Marriage
On 6 February 1982 in Luxembourg she married her second cousin Archduke Carl Christian of Austria (born in Belœil, 6 February 1954) also known as Christian, 1,289th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece in Austria, younger son of Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria (himself the fourth son of Emperor Charles I of Austria) and his wife Princess Yolande of Ligne, of the prominent Belgian noble family, the House of Ligne.
They have five children:
- Archduchess Marie Christine Anne Astrid Zita Charlotte of Austria (b. Brussels, 31 July 1983), Countess of Limburg-Stirum: she married Count Rodolphe de Limburg-Stirum on 6 December 2008 in Mechelen, Belgium. They have one son:
- Count Léopold de Limburg-Stirum (b. 19 April 2011).
- Archduke Imre Emanuel Simeon Jean Carl Marcus d'Aviano of Austria (b. 8 December 1985) who married (on 8 September 2012) Kathleen Elizabeth Walker (born in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, 1986).
- Archduke Christoph Henri Alexander Maria Marcus d'Aviano of Austria (b. 2 February 1988) who is engaged to Adélaïde Drapé-Frisch - wedding due on 29 December 2012
- Archduke Alexander Hector Marie Karl Leopold Marcus d'Aviano of Austria (b. 26 September 1990).
- Archduchess Gabriella Maria Pilar Yolande Joséphine Charlotte of Austria (b. 26 March 1994).
Archduchess Marie-Astrid and her family live quietly, occasionally appearing at royal weddings and similar events.
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