Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen
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| Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria | |
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| Portrait by Martin van Meytens, 1765 | |
| Reign | 8 April 1766 – 24 June 1798 |
| Predecessor | Joseph II |
| Successor | Albert Casimir |
| Tenure | 29 November 1780 – 1 March 1792 |
| Predecessor | Prince Charles Alexander of Lorraine |
| Successor | Archduke Charles of Austria |
| Born | 13 May 1742 Vienna, Austria |
| Died | 24 June 1798 (aged 56) Vienna, Austria |
| Spouse | Prince Albert Casimir of Saxony (m 8 April 1766) |
| Issue | Princess Maria Christina |
| Full name | |
| Maria Christina Johanna Josefa Antonia | |
| House | Habsburg-Lorraine |
| Father | Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor |
| Mother | Empress Maria Theresa |
| Burial | Imperial Crypt |
Maria Christina, Duchess of Teschen (Maria Christina Johanna Josepha Antonia; 13 May 1742 – 24 June 1798), was the fifth child of Maria Theresa of Austria and Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor. Married in 1766 to Prince Albert of Saxony, the couple received the Duchy of Teschen, and she was appointed Governor of the Austrian Netherlands jointly with her husband during 1781–1789 and 1791–1792. After two expulsions from the Netherlands (in 1789 and 1792), she lived with her husband in Vienna until her death.
Issue[edit]
- Princess Maria Theresia of Saxony (16 May 1767 - 17 May 1767)
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