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Famous Hungarian Empresses & Queens

Author

Sarah Rodriguez

Updated on January 17, 2026

Birthdate: April 22, 1868

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Buda, Hungary

Died: September 6, 1924

Archduchess Marie Valerie was the last child of Franz Joseph I, emperor of Austria and king of Hungary, and Empress Elisabeth. Rumors also claimed she was an illegitimate child of Elisabeth and Gyula Andrássy. He marriage to her third cousin, Archduke Franz Salvator, was criticized for not being dynastic.