Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849–1919)
| Maria Theresa of Austria-Este | |
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| Queen of Bavaria | |
Queen Maria Theresa of Bavaria
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| Queen consort of Bavaria | |
| Tenure | 5 November 1913 – 7 November 1918 |
| Born |
2 July 1849 Brno, Austrian Empire |
| Died | 3 February 1919 (aged 69) Wildenwart Castle, Chiemgau, Bavaria |
| Spouse | Ludwig III, King of Bavaria |
| Issue More |
Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria Adelgunde, Princess of Hohenzollern Maria Ludwiga, Duchess of Calabria Prince Karl Prince Franz Mathilde, Princess Ludwig of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Prince Wolfgang Princess Hildegarde Princess Notburga Wiltrud, Duchess of Urach Princess Helmtrud Princess Dietlinde Gundelinde, Countess Georg von Preysing-Lichtenegg-Moos |
| House | Habsburg-Lorraine |
| Father | Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este |
| Mother | Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria |
| Religion | Catholicism |
Maria Theresia Henriette Dorothee of Austria-Este (2 July 1849 – 3 February 1919) was a Queen consort of Bavaria. She was the daughter and only child of Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este and his wife, Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria. She was the last Queen of Bavaria.
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.
Maria Theresa was born at Brünn in Moravia, now Brno in the Czech Republic. On 15 December 1849, when she was only five months old, her father Archduke Ferdinand died from typhoid. Maria Theresa was raised by her mother Archduchess Elisabeth. On February 20, 1868, at St. Augustine's Church in Vienna, Maria Theresa married future Ludwig III, last King of Bavaria.
The union was a happy one, and they had thirteen children:
Through her mother, Maria Theresa was the half sister of Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria (1858–1929), wife of King Alfonso XII of Spain; she was also first cousin to Princess Stephanie of Belgium, Crown Princess of Austria-Hungary; and Princess Clementine of Belgium, Princess Napoleon; and Archduchess Maria Dorothea of Austria, Duchess of Orleans.
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