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Bavarian Royalty
House of Wittelsbach
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| Maximilian I |
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| Ludwig I |
| Princess Augusta |
| Princess Amalie Marie |
| Princess Charlotte |
| Prince Karl Theodor |
| Prince Karl Friedrich |
| Elisabeth Ludovika, Queen of Prussia |
| Princess Amalie Auguste |
| Archduchess Sophie of Austria |
| Princess Maria Anna, Queen of Saxony |
| Princess Ludovika |
| Princess Maximiliana |
| Ludwig I |
| Children |
| Maximilian II |
| Mathilde, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine |
| Otto, King of the Hellenes |
| Princess Theodelinde |
| Prince Regent Luitpold |
| Adelgunde, Duchess of Modena |
| Archduchess Hildegarde of Austria |
| Princess Alexandra |
| Prince Adalbert |
| Grandchildren |
| Ludwig II |
| Ludwig III |
| Prince Leopold |
| Princess Therese |
| Prince Arnulf |
| Prince Alfons |
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| Princess Elisabeth Marie |
| Archduchess Auguste of Austria |
| Prince Georg |
| Prince Konrad |
| Prince Heinrich |
| Maximilian II |
| Children |
| Ludwig II |
| Otto I |
| Ludwig II |
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Otto I
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| Ludwig III |
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| Crown Prince Rupprecht |
| Princess Adelgunde |
| Maria, Duchess of Calabria |
| Prince Karl |
| Prince Franz |
| Princess Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
| Prince Wolfgang |
| Princess Hildegarde |
| Princess Notburga |
| Wiltrud, Duchess of Urach |
| Princess Helmtrud |
| Princess Dietlinde |
| Princess Gundelinde |
| Children of Crown Prince Rupprecht |
| Prince Luitpold |
| Princess Irmingard |
| Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria |
| Prince Rudolf |
| Prince Heinrich |
| Princess Irmingard |
| Princess Editha |
| Princess Hilda |
| Gabrielle, Duchess of Cröy |
| Sophie, Duchess of Arenberg |
| Children of Duke Albrecht |
| Princess Marie Gabrielle |
| Princess Marie Charlotte |
| Franz, Duke of Bavaria |
| Prince Max |
| Children of Prince Max |
| Princess Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein |
| Princess Marie-Caroline |
| Princess Hélène |
| Princess Elizabeth |
| Princess Maria Anna |
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Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria (November 13, 1801 – December 14, 1873) was a Princess of Bavaria and later Queen consort of Prussia.
[edit] Biography
Elisabeth was born in Munich, the daughter of King Maximilian I of Bavaria and his Queen Friederike Karoline Wilhelmine Margravine of Baden. She was the twin sister of Queen Amalie of Saxony, consort of King John I of Saxony, and sister of Archduchess Sophie of Austria, mother of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria-Hungary; as well as Ludovika, Duchess in Bavaria, mother of Franz Josef's consort, Empress Elisabeth of Austria-Hungary (Sisi). She was known within her family as Elise.
On November 29, 1823, she married the future King Frederick William IV of Prussia and supported his intellectual interests, namely his attempts at artwork, which he held dear to his heart. In 1830, Elisabeth converted to Protestantism.
Becoming Queen consort of Prussia in 1840, she was never without influence in Prussian politics, where she was active in preserving the close friendship between Prussia and the Austrian Empire.
To Frederick William IV, she was an exemplary wife and, during his long illness, a dedicated nurse. After his death on January 2, 1861, Elisabeth lived quietly at her seats at Sanssouci, Charlottenburg, and Stolzenfels and dedicated herself to charity work in memory of her late husband . Her brother-in-law, Emperor Wilhelm I of Germany, held her in high regard as a true friend.
During a visit to her sister, Queen Amalie of Saxony, Elisabeth died in 1873 in Dresden. She was buried next to her husband on December 21 at the Friedenskirche in Potsdam.
[edit] References
- The information in this article is based on that in its German equivalent.
- Moritz Freiherr von Bissing: Elisabeth Königin von Preußen, Berlin 1974.
- Ludovika Hesekiel: Elisabeth Luise, Königin von Preußen (Berlin 1881).
- Dorothea Minkels: "Porträts der preußischen Königin Elisabeth in der Sammlung des Stadtmuseums Berlin." in: Jahrbuch 2004/5 Stadtmuseum Berlin, pg. 278-304.
- Alfred v. Reumont: Elisabeth, Königin von Preußen (Berlin 1874)
Dorothea Minkels: Elisabeth von Preußen. Königin in der Zeit des AusMÄRZens. Norderstedt 2008.
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16. Christian II, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
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8. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken |
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4. Count Palatine Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken |
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18. Ludwig Kraft, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken |
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9. Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken |
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19. Countess Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg |
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2. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria |
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20. Theodore, Count Palatine of Sulzbach |
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10. Joseph Karl Emanuel August, Count Palatine of Sulzbach |
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21. Marie Eleonore of Hessen-Rheinfels |
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5. Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach |
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11. Countess Palatine Elizabeth Augusta Sophie of Neuburg |
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23. Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł |
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1. Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria |
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12. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden |
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6. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden |
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26. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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13. Landgravine Karoline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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27. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Müntzenberg |
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3. Caroline of Baden |
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14. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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7. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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30. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (= 8) |
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15. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken |
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31. Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken (= 9) |
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