Maria Theresia of Austria-Este
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| Maria Theresia of Austria-Este | ||
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| Queen of Bavaria | ||
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| Titles | HM Queen Maria Theresia of Bavaria (1918-1919) HM The Queen of Bavaria (1913-1918) HRH 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 | |
| Died | February 3, 1919 | |
| 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 Karl of Austria-Este | |
| Mother | Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria | |
Maria Theresia Henriette Dorothee von Habsburg-Lothringen, Archduchess of Austria-Este (July 2, 1849 - February 3, 1919) was an Austrian princess, the daughter and only child of Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria-Este and Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria.
[edit] Ancestry
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 von Württemberg.
Her maternal grandfather Joseph Anton of Austria was a son of Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor and Maria Louisa of Spain.
[edit] Jacobite pretender
She was the niece and heir of the childless Francis V, Duke of Modena, Jacobite pretender to the thrones of England, Scotland, and France; 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 Wilhelm Prince von Hohenzollern (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.
- 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; her grandson Count Riprand von Arco-Zinneberg married 1980 at Chartres, the elder daughter of Robert, Archduke of Austria-Este.
| Preceded by: Francis I |
Jacobite succession 1875–1919 |
Succeeded by: Robert IV |
