Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
Amalie Auguste (Munich, 13 November 1801 – Dresden, 8 November 1877) was a Princess of Bavaria and Queen of Saxony.
Biography
Amalie was the fourth child of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife Karoline of Baden. She was the identical twin sister of Elizabeth Louise, later Queen of Prussia as wife of Frederick William IV of Prussia. Three other sisters married King Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, Archduke Franz Karl of Austria and Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria.
In 1851 Amalie Auguste became chairman of Women's Association of Dresden (Dresden zu Frauenverein), an organisation founded by her sister, the then queen, and in 1859, she reorganized it to the Zentralausschuß obererzgebirgischen und der vogtländischen Frauenvereine and founded a legal ground for it which maintained the organisation until 1932.
Marriage and issue
Amalie Auguste married on 22 November 1822 Prince John of Saxony, who became King of Saxony between 1854 and 1873.
John and Amelia had nine children:
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 13 November 1801 – 26 December 1805: Her Serene Highness Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria[1]
- 26 December 1805 – 22 November 1822: Her Royal Highness Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
- 22 November 1822 – 6 June 1836: Her Royal Highness Princess Amalie Auguste of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony, Princess of Bavaria
- 6 June 1836 – 9 August 1854: Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony, Princess of Bavaria
- 9 August 1854 – 29 October 1873: Her Majesty The Queen of Saxony
- 29 October 1873 – 8 November 1877: Her Majesty The Dowager Queen of Saxony
Ancestry
| Ancestors of Amalie Auguste of Bavaria |
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16. Christian II of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld |
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8. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken |
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17. Countess Katharina Agathe of Rappoltstein |
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4. Count Palatine Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken |
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18. Louis Crato, 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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22. Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine |
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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. Amalie Auguste of Bavaria |
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24. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach |
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12. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden |
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25. Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz |
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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 Caroline Louise 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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28. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (= 26) |
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14. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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29. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Müntzenberg (= 27) |
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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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Source
- ^ Genealogy of the Royal Family of Bavaria
Petermann, Karl: Der König Johann und die Königin Amalie von Sachsen, sowie die Feier ihres goldenen Ehejubiläums; in: Erzählungen. O.Author, o.J.
- This page is a translation of its Hungarian equivalent.
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| 5th generation |
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| 6th generation |
Princess Maria-Theresia · Princess Elisabeth · Princess Benedikta · Princess Gisela of Saxe-Gessaphe · Princess Odilia · Princess Irmingard Maria · Princess Philippa · Princess Ysabel
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| 7th generation |
Princess Auguste · Princess Alice · Princess Maria del Pilar · Princess Maria Felipa · Princess Bernadette
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| 8th generation |
Princess Alva
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| 6th generation |
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| 7th generation |
Astrid Linke* · Diana Dorndorf*
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| 8th generation |
Jedida Taborek*
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*did not have a royal or noble title by birth
^both married Anthony of Saxony while Electoral Prince
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note:*denotes titular Queens
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| Persondata |
| Name |
Amalie Auguste Of Bavaria |
| Alternative names |
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| Short description |
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| Date of birth |
13 November 1801 |
| Place of birth |
Munich |
| Date of death |
8 November 1877 |
| Place of death |
Wachwitz |