Clotilde Marie von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld

Rođena je 1846. godine u Francuskoj. Udala se za nadvojvodu Josipa Karla od Austrije s kojim je imala sedmero djece, a koji je bio član i predstavnik carske kuće u Rijeci, ali jako naklonjen Crikvenici. Postao je zaljubljenik u nju te je nagovarao mađarske kapitaliste i investitore da ulažu u Crikvenicu. Nadvojvoda Josip je otkupio bivši pavlinski samostan i prenamijenio ga u vojno lječilište, a kada je ono preseljeno u vilu „Mira“, nadvojvotkinja je objekt preuredila u „Ladislavov dječji dom“, nazvan prema njihovu tragično preminulom sinu, u kojem su se liječila djeca iz cijele države.
U znak štovanja prema ovoj nadvojvotkinji, Ivan Skomerža, član ribarske, inovativne obitelji, prvi je crikvenički hotel nazvao NADVOJVODKINJI KLOTILDI. I u Rijeci, gdje su živjeli supružnici Josip i Clotilda (bili su vlasnici zgrade današnjega Državnog arhiva), nadvojvotkinji su ukazali posebnu čast pa je jedna ulica nazvana Ulica Clotilde.
Umrla je 1927. godine u Alesutu, u Mađarskoj.

Princess Clotilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Born in France in 1846, she married Archduke Joseph Karl of Austria, with whom she had seven children. A member of the imperial house and its representative in Rijeka, he grew very fond of Crikvenica and persuaded Hungarian capitalists and financiers to invest there. Archduke Joseph bought the former Pauline monastery and converted it into a military sanatorium, which eventually moved to the Villa Mira. The Archduchess then converted the building into the ‘Ladislav Children’s Home’, a hospital, named in memory of their tragically deceased son, for children from all over the country.
As a mark of respect, Ivan Skomerža, member of an enterprising local fishing family, named Crikvenica’s first hotel the ARCHDUCHESS CLOTILDA.
The couple lived for some time in Rijeka, as owners of the present-day State Archives Building. Ulica Clotilde (Clotilda Street) is the City of Rijeka’s tribute to the archduchess, who died in 1927 in Alcsút, Hungary.

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