Princess Dorothea of Bavaria
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| Archduchess Dorothea of Austria Princess of Tuscany |
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| Born |
25 May 1920 Schloss Leutstetten, Starnberg, Bavaria, Weimar Republic |
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| Died | 5 July 2015 (aged 95) Salzburg, Austria |
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| Spouse | Archduke Gottfried of Austria | ||||
| Issue | Archduchess Elisabeth Archduchess Alice Archduke Leopold Franz Archduchess Maria Antoinette |
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| House | Wittelsbach | ||||
| Father | Prince Franz of Bavaria | ||||
| Mother | Princess Isabella de Croÿ | ||||
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| German: Dorothea Theresa Marie Franziska |
Princess Dorothea of Bavaria (German: Dorothea Theresa Marie Franziska, Prinzessin von Bayern; 25 May 1920 – 5 July 2015) 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. Dorothea was by marriage the titular Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 8 November 1948 to 21 January 1984. She died in 2015.
Dorothea was born in Schloss Leutstetten, Starnberg, Bavaria, Weimar Republic. She was the fifth child and fourth daughter of Prince Franz of Bavaria and his wife Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ.
Dorothea married Archduke Gottfried of Austria, eldest child and son of Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 2 August 1938 civilly and religiously on 3 August 1938 in Sárvár, Kingdom of Hungary. Dorothea and Gottfried have four children together:
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