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Archduchess Maria

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Record originEnglish Wikipedia
Text licenseCC BY-SA 4.0
Source revisionJun 12, 2026
Entity authorityQ4785856
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Archduchess Maria may refer to a number of historical noblewomen of Austria:

Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen (1742–1798), Archduchess of Austria

Archduchess Maria of Austria-Este

Archduchess Laetitia Maria of Austria-Este (born 2003)

Archduchess Luisa Maria of Austria-Este (born 1995)

Princess Maria Laura of Belgium, Archduchess of Austria-Este (born 1988)

Archduchess Maria of Austria

Maria of Austria, Duchess of Jülich-Cleves-Berg (1531–1581), daughter of Holy Roman Emperor Ferdinand I and Anna of Bohemia and Hungary

Archduchess Maria of Austria (1584–1649), daughter of Ferdinand II, Archduke of Austria and Anne Juliana Gonzaga

Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1610–1665), Electress of Bavaria

Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (governor) (1718–1744), Duchess of Lorraine

Archduchess Maria Anna of Austria (1738–1789), second and eldest surviving daughter of Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Theresa of Austria

Archduchess Maria-Anna of Austria, Princess Galitzine (b.

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Editorial reviewA dependable orientation record for establishing vocabulary, names and a first evidence trail. The current lead gives the account dated anchors—1742, 1798, 2003, 1995—that can be checked directly. The selected authority fields contribute no independent date. Its strongest next move is a source search built around Archduchess, Maria and Wikimedia.
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