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{| class="wikitable" style="float:right" |+ ! colspan="2" |HRH The Grand Duchess Mother of Tuscany |- | colspan="2" |[[File:Arenberg_Laetitia.png|center|frameless]] |- |'''Titles''' |Grand Duchess Mother of [[Tuscany]] Princess of [[France|Arenberg]] |- |'''Reign''' |21 January 1984 - 1 January 1993 |- |'''Coronation''' |20 June 1984 |- |'''Predecessor''' |[[Princess Dorothea of Bavaria]] |- |'''Successor''' |[[Princess Victoria of the Two Sicilies]] |- ! colspan="2" |Biographical Information |- |'''Born''' |2 September 1941 (age 84) Brummana, Lebanon |- |'''Spouse''' |[[Grand Duke Leopold Franz of Tuscany]] (m. 1965; div. 1993) |- |'''Issue''' |[[Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany|Sigismund]] [[Archduke Guntram of Tuscany|Archduke Guntram]] |- |'''Name''' |Laetitia Marie Madeleine Susanne Valentine |- |'''House''' |Arenberg (by birth) Habsburg (by marriage) |- |'''Father''' |[[Duke Engelbert II of Arenberg]] |- |'''Mother''' |[[Marie Therese d'Harambure]] |- |'''Religion''' |Roman Catholic |} '''Laetitia, Grand Duchess Mother of Tuscany''' (born ''Princess Laetitia d'Arenberg'' on 2 September 1941) is a member of the Tuscan Grand Ducal Family as the mother of '''Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany'''. She was Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany from 1984 until 1993. She is also a member of the French nobility as the daughter of '''Duke Engelbert II of Arenberg'''. ==Life== Laetitia was born the elder child and only daughter of '''Duke Engelbert II of Arenberg''' and '''Marie Therese d'Harambure'''. Laetitia became Grand Duchess of Tuscany upon the ascension of her husband in 1984. Shortly after her divorce, Laetitia's son named her Grand Duchess Mother of Tuscany. ==Marriage and Issue== On 19 June 1965, Laetitia married '''Leopold Franz, Hereditary Grand Duke of Tuscany''' in Florence. The couple had two sons, '''Sigismund and Guntram''', before divorcing in 1993. {| class="wikitable" !Photo !Name !Birth !Death !Marriage |- |[[File:Habsburg_Sigismund.jpg|frameless|150x150px]] |[[Sigismund, Grand Duke of Tuscany|Sigismund]] |21 April 1966 | |[[Princess Victoria of the Two Sicilies]] (m. 1999); has issue |- |[[File:Habsburg_Guntram.png|frameless|150x150px]] |[[Archduke Guntram of Tuscany|Archduke Guntram]] |21 July 1967 | |[[Princess Maria of Brazil]] (m. 1995); has issue |} == Residences == TBA == Sartorial Information == === Tiara Collection === <gallery> File:Tiaras France Nobility Arenberg Laetitia Golden Coral Tiara.jpg|(957) Golden Coral Tiara; 16th birthday gift from her parents File:Tiaras France Nobility Arenberg Laetitia Diamond Tiara.jpg|(1965) Diamond Tiara; Wedding gift from her in-laws File:Tiaras France Nobility Arenberg Laetitia Amethyst Tiara.jpg|(1965) Amethyst Tiara; Wedding gift from her parents </gallery> === Clothing Collection === Clothing Collection ==Titles and Honours== * '''1941-1965''' Princess Laetitia d'Arenberg * '''1965-1984''' Laetitia, Hereditary Grand Duchess of Tuscany * '''1984-1993''' Laetitia, Grand Duchess of Tuscany * '''1993-present''' Laetitia, Grand Duchess Mother of Tuscany === National Honours === [[File:Honours_Tuscany_Order_of_the_St._Joseph.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. Joseph (1984) [[File:Honours_Tuscany_Order_of_the_St._Stephen.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. Stephen (1965) === Foreign Honours === [[File:Honours_Italy_Order_of_the_Most_Holy_Annunciation.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of the Most Holy Annunciation (1984) (Italy) ==Ancestry== {| class="wikitable" |+ !Parents !Grandparents !Great-Grandparents !Great-Great-Grandparents |- |[[Duke Engelbert II of Arenberg]] |[[Duke Engelbert I of Arenberg]] [[Princess Hedwige of Ligne]] |[[Duke Englebert Auguste of Arenberg]] [[Princess Eleonore Ursula of Arenberg]]<br> [[Charles, Prince of Ligne]]<br> [[Countess Charlotte of Biron]] |[[Duke Prosper Louis of Croy]] [[Princess Ludmilla of Lobkowicz]] [[Prince Ernest Engelbert d'Arenberg]] [[Princess Sophie of Auersperg]]<br> [[Eugene, Prince of Ligne]]<br> [[Princess Jadwiga of Lubomirska]]<br> [[Charles, Count of Biron]]<br> [[Charlotte Marie de FitzJames]] |- |[[Marie Therese d'Harambure]] |[[Jean d'Harambure]] [[Madeleine de Sainte-Seine]] | | |} [[Category:Tuscany]] [[Category:Nobility of France]] [[Category:House Arenberg]] [[Category:Consorts of Tuscany]]
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