Countess Maria Antonia von Waldstein zu Wartenberg
Bohemian noblewoman
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Countess Maria Antonia von Waldstein (German: Maria Antonie Gräfin von Waldstein Herrin zu Wartenberg; 4 March 1771, Vienna – 17 January 1854, Vienna) was a Bohemian noblewoman who married into the Hungarian nobility.[1]
4 March 1771[1]
Countess Maria Antonia von Waldstein | |
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| Born | Maria Antonie Gräfin von Waldstein Herrin zu Wartenberg 4 March 1771[1] Vienna, Archduchy of Austria, Holy Roman Empire |
| Died | 17 January 1854 (aged 82) Vienna, Austrian Empire |
| Title | Countess von Waldstein Princess Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya |
| Spouse | Ferenc József, Prince Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya |
| Children | Ferenc (1792–1798) Mária Antónia (1797–1862) |
| Parent(s) | Count Georg Christian von Waldstein Countess Elisabeth von Ulfeldt |
Biography
Born on 4 March 1771 in Vienna, into a family of ancient Bohemian nobility, Antonia was the fourth child of Count Georg Christian von Waldstein (1743–1791) and his wife, Countess Elisabeth von Ulfeldt (1747–1791).[1] She was the great-granddaughter of the notorious Count Corfitz Ulfeldt. By birth, she was a member of the prominent House of Waldstein.
On 13 February 1792 in Vienna, Antonia married the Hungarian nobleman Ferenc József, Prince Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya,[1] a member of the enormously affluent House of Koháry, with whom she had two children – Ferenc (1792–1798) and Mária Antónia (1797–1862), who married the German Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and bore four children. Mária Antónia was the mother of King Ferdinand II of Portugal and grandmother of King Ferdinand I of Bulgaria. On 15 November 1815, when Emperor Francis I of Austria granted her husband the hereditary title of Fürst von Koháry de Csábrág et Szitnya, Maria Antonia became Princess Koháry by marriage.[2]
Death
Princess Antonia died on 17 January 1854 in Vienna.
