Princess Amalie of Teck
Portrait in medieval costume, c. 1862
BornCountess Amalie von Hohenstein
(1838-11-12)12 November 1838
Died20 July 1893(1893-07-20) (aged 54)
Graz, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Burial
Cemetery of Saint Peter, Graz, Austria
SpouseCount Paul von Hügel
IssueCount Paul Julius von Hügel
Countess Huberta Amelia Maximilienne Pauline von Hügel
Names
Amalie Josephine Henriette Agnes Sussane
HouseTeck (by birth)
Hügel (by marriage)
FatherDuke Alexander of Württemberg
MotherCountess Claudine Rhédey von Kis-Rhéde

Princess Amalia of Teck (Amalie Josephine Henriette Agnes Sussane,[1] 12 November 1838 – 20 July 1893), known as Countess Amalie of Hohenstein until 1863, was an Austrian noblewoman closely related to the royal houses of Württemberg and the United Kingdom.

Early life

She was the third and last of the children of the marriage formed by Duke Alexander of Württemberg and Countess Claudine von Hohenstein (born Countess Rhédey de Kis-Rhéde). As the latter did not belong to any reigning or mediatised house, the marriage was declared morganatic and her mother was granted the title of Countess of Hohenstein by Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria.[2] This last title was the one that both Amalie and her siblings carried from their birth. Her siblings were Countess Claudine of Hohenstein, later Princess of Teck, and Count Francis of Hohenstein (later Prince of Teck and Duke of Teck), who married to Princess Mary Adelaide of Cambridge.[2]

She was orphaned in 1841, after her mother died as a result of a horseback riding accident. She spent her childhood and youth in Vienna with her father and siblings.[2]

Personal life

On 13 October 1863, she married Count Ernst Ludwig Paul Carl von Hügel (1835–1897), an Austrian officer who was a son of Baron Albert von Hügel and grandson of Baron Ernst von Hügel. After the wedding, they moved to Reinthal Castle, near Graz, owned by her husband's family. Her sister Claudine moved into a Swiss-style chalet near the castle. She had a quiet and provincial life with her family with occasional visits from her brother Francis and his wife Mary Adelaide, as well as his children, among whom was Mary of Teck, future queen consort of the United Kingdom from her marriage to George V.[3] Together, they were the parents of:[3]

  • Count Paul Julius von Hügel (1872–1912), who married Anna Pauline Homolatsch.[4] Their daughter:
    • Countess Huberta Amelia Maximiliane Pauline von Hügel (1897–1912)

On 16 December 1871, her cousin Charles I of Württemberg raised her to princess of Teck,[5] just as his father, William I of Württemberg, had done with her siblings on 1 December 1863.[6][7]

She died in 1893 as a result of cancer. She was buried in the cemetery of St. Peter in Graz.[3]

Titles and styles

  • 28 August 1837 – 13 October 1863 : Countess Amalie of Hohenstein[2][1]
  • 13 October 1863 – 16 December 1871: Countess Amalie of Hohenstein, Baroness von Hügel
  • 16 December 1871 – 13 June 1879: Her Serene Highness Princess Amalie of Teck, Baroness von Hügel
  • 13 June 1879 – 20 July 1893: Her Serene Highness Princess Amalie of Teck, Countess von Hügel[8][2]

References

  1. 1 2 Kingdom of Württemberg (1869). Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreichs Württemberg: 1869 (in German). Stuttgart: Carl Grüninger. p. 5.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Gothaischer Hofkalender: genealogisches Taschenbuch der fürstlichen Häuser (in German). Perthes. 1890. pp. 375–376.
  3. 1 2 3 Pope-Hennessy, James (1959). "Book I. Princess May. 4. Rumpenheim, Neustrelitz and Reinthal. VI". Queen Mary. London. p. 105.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
  4. ↑ Gothaisches genealogisches Taschenbuch der gräflichen Häuser (in German). Justus Perthes. 1917. p. 437. Retrieved 20 April 2023.
  5. ↑ "Teck". Almanach de Gotha. Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1892. pp. 471–472.
  6. ↑ "Nichtamtlicher Theil". Wiener Zeitung (in German). 5 January 1864. p. 35.
  7. ↑ "Amtlicher Theil". Wiener Zeitung. No. 84. 2 April 1864. p. 11.
  8. ↑ Q 3/25 Bü 147 König Karl von Württemberg erhebt Amalie Josephine Henriette Agnes Susanne Gräfin von Hohenstein zur Fürstin von Teck mit eigenh. Unterschr. des Königs, des Außenministers und Kabinettschefs, S. in Messingkapsel mit durchgezogener violettschwarzer Kordel (Deckel fehlt), Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Abt. 7. Hauptstaatsarchiv Stuttgart

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