Maria Aloysia of Dietrichstein

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Maria Aloysia of Dietrichstein (Maria Aloysia Franziska; 21 April 1700 – 13/17 December 1783), was a German noblewoman, by birth member of the House of Dietrichstein and by marriage Countess of Althann.

Early life[edit]

She was the seventh child and fifth (but second surviving) daughter of Walther Franz Xaver Anton, 5th Prince of Dietrichstein and his second wife, Countess Karolina Maximiliana of Proskau, a daughter of Count George Christoph of Proskau.[1][better source needed]

Life[edit]

On 19 December 1729 Maria Aloysia married with Michael Wenzel (29 July 1668 – 25 July 1738), Count of Althann, Baron of Goldpurg zu Murstetten. They had four children:[2][better source needed]

  • Michael Joseph (1730 – 1754).
  • Karoline (1731 – 1739).
  • Michael Franz Xaver (born and died 1732).
  • Maria Wilhelmine (1733 – 5 July 1773), married on 17 February 1754 to Count Leopold Joseph of Neipperg.

Maria Aloysia died in Brno aged 83.

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Dietrichstein". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 30 April 2015.[self-published source]
  2. ^ Marek, Miroslav. "Genealogy of the House of Althann". genealogy.euweb.cz. Retrieved 30 April 2015.[self-published source]