Augustina 'Veronica' Florentina-Maria Hapsburg

Introduction

Augustina was born inside the Hofburg Palace in Vienna Austria at 6:44 AM on May 3th, 1899, and was titled Archiduquesa de Anourgazi, the youngest cousin of el Imperial Emperor Maximilian de Napoleon II. Surrounded by family members who awaited her arrival. Immediately, she was christened, baptized, and was given the christen name 'Veronica' after St. Veronica Guliana. Family members accounts would recall Augustina as a "lively... full of life... child" up until the age of 10, when books, ballets, and other activities would slow down her energetic nature and shaped her into a well-fitted women of society. At the age of 17, she married an aristocratic man and together they had a child, Marquesa Aurelia C.F Napoleon. Tragically, a month after the marriage, the love of her life would died and Augustina would swear to never marry again.

Early Life

Augustina usually played by herself or with her Nurse since most of her elder siblings we're not into the sorta play she likes. To make up for this, she would become a chaotic, playful child, mirroring her brother's younger years. Instead of playing with her dolls, she would constantly be begging to play outside instead and wouldn't mind getting her expensive frills dirty, and was always known as the 'feisty one'. This went on to when she became 10, when thankfully, to the relief of her family, she began to become more quiet, subdued when her newfound love for literature, the arts, and music, these things would shape her into quite the socialite, or as her family described her, as a "tamed lion". Around this time should move to Mexico after her fathers death.

Adolescent Life

Around her 11th birthday, Augustina was quite matured compared to her brothers around that frightful age, and looked at life a different way compared to her siblings. Instead on acting on previously abjured fiery passion, Augustina looks through a philosophical, compassionate way. When she was around 14, she watched outside the Palace gardens of a small revolt happening due to grain shortage due to a drought. Instead for calling for the guards, she went up and diminish the crowds by offering sacks of grain from the palace's stock. This would earn her the people's affection, and would continue to become more popular and beloved by the people through her acts of compassion. Most of her acts, was guided through her Catholic faith and would always feel morally guilty when she feel like she couldn't do enough. In 1916, at the age of 16, Augustina finally visited the sanatoriums and hospitals across Mexico's countryside and offered comfort to the dying and prayed with them. This would become a monthly ritual in Augustina's Duchy and in the city that holds her current home. This would earn her the nickname, "Amado Augustina" from her loyal people.

Love Life

Around the age of 17, she would meet the love of her life, Enrique Pizariona, a local count from her Duchy. Smitten by him at a ball, the two would fell love immediately and after 3 months, they were engaged. The couple took it to Augustina's half-brother, Maximillian. And although hesitant, gave his blessing for the pair to be married. In a month's time. In February, 1917, the pair would be wedded and soon will their daughter Aurelia was conceived. In November, the pair would welcomed their daughter in the world. However, on a stormy night in Mexico City, a horse went out of control and kicked Enrique into the pavement, cracking his skull and would later leave to his death a few days later. Augustina would swear to never remarry again.

Aurelia

Aurelia would become a big motivational force to Augustina and her will to live. After caring for her daughter for 2 months, she hired a nanny, Elizabeth Montenegro whom she would befriend and seek her consul when feeling troubled about Enrique's death. The three would grow so attached that they were as if a family. Both Aurelia and Augustina would describe her as family and even went as so far on granting Elizabeth a private stateroom aboard the yacht.