Maria Theresia of Austria-Este
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| Maria Theresia of Austria-Este | |
| Queen of Bavaria | |
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| Titles | HM Queen Maria Theresia of Bavaria (1918-1919) HM The Queen of Bavaria (1913-1918) HI&RH Princess Maria Theresia of Bavaria (1868-1913) HI&RH Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria-Este (1849-1868) |
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| Born | July 2, 1849 |
| Birthplace | Brno |
| Died | February 3, 1919 (aged 69) |
| Place of death | Wildenwart Castle, Chiemgau |
| Consort | November 5, 1913 - November 7, 1918 |
| Consort to | Ludwig III |
| Issue | Rupprecht, Adelgunde, Maria, Karl, Franz, Mathilde, Wolfgang, Hildegarde, Notburga, Wiltrud, Helmtrud, Dietlinde, Gundelinde |
| Father | Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este |
| Mother | Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria |
Maria Theresia Henriette Dorothee of Austria-Este (July 2, 1849 - February 3, 1919) was the daughter and only child of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este and his wife, Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria. She was the last Queen of Bavaria and a Jacobite pretender.
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[edit] Ancestry and Family
Her paternal grandparents were Francis IV, Duke of Modena and Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy. Her maternal grandparents were Archduke Josef Anton of Austria and his third wife Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg.
Her maternal grandfather Joseph Anton of Austria was a son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Louisa of Spain.
On December 15, 1849, when Mary Theresa was only five months old, her father Archduke Ferdinand died from typhus. Mary Theresa was raised by her mother Archduchess Elisabeth.
On April 18, 1854, Archduchess Elisabeth married Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria, Duke of Teschen, by whom she had six children:
- Archduke Franz Joseph (1855-1855)
- Archduke Friedrich (1856-1936)
- Archduchess Maria Christina (1858-1929), later wife of King Alfonso XII of Spain
- Archduke Karl Stephan (1860-1933)
- Archduke Eugen (1863-1954)
- Archduchess Maria Eleonora (1864-1864)
Through her mother, Mary Theresa was also first cousin to Princess Stephanie of Belgium and Princess Clementine of Belgium and Maria Dorothea, Duchess of Orleans.
[edit] Jacobite pretender
She was the niece and heir of the childless Francis V, Duke of Modena, Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England and Scotland; as such, Jacobites styled her Queen Mary IV and III after his death in 1875. She married King Ludwig III of Bavaria, and her son Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria inherited the Jacobite claim.
[edit] Children
Maria Theresia and Ludwig III of Bavaria were parents to thirteen children.
- Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria (1869-1955)
- Adelgunde Marie Auguste Therese, Princess of Bavaria (1870-1958). Married Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1864-1927).
- Maria Ludwiga Theresia, Princess of Bavaria (1872-1954). Married Ferdinando Prince of the Two Sicilies, Duke of Calabria (1869-1960) and had issue.
- Karl Maria Luitpold, Prince of Bavaria (1874-1927).
- Franz Maria Luitpold, Prince of Bavaria (1875-1957). Married Isabella Princess von Croÿ (1890-1982) and had issue.
- Mathilde Marie Theresia Henriette Christine Luitpolda, Princess of Bavaria (1877-1906). Married Ludwig Gaston Klemens Maria, Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and had issue.
- Wolfgang Maria Leopold, Prince of Bavaria (1879-1895)
- Hildegarde Maria Christina Therese, Princess of Bavaria (1881-1948)
- Notburga Karolina Maria Theresia, Princess of Bavaria (1883, lived only a few days)
- Wiltrud Marie Alix, Princess of Bavaria (1884-1975). Married Wilhelm, Duke of Urach (1864-1928).
- Helmtrud Marie Amalie, Princess of Bavaria (1886-1977).
- Dietlinde Maria Theresia, Josepha Adelgunde Princess of Bavaria (1888-1889)
- Gundelinde Maria Josepha, Princess of Bavaria (1891-1983). Married Johann Georg Count von Preysing-Lichtenegg-Moos (1887-1924), and had issue.
[edit] Bibliography
- Schad, Martha. Bayerns Königinnen. Regensburg: Friedrich Pustet, 1992. Includes a 75 page chapter on Marie Therese.
- Beckenbauer, Alfons. Ludwig III. von Bayern, 1845-1921, Ein König auf der Suche nach seinem Volk. Regensburg: Friedrich Pustet, 1987. The standard modern biography of Marie Therese's husband.
- Glaser, Hubert. Ludwig III. König von Bayern: Skizzen aus seiner Lebensgeschichte. Prien: Verkerhrsverband Chiemsee, 1995. An illustrated catalogue of an exhibition held in Wildenwart in 1995.
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| Preceded by Francis I |
Jacobite succession 1875–1919 |
Succeeded by Robert I and IV |
| German royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Marie of Prussia |
Queen of Bavaria 5 November 1913 – 13 November 1918 |
Succeeded by None monarchy abolished |
