The Death of the Mother-In-Law of the Head of the Mexican Habsburgs

Their Imperial and Royal Highnesses Archduke Karl Philipp and Archduchess Annie-Claire of Austria, together with their sons Archduke Julian and Archduke Louis Damian, have shared the news of the death of Madame Fanny Lacrambe (née Pruvost de Montrichard), the mother of Archduchess Annie-Claire. Aged ninety-two, Madame Lacrambe died on Sunday, 23 August 2020, at Pau, France.

Death notice for Madame Fanny Lacrambe (née Pruvost de Montrichard).

Notice for the mass in commemoration of one year since the death of Dr. Henri Lacrambe.

The religious ceremony will be held in the strictest intimacy on Saturday, 29 August 2020, at 10:00am at the Church of Saint Thérèse in Pau. Madame Lacrambe’s husband Dr. Henri Lacrambe died in 2013.

Don Carlos Felipe and Doña Annie-Claire de Habsburgo Lorena. Photograph courtesy of Casa de Habsburgo Lorena en México.

Archduke Karl Philipp and Archduchess Annie-Claire with their sons and Archduke Felix of Austria. Photograph courtesy of Casa de Habsburgo Lorena en México.

Annie-Claire Christine Lacrambe was born on 15 February 1959 at Pau, Pyrénées-Atlantiques, France. She was the only daughter of Dr. Henri Gustave Lacrambe (1932-2 February 2013) and Fanny Pruvost de Montrichard (1928-2020). Annie-Claire had one brother, Mr. Paul-Henri Lacrambe (d.October 2003). On 12 May 1998, Annie-Claire Lacrambe married Archduke Karl Philipp of Austria (b.Mexico City 18 October 1954), the son of Archduke Felix of Austria (1916-2011) and Archduchess Anna-Eugénie (1925-1997; née Arenberg). Annie-Claire’s husband is a great-great-nephew of Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico and is the first male of the former ruling house to be born on Mexican soil. The couple have one son, Archduke Louis-Damian Henri Maria Marko d’Aviano Melchior of Austria (b.Montreal, Canada 23 September 1998). Archduke Karl Philipp was first married from 1994 until 1997 with Martina Donath (b.Vienna 18 Jun 1955), with whom he had one son, Archduke Julien Laurent Peter of Austria (b.Montreal 29 May 1994).

Archduke Carlos Felipe and Archduchess Annie-Claire with their sons Archdukes Julian and Louis-Damian. Photograph courtesy of Casa de Habsburgo Lorena en México.