luxembourg and had issue. • Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis (1902–1994), entered the Benedictine Order and lived as a monk under the name Father Emmeram. • Princess Elisabeth Helene of Thurn and Taxis (1903–1976), married Friedrich Christian, Margrave of Meissen and had issue. • Prince Raphael Rainer of Thurn and Taxis (1906–1993), married Princess Margarete of Thurn and Taxis and had issue, including Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis (b. 1935) • Prince Philipp Ernst of Thurn and Taxis (1908–1964), married Princess Eulalia of Thurn and Taxis and had issue. In July 1950, Margarethe Klementine and Prince Albert celebrated their diamond wedding anniversary, an event marked by public celebrations across Regensburg. Following her husband's death in January 1952, she spent her final years in relative retirement. Margarethe Klementine died on 2 May 1955 at the age of 84 in Regensburg, Bavaria. She was interred in the family vault at the Gruftkapelle within Saint Emmeram's Abbey.

Archduchess Margarethe Klementine of Austria was recorded at birth as Margarethe Klementine Maria von Österreich. The authorities additionally record the headings Archduchess Margarethe Klementine Maria of Austria, Margarethe Klementine Maria of Austria, Margarethe Klementine of Austria, Margarethe Klementine, Princess of Thurn and Taxis and Margaret Clementine. Her recorded language was German. She was the child of Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria and Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Archduchess of Austria. She married Albert, 8th Prince of Thurn and Taxis. 4 children are recorded: Franz Joseph, 9th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Karl August, 10th Prince of Thurn and Taxis, Prince Ludwig Philipp of Thurn and Taxis and Prince Max Emanuel of Thurn and Taxis.