Princess Berthe de Rohan


Berthe de Rohan was a Princess of Rohan and member of the House of Rohan by birth. She was born in Teplitz, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. Through her marriage to Carlist claimant to the Spanish throne, Berthe became a member of the House of Bourbon and titular Queen consort of Spain, France, and Navarre.

Early life

Marie-Berthe Françoise Félicie Jeanne was the ninth and youngest child of Prince Arthur of Rohan and his wife, Countess Maria Gabriela of Waldstein-Wartenberg .

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 Prague.
After the death of his first wife Princess Margherita of Bourbon-Parma, their union was encouraged by his mother Archduchess Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este, but produced no issue.

Death

Berthe died in relative obscurity in Vienna, Greater German Reich, at the age of 76. She was buried in Klosterkirche, Döbling, Austria.

Ancestry