Maria Theresia of Austria-Este

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Maria Theresia of Austria-Este
Queen of Bavaria
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)
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 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 the daughter and only child of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este and his wife, Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria.

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[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 of 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 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 IV
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