Months after the coronation of Emperor Franz José I of Austria and Empress Elisabeth of Bavaria as kings of Hungary, was born the fourth daughter of the imperial couple. Maria Valeria was the only educated by her mother and away from the Austrian court. Married for love, renounced his dynastic rights and devoted much of his life to charity.
Hungarian's daughter
Matilda Valeria Maria Amalia of Habsburg-Lorraine and Wittelsbach was born in Hungary on April 22, 1868. His parents were in that country which had recently been appointed kings. He had been a success for the Empress Sissi, who lover everything related to Hungary, had struggled to get its annexation to the Austrian Empire. Maria Valeria was born ten years after Rudolph the couple's third child. Both he and the former Sophie Gisela, had been educated by the Archduchess Sophie, mother of the emperor. Now, far from the court of Vienna, Sissi took the opportunity to take personal charge of the education of his daughter.
Valeria Maria Sissi educated in Hungarian culture. Talked to her in Hungarian despite the reluctance of the child. Mary spent her childhood surrounded by rumors and malicious comments who claimed that his father was not the emperor, but the Prime Minister Gyula Andrássy, someone with whom the empress had been close throughout the process of rapprochement with Hungary. Although the comments were unfounded, because the girl had a strong resemblance to his father, these will affect throughout their childhood.
Give up your rights for the sake
the spirit of freedom of his mother, Maria Valeria herself chose what would be her husband. Unlike his two brothers, married for reasons of state, she decided to marry the Archduke Francis of Austria, cousin. Despite belonging to the imperial family, was part of a junior branch of the dynasty.
Like Mary did not accept any of the suitors that her father had meant to her, had to renounce his dynastic rights.
solidarity Maturity
Maria Valeria and Francisco took up residence in the Palace of Wallsee and came to have ten children. The Archduchess devoted much of his life to charity. Worked closely with the Red Cross, founded hospitals and during the First World War she helped treat to patients located in a converted part of his residence in hospital.
died in 1924 the youngest daughter of Empress Sissi. Loved by his people, thousands of people mourned his death and accompanied him on his last trip to the parish church where she was buried Sildeburg.
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Genre: Fiction
historical This biography of Sissi found several references to Mary Valeria
historical This biography of Sissi found several references to Mary Valeria
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