Princess Margaretha of Saxony

Princess Margaretha of Saxony (Margaretha Karoline Friederike Cecilie Auguste Amalie Josephine Elisabeth Maria Johanna; 24 May 1840 – 15 September 1858) was the eighth child and fifth eldest daughter of King John of Saxony and his wife Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria and a younger sister of Kings Albert of Saxony and George of Saxony. She was born in Dresden, the capital of the Kingdom of Saxony. Through her marriage to Archduke Charles Louis of Austria, Margaretha was a member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine by marriage.

Marriage
In Dresden on 4 November 1856, Princess Margaretha married her cousin Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, younger brother of Franz Joseph I of Austria. They had no issue.

Titles and styles

 * 24 May 1840 – 4 November 1856 Her Royal Highness Princess Margaretha of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony.
 * 4 November 1856 – 15 September 1858 Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess and Princess Imperial Margaretha of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary an Bohemia.

Honours

 * Dame of the Order of Starry Cross (Austria)
 * Dame of the Order of Saint Elisabeth (Bavaria)