Toselli, Louisa (1870–1947)

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Toselli, Louisa (1870–1947)

Princess of Saxony. Name variations: Louise Antoinette; Louise of Habsburg-Lotharingen; Louise of Tuscany; Marie Louise; princess of Tuscany; countess Montignoso. Born Louisa or Louise Antoinette on September 2, 1870, in Salzburg, Austria; died on March 23, 1947, in Brussels, Belgium; second daughter of Alicia of Parma (1849–1935) and Ferdinand IV (1835–1908), titular grand duke of Tuscany (r. 1859–1908); married Frederick Augustus III (1865–1932), king of Saxony (r. 1904–1918, abdicated in 1918), on November 21, 1891 (divorced 1903); married Enrico Toselli (a composer); children: (first marriage) George (b. 1893); Frederick Christian (b. 1893, who married Elizabeth of Thurn and Taxis ); Ernest Henry (b. 1896), prince of Saxony; Margaret; Maria; Anna.