Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria-Este
| Maria Theresa of Austria-Este | |
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| Queen consort of Bavaria | |
| Tenure | 5 November 1913 – 7 November 1918 |
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2 July 1849 Brno, Austria |
| Died | 3 February 1919 (aged 69) Wildenwart Castle, Chiemgau, Bavaria |
| Spouse | Ludwig III of Bavaria |
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Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria Adelgunde, Princess of Hohenzollern Maria Ludwiga, Duchess of Calabria Prince Karl Prince Franz Princess Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Wolfgang Princess Hildegarde Princess Notburga Princess Wiltrud, Duchess of Urach Princess Helmtrud Princess Dietlinde Princess Gundelinde, Countess von Preysing-Lichtenegg-Moos |
| House | Austria-Este |
| Father | Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este |
| Mother | Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria |
| Religion | Catholicism |
Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (Maria Theresa Henriette Dorothee; 2 July 1849 – 3 February 1919) was the last Queen of Bavaria. She was the daughter and only child of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este and his wife, Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria.
On February 20, 1868, at St. Augustine's Church in Vienna, Maria Theresa married the future Ludwig III, last king of Bavaria.
The couple had thirteen children:
On February 20, 1868, she married Prince Ludwig, eldest son of Bavaria's Prince Regent Luitpold, in the Augustinerkirche in Vienna. The couple had fallen in love during a visit of Ludwig at Pfingsten in Austria to attend the burial of Archduchess Mathilda and their decision to marry initially angered the Emperor, who had wished for her to marry Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany. The chief witness was Count Antonius Schaffgotsch.
The family mostly lived on their farms at Leutstetten south of Munich, where Maria Theresa cultivated rose gardens.
On November 7, 1918, Ludwig III was forced to abdicate the Bavarian throne, and Maria Theresa fled Munich with her family to Wildenwart Castle near Frasdorf, in order to escape from the Bolsheviks. The health of the Queen soon declined and she died there on February 3, 1919, being buried at the local chapel. On November 5, 1921, her remains were transferred to the cathedral of Munich along with those of her husband, who died less than a month before.
Maria Theresa became queen consort of Bavaria in 1913 when her husband the reigning Prince Regent proclaimed himself king as King Ludwig III in place of his living but insane cousin King Otto. She became the first Catholic queen in Bavaria since Bavaria was made a kingdom 1806. She spoke German, Hungarian, Czech, French, and Italian.
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