Archduchess María | |||||
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Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (more) | |||||
Born |
Madrid, Spain |
5 April 1967 ||||
Spouse | Archduke Simeon of Austria (m. 1996) | ||||
Issue | Archduke Johannes Archduke Ludwig Archduchess Isabelle Archduchess Carlotta Archduke Philipp |
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House | Bourbon-Two Sicilies | ||||
Father | Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria | ||||
Mother | Princess Anne d'Orléans | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Full name | |
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María Paloma Diana Irene |
Royal styles of Archduchess María of Austria |
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Reference style | Her Imperial and Royal Highness |
Spoken style | Your Imperial and Royal Highness |
Alternative style | Ma'am |
Archduchess María of Austria (née Princess María of Bourbon-Two Sicilies; 5 April 1967) is a princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies and the wife of Archduke Simeon of Austria.
María is the second-eldest daughter of Infante Carlos, Duke of Calabria and his wife Princess Anne d'Orléans.
María married Archduke Simeon of Austria, third eldest child of Archduke Rudolf of Austria and his first wife Countess Xenia Czernichev-Besobrasov, on 13 July 1996 in La Toledana, Spain. Maria's father is a (half) second cousin to Simeon, both being great grandchildren of Robert I, Duke of Parma. Maria's father descends from Duke Robert's first marriage and Simeon from the Duke's second marriage. The couple has five children:
María is also godmother to Count Costantino Secco di Aragona, oldest son of her sister-in-law Archduchess Catharina-Maria of Austria and to Prince Pierre d'Orléans, son of her cousin Prince Eudes, Duke of Angoulême.