| Princess Dorothea of Bavaria | |
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| Archduchess and Princess Dorothea of Austria; Princess Dorothea of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany | |
| Spouse | Archduke Gottfried of Austria |
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| Archduchess Elisabeth Archduchess Alice Archduke Leopold Franz Archduchess Maria Antoinette |
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| German: Dorothea Theresa Marie Franziska | |
| House | House of Wittelsbach House of Habsburg-Lorraine |
| Father | Prince Franz of Bavaria |
| Mother | Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ |
| Born | 25 May 1920 Schloss Leutstetten, Starnberg, Bavaria, Weimar Republic |
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HI&RH The Dowager Grand Duchess
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Princess Dorothea of Bavaria (German: Dorothea Theresa Marie Franziska, Prinzessin von Bayern[1][2]) (born 25 May 1920 at Schloss Leutstetten in Starnberg, Bavaria, Weimar Republic[1][2]) was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a Princess of Bavaria by birth. Through her marriage to Archduke Gottfried of Austria, Dorothea was a member of the Tuscan line of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and Archduchess and Princess of Austria and Princess of Hungary, Bohemia, and Tuscany. Dorothea was the titular Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany from 8 November 1948 to 21 January 1984.
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Dorothea was the fifth child and fourth daughter of Prince Franz of Bavaria and his wife Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ.[1][2]
Dorothea married Archduke Gottfried of Austria, eldest child and son[1][2] of Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies,[1][2] on 2 August 1938 civilly and religiously on 3 August 1938 in Sárvár, Kingdom of Hungary.[1][2] Dorothea and Gottfried had four children together:[1][2]
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Archduchess Dorothea of Austria
Born: 25 May 1920 |
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| Preceded by Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies |
— TITULAR — Grand Duchess consort of Tuscany 2 August 1938 – 21 January 1984 Reason for succession failure: Italian Unification under the House of Savoy |
Succeeded by Elyssa Edmonstone |
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