Princess Hildegard of Bavaria (German: Hildegard Luise Charlotte Theresia Friederike von Bayern; 10 June 1825 – 2 April 1864) was the seventh child and fourth daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. [1]
| Hildegard of Bavaria | |||||
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| Duchess of Teschen | |||||
| Tenure | 30 April 1847 – 2 April 1864 | ||||
| Born | 10 June 1825 Würzburg | ||||
| Died | 2 April 1864 (aged 38) Munich | ||||
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| Spouse | Archduke Albert, Duke of Teschen | ||||
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| House | Wittelsbach | ||||
| Father | Ludwig I of Bavaria | ||||
| Mother | Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen | ||||
Life
editMarriage
editOn 1 May 1844 in Munich, Hildegard married Archduke Albert of Austria, eldest son of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg. She thereafter became known as Archduchess Hildegard. She and her husband had 3 children: [2] [3]
Issue
edit| Name | Birth | Death | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria | 15 July 1845 | 8 October 1927 | married Philipp, Duke of Württemberg (1838–1917) |
| Archduke Karl of Austria | 3 January 1847 | 19 July 1848 | died of smallpox at an early age. |
| Archduchess Mathilda of Austria | 25 January 1849 | 6 June 1867 | died in an accident at the age of 18. |
During her stay in Munich for the funeral of her brother King Maximilian II (1811-1864) in March 1864, Archduchess Hildegard became ill with a lung inflammation and pleurisy, and died in Vienna. [4]
Ancestry
editReferences
edit- ^ Carl “von” Duncker (1897). Feldmarschall Erzherzog Albrecht. University of Michigan. F. Tempsky. p. 69.
- ^ "† Ihre kaiserliche Hoheit die durchlauchtigste Frau Erzherzogin HILDEGARDE, Das Vaterland". ANNO. April 3, 1863. p. 1.
- ^ "Genealogie des Allerhöchsten Herrscherhauses". HOF-UND STAATS-HANDBUCH DER ÖSTERREICHISCH-UNGARISCHEN MONARCHIE FÜR DAS JAHR jahr 1918. Vienna. 1918. p. 11.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ "Kleine Chronik – (Erzherzogin Hildegarde †.), Die Presse". ANNO. April 2, 1864. p. 9.