Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria
Appearance
Maria of Bavaria | |||||
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Duchess of Calabria | |||||
Born | Villa Amsee, Lindau, Bavaria, Germany | 6 July 1872||||
Died | 10 June 1954 Villa Amsee, Lindau, Bavaria, Germany | (aged 81)||||
Burial | Filialkirche St. Peter und Paul, Rieden, Swabia, Germany | ||||
Spouse | Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria | ||||
Issue | Princess Maria Antonietta Princess Maria Cristina Prince Ruggero Maria, Duke of Noto Princess Barbara Maria Princess Lucia Princess Urraca | ||||
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House | Wittelsbach | ||||
Father | Ludwig III of Bavaria | ||||
Mother | Maria Theresia of Austria-Este | ||||
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria (6 July 1872 – 10 June 1954) was a daughter of the last King of Bavaria, Ludwig III, and his wife, Maria Theresia of Austria-Este.[1][2] Her husband, Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria, became the head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies on 26 May 1934, thus she was titular queen consort of the Two Sicilies.
Marriage and issue
Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia married Prince Ferdinand Pius of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, eldest child of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta and his wife Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 31 May 1897 in Munich.[1][2] The couple had six children:[1][2]
- Princess Maria Antonietta (1898–1957)
- Princess Maria Cristina (1899–1985), married in 1948 to Manuel Sotomayor-Luna
- Prince Ruggero Maria, Duke of Noto (1901–1914)
- Princess Barbara Maria Antonietta Luitpolda (1902–1927), married in 1922 to count Franz Xaver zu Stolberg-Wernigerode
- Princess Lucia Maria Raniera (1908–2001), married in 1938 to Prince Eugenio, Duke of Ancona son of Prince Thomas, 2nd Duke of Genoa (issue)
- Princess Urraca Maria Isabella Carolina Aldegonda (1913–1999)
Honours
- Dame of the Order of the Starry Cross.
- Dame Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George.
- Dame Grand Cross of Honor and Devotion of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.
- Dame of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa.[3]
Ancestry
References
External links
Media related to Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- 1872 births
- 1954 deaths
- Bavarian princesses
- Burials at the Church of Saints Peter and Paul (Rieden, Swabia)
- Dames Grand Cross of Justice of the Sacred Military Constantinian Order of Saint George
- Dames of Malta
- Dames of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa
- Dames of the Order of the Starry Cross
- Duchesses of Calabria
- German Roman Catholics
- House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
- House of Wittelsbach
- People from Lindau
- Princesses of Bourbon-Two Sicilies