Archduchess Isabella of Austria

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Archduchess Isabella of Austria
Princess Georg of Bavaria
Born (1888-11-17)17 November 1888
Pressburg, Austria-Hungary
Died 6 December 1973(1973-12-06) (aged 85)
La Tour-de-Peilz, Switzerland
Spouse Prince Georg of Bavaria (m 10 February 1912)
Issue no issue
Full name
Isabella Maria Theresia Christine Eugenie
House Habsburg-Lorraine
Father Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen
Mother Princess Isabella of Croÿ
Burial Princely crypt, Anholt

Archduchess Isabella of Austria (Isabella Maria Theresia Christine Eugenie; 17 November 1888 – 6 December 1973) was a daughter of Archduke Friedrich, Duke of Teschen and his wife, Princess Isabella of Croÿ. A member of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine (her grandfather, Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria, was a grandson of Holy Roman Emperor Leopold II). Isabella was notable for her brief marriage to Prince Georg of Bavaria. Their separation and subsequent annulment were widely reported in newspapers. As a result of this and her later actions as a nurse in the Austrian army.