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| Duchess Helene of Württemberg. |
On Thursday, 22 April 2021, Duchess Helene of Württemberg died at Althausen. She was ninety-one years-old. The duchess was born on 29 June 1929 at Stuttgart as the first child of Duke Philipp of Württemberg (1893-1975) and his second wife Archduchess Rosa of Austria-Tuscany (1906-1983). Philipp was previously married to Rosa’s sister Archduchess Helena of Austria-Tuscany (1903-1924), who died a few days after giving birth to the couple’s only child, Duchess Marie Christine (b.1924). In addition to her older half-sister, Duchess Helene was joined by five younger siblings: Duke Ludwig (1930-2019), Duchess Elisabeth (b.1933), Duchess Marie Thérèse (b.1934), Head of House Württemberg Duke Carl (b.1936), and Duchess Marie Antoinette (1937-2004).
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| Wedding of Duchess Helene of Württemberg and Markgraf Federico Pallavicini. |
On 22 August 1961 at Althausen, Helene civilly married Marchese Federico Pallavicini (b.1924). The following day the couple were wed in a religious ceremony at Friedrichshafen. The groom had previously been married to Countess Maria Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau (1924-1960); Federico and Maria married in 1945 and divorced in 1949 after having had one son, Alexander (b.1946).
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| Markgräfin Helene and Markgraf Federico Pallavicini in 1997. |
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| The Württemberg siblings in 2006: (left to right) Markgräfin Helene Pallavicini, Princess Marie Christine of Liechtenstein, Duke Carl of Württemberg, Princess Elisabeth of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, and Duke Ludwig of Württemberg. |
Duchess Helene of Württemberg is survived by her husband Markgraf Federico Pallavicini; their four children; Markgräfin Maria Cristina (b.1963), Markgräfin Antoinetta (b.1964), Markgräfin Gabriela (b.1965; married Ricardo Walter), and Markgraf Gian-Carlo (b.1967; married Pauline Haniel); and by five grandchildren, three grandsons and two granddaughters.
May She Rest in Peace.
