Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

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Princess Amalie
Duchess Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria
Born(1848-10-23)23 October 1848
Coburg, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Died6 May 1894(1894-05-06) (aged 45)
Schloss Biederstein, Schwabing, Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
SpouseDuke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria
IssueDuke Siegfried August
Duke Christoph
Duke Luitpold
Names
German: Marie Luise Franziska Amalie
HouseSaxe-Coburg and Gotha
FatherPrince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
MotherPrincess Clémentine of Orléans
ReligionRoman Catholic

Princess Marie Luise Franziska Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha,[1][2] full German name: Marie Luise Franziska Amalie, Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg und Gotha, Herzogin zu Sachsen[1][2] (23 October 1848, Coburg, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha[1][2] – 6 May 1894, Schloss Biederstein, Schwabing, Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria[1][2]) was a Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha by birth and a Duchess in Bavaria through her marriage to Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria. Amalie was the fourth child and second eldest daughter of Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Princess Clémentine of Orléans.[1][2] Her youngest brother was Ferdinand I of Bulgaria.

Marriage and issue

From childhood, Amalie had been intended as the bride of Prince Leopold of Bavaria. However, Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria, youngest child of Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria and his wife Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, fell in love with her and confided this love in his sister Elisabeth of Bavaria, now Empress of Austria.

The Empress became determined to ensure her favorite brother's happiness. She invited Leopold for an extended visit with the imperial family, among whom was her own fifteen-year-old daughter Archduchess Gisela of Austria. There, Leopold was tactfully made aware that a marriage with Gisela would be looked upon with favor by Emperor Franz Joseph. The temptation to become the Emperor's son-in-law was too strong to resist, and Leopold became engaged to Gisela after only a few days. After a sufficient amount of time had passed to enable Amalie to recover, Empress Elisabeth brought Max and Amalie together. They were married on 20 September 1875 in Ebenthal, Lower Austria, Austria–Hungary.[1][2]

Amalie and Maximilian Emanuel had three sons:[1]

  • Siegfried, Duke in Bavaria (10 July 1876 – 12 March 1952)[1]
  • Christoph Joseph Clemens, Duke in Bavaria (22 April 1879 – 10 July 1963)[1]
  • Luitpold Emanuel, Duke in Bavaria (30 June 1890 – 16 January 1973)[1]

The marriage was by all accounts a very happy one.

Titles and styles

  • 23 October 1848 – 20 September 1875: Her Serene Highness Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony
  • 20 September 1875 – 6 May 1894: Her Royal Highness Duchess Amalie in Bavaria, Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, Duchess of Saxony

Ancestry

Family of Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
16. Ernest Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
8. Francis, Duke of Saxe-Coburg-Saalfeld
17. Duchess Sophie Antoinette of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel
4. Prince Ferdinand of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
18. Heinrich XXIV, Count of Reuss-Ebersdorf
9. Countess Augusta of Reuss-Ebersdorf
19. Countess Karoline Ernestine of Erbach-Schönberg
2. Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
20. Ignaz Koháry de Csábrág
10. Ferencz József Koháry de Csábrág
21. Maria Anna von Cavriani
5. Maria Antonia Koháry de Csábrág
22. Georg Christian von Waldstein-Wartenberg
11. Maria Antoinetta Josefa von Waldstein-Wartenburg
23. Elisabeth von Ulfeldt
1. Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
24. Louis Philippe I, Duke of Orléans
12. Louis Philippe II, Duke of Orléans
25. Louise Henriette de Bourbon
6. Louis-Philippe d'Orléans, King of the French
26. Louis Jean Marie de Bourbon, Duke of Penthièvre
13. Louise Marie Adélaïde de Bourbon
27. Princess Maria Teresa of Modena
3. Princess Clémentine of Orléans
28. Charles III of Spain
14. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
29. Maria Amalia of Saxony
7. Maria Amalia of the Two Sicilies
30. Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor
15. Maria Carolina of Austria
31. Maria Theresa of Austria

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Darryl Lundy (10 May 2003). "Marie Luise Amalie Prinzessin von Sachsen-Coburg-Saalfeld". ThePeerage.com. Retrieved 2009-06-14.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Paul Theroff. "SAXONY". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2009-06-14.


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