Archduchess Caroline Augusta of Austria
Austrian archduchess (1822–1841)
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Archduchess Caroline Augusta of Austria (19 November 1822 – 5 October 1841) was a member of the Tuscan branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine by birth. As the eldest daughter of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, she held the title of Archduchess of Austria and Princess of Tuscany.[1][2]
Born19 November 1822
Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Died5 October 1841 (aged 18)
Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany
Burial
Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence
| Archduchess Caroline Augusta | |||||
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Portrait by Gasparo Martellini, 1840 | |||||
| Born | 19 November 1822 Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany | ||||
| Died | 5 October 1841 (aged 18) Florence, Grand Duchy of Tuscany | ||||
| Burial | Basilica of San Lorenzo, Florence | ||||
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| House | House of Habsburg-Lorraine | ||||
| Father | Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany | ||||
| Mother | Princess Maria Anna of Saxony | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholicism | ||||
Biography
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Born on 19 November 1822 at the Palazzo Pitti in Florence, Caroline Augusta was the eldest daughter of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany, and Princess Maria Anna of Saxony[3]. Following her mother's death in 1832, she grew up within the Florentine court[4]. Caroline Augusta died unmarried in Florence on 5 October 1841 at age 18, and was buried in the Basilica of San Lorenzo[5][6].
Ancestry
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Bibliography
- Innocenti, Fulvio (2004). La stirpe dei Lorena: Granduchi di Toscana. Florence: Edizioni Polistampa. ISBN 978-8883047244.
- Kramer, Hans (1954). Die Toskana unter Leopold II: Bilder aus dem florentinischen Biedermeier. Vienna: Verlag Herder.