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Archduchess Margaret of Austria (17 August 1925 – 3 May 1979), was an Austrianarchduchess of theHouse of Habsburg-Lorraine. She was the daughter ofArchduke Joseph Francis of Austria andAnna of Saxony. She married an Italian nobleman, Alexander Czech, Prince of Monteleone, and had issue.

Archduchess Margaret was born on 17 August 1925 in Budapest, Hungary.^[1] She was the eldest child ofArchduke Joseph Francis of Austria and his wife,Princess Anna of Saxony. Through her mother, Margaret was a granddaughter ofFrederick Augustus III, the lastKing of Saxony. Her father was from abranch of theHouse of Habsburg-Lorraine who reigned asPalatines of Hungary on behalf of theking.

She was also often referenced by her nickname, "Margit."

On her eighteenth birthday, Margaret married Alexander Czech, son of General Jószef Czech (1855-1938) and Princess AmaliaErba Odescalchi dei Principi di Monteleone (1889-1969). He had been made Prince of Monteleone by KingVictor Emmanuel III of Italy shortly before his marriage. The couple had a daughter named Sibylla, who later succeeded her father asPrincipessa di Monteleone.

The couple lived in Budapest, where Alexander was a landowner and worked as lawyer. In this capacity, he aided Jews duringWorld War II, for which he would receive theRighteous Among the Nations award in 1999.^[2] However in 1945, the threat posed by theSovietRed Army forced the couple to flee to Sweden with the assistance ofCrown Prince Gustaf Adolf.^[2] Archduchess Margaret died there on 3 May 1979 at the age of 53.^[1]

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