Princess Maria Elisabeth of Orléans-Braganza
| Princess Maria Elisabeth | |||||
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| Princess of Bavaria Princess of Orléans-Braganza |
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September 14, 1914 Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
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| Died | 13 May 2011 (aged 96) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Spouse | Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans-Braganza | ||||
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Prince Luiz Prince Eudes Prince Bertrand Princess Isabel Prince Pedro Prince Fernando Prince Antônio Eleanora, Princess of Ligne Prince Francisco Prince Alberto Princess Maria Teresa Princess Maria Gabriela |
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| House | Wittelsbach | ||||
| Father | Prince Franz of Bavaria | ||||
| Mother | Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ | ||||
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| German: Maria Elisabeth Franziska Josepha Therese |
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Styles of Princess Maria Elisabeth of Orléans-Braganza as consort |
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| Reference style | Her Imperial and Royal Highness |
| Spoken style | Your Imperial and Royal Highness |
| Alternative style | Ma'am |
Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria (German: Prinzessin Maria Elisabeth Franziska Josepha Therese von Bayern; 9 September 1914 – 13 May 2011) was the eldest daughter of Prince Franz of Bavaria, third son of King Ludwig III of Bavaria.
Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria was born at Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, the second child and first daughter of Prince Franz of Bavaria (1875–1957), (son of Ludwig III of Bavaria and Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este) and his wife, Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ (1890–1982), (daughter of Karl Alfred, Duke of Croÿ and Princess Ludmilla of Arenberg).
Princess Maria Elisabeth was born at the beginning of First World War; most of her relatives fought during the war, even her father. Her childhood and youth were very troubled because of the regimes that were established in Germany after the war.
Until coming of age the princess lived in Sárvár Castle, in Hungary, which was owned by his grandmother, Queen Maria Teresa, a born Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Hungary and of Modena, among others. The Bavarian Royal Family returned to Bavaria in the 1930s. The republican government was forced to return a substantial part of goods and castles that had been confiscated in 1918 after the revolution.
The times in Germany between the wars (1918–1938) were difficult, due to the Great Depression of 1929 and the rise of the Nazis, and Adolf Hitler in the German government. The uncle of the princess, Rupprecht (1869–1955), head of the Royal House of Bavaria, declared himself an enemy of Hitler. This fact had a huge impact on the Royal Family; they were forced to flee to Italy. The second wife of Prince Rupprecht, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg (1899–1955), and her children, however, were captured by the Nazis, while Rupprecht, still in Italy, evaded arrest. They were imprisoned at Sachsenhausen. Although liberated that very same month, the imprisonment greatly impaired Antonia's health, and she died nine years later, at Lenzerheide, Switzerland.
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