Career

She was born in Dresden, then in the Kingdom of Saxony. On a trip to Italy, Margaretha contracted typhoid. She died on 15 September 1858 at the age of 18 in Monza.

Her heart was interred in the Hofkapelle in Innsbruck.

Titles and styles 24 May 1840 – 4 November 1856: Her Royal Highness Princess Margaretha of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony 4 November 1856 – 15 September 1858: Her Imperial and Royal Highness Archduchess and Princess Imperial Margaretha of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess and Duchess of Saxony.