Berthe de Rohan (; 21 May 1868 – 19 January 1945) was a Princess of Rohan and member of the

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by birth. She was born in Teplitz,

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. Through her marriage to

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claimant to the Spanish throne, Berthe became a member of the

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and titular Queen consort of

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, and

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Early life

''Marie-Berthe Françoise Félicie Jeanne'' was the ninth and youngest child of Prince Arthur of Rohan (1826-1885) (son of Prince Benjamin de Rohan-Rochefort-Guéménée and Princess Stephanie of Croÿ) and his wife, Countess Maria Gabriela of Waldstein-Wartenberg (1827-1890) (daughter of Count Christian Vinzenz Ernst von Waldstein-Wartenberg and Countess Maria Franziska of

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Marriage

Berthe married Carlos de Bourbon, Duke of Madrid, eldest son of Juan de Bourbon, Count of Montizón and his wife Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este, on 28 April 1894 in

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. After the death of his first wife

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, their union was encouraged by his mother Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este (1824–1906), but produced no issue.

Death

Berthe died in relative obscurity in

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, Greater German Reich, at the age of 76. She was buried in Klosterkirche,

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Gallery

Arthur_de_Rohan_Litho.jpg, Berthe's father: Prince Arthur of Rohan (1826-1885) Gabriele_hraběnka_Waldstein-Wartenberg.jpg, Berthe's mother: Princess Gabriele of Rohan, née Countess of Waldstein-Wartenberg (1827-1890) Ritratto principessa di rohan.jpg, Portrait of Berthe de Rohan (1894) by Ettore De Maria Bergler María Berta (1).jpg, Photo of Princess Berthe (1897)

Ancestry

References

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