Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este

Maria Beatrix of Austria-Este
Carlist queen consort of Spain
Pretendence	13 January 1861 – 3 October 1868
Legitimist queen consort of France
Pretendence	24 August 1883 – 21 November 1887
Born	(1824-02-13)13 February 1824 Modena, Duchy of Modena and Reggio
Died	18 March 1906(1906-03-18) (aged 82) Görz,[1] Austria-Hungary
Spouse	Infante Juan, Count of Montizón ​ ​ (m. 1847)​
Issue	Infante Carlos Infante Alfonso
House	Habsburg
Father	Francis IV, Duke of Modena
Mother	Maria Beatrice of Savoy

Maria Beatrix Anna Frances of Austria-Este (1824–1906) (Italian: Maria Beatrice Anna Francesca d'Austria-Este) was a high aristocrat from the Austria-Este branch of the House of Habsburg. As daughter to the ruling Duke of Modena she was born archduchess of Austria-Este and princess of Modena. Following her 1847 marriage she became Infanta of Spain and Countess of Montizón. As the Duchy of Modena was absorbed into the Kingdom of Italy, after 1859 she lived in exile in Imperial Austria. According to the Carlist reading, in 1861-1868 she was the queen consort of Spain. According to the legitimist reading, in 1883-1887 she was the queen consort of France. Since 1853 she lived separated from her husband and did not claim any of the royal titles, though after 1868 she supported the claim of her oldest son, Carlos. Since 1872 she lived in monasteries, first in Graz and since 1898 in Görz.