Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Queen of Bavaria
Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Tenure	13 October 1825 – 20 March 1848
Born	(1792-07-08)8 July 1792 Seidingstadt, Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Died	26 October 1854(1854-10-26) (aged 62) Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
Burial	St. Boniface's Abbey, Munich
Spouse	Ludwig I of Bavaria
Issue	Maximilian II of Bavaria Mathilde Caroline, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine Otto I of Greece Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria Adelgunde, Duchess of Modena Archduchess Hildegard, Duchess of Teschen Princess Alexandra of Bavaria Prince Adalbert of Bavaria
Names Therese Charlotte Luise of Saxony-Hildburghausen
House	House of Wittelsbach House of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Father	Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
Mother	Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Religion	Lutheranism

Therese Charlotte Luise of Saxony-Hildburghausen (Therese of Bavaria; 8 July 1792 – 26 October 1854) was a queen consort of Bavaria as the wife of Ludwig I, King of Bavaria.

Biography

Therese was a daughter of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, and Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, eldest daughter of Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. In 1809, she was on the list of possible brides for Napoleon, but in 1810 married the Bavarian crown prince Ludwig. Their wedding was the occasion of the first ever Oktoberfest. She became queen in 1825. During the numerous love affairs of her husband, Therese suffered but tolerated the situation. She did not refrain, however, from demonstrating her disapproval in discreet ways; in 1831, she left town during one of his affairs, and she strictly rejected associating with the mistresses. Therese often assisted with the administration of the kingdom of Bavaria, especially when Ludwig was absent from Munich during his numerous journeys, and she did have some political influence and participated in political issues. She was very popular and was considered to embody an ideal image of queen, wife and mother. She was involved in a great number of charitable organizations for widows, orphans and the poor. She was the object of great sympathy during her husband's infidelity with Lola Montez, which caused him to abdicate in 1848.

Children

Therese and Ludwig had children:

• Maximilian (1811–1864), who married Princess Marie of Prussia (1825–1889); King of Bavaria as Maximilian II from 1848 to 1864.
• Mathilde Caroline (1813–1862), who married Ludwig III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1806–1877).
• Otto (1815–1867), who married Duchess Amalie of Oldenburg (1818–1867); King of Greece as Otto I from 1832 to 1862.
• Theodelinde (1816–1817).
• Luitpold (1821–1912), who married Archduchess Auguste of Austria (1825–1864); Prince Regent of Bavaria (1886–1912).
• Adelgunde (1823–1914), who married Francis V, Duke of Modena (1819–1875).
• Hildegard (1825–1864), who married Archduke Albert of Austria (1817–1895) Duke of Teschen.
• Alexandra (1826–1875).
• Adalbert (1828–1875), who married Infanta Amelia Philippina of Spain (1834–1905).

Honours

Kingdom of Bavaria : Sovereign of the Order of Saint Elizabeth

Ancestry

Family of Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen

16. Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 8. Ernst Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 17. Countess Sophie Albertine of Erbach-Erbach 4. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 18. Philipp Karl, Count of Erbach-Fürstenau 9. Countess Caroline of Erbach-Fürstenau 19. Countess Charlotte Amalie of Kunowitz 2. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 20. Johann Ernst III, Duke of Saxe-Weimar 10. Ernest Augustus I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 21. Princess Sophie Auguste of Anhalt-Zerbst 5. Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar 22. George Frederick Charles, Margrave of Brandenburg-Bayreuth 11. Margravine Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth 23. Princess Dorothea of Schleswig-Holstein-Sonderburg-Beck 1. Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen 24. Adolf Frederick II, Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 12. Duke Charles Louis Frederick of Mecklenburg, Prince of Mirow 25. Princess Christiane Emilie of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen 6. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg 26. Ernest Frederick I, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen (= 16) 13. Princess Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen 27. Countess Sophie Albertine of Erbach-Erbach (= 17) 3. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 28. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt 14. Landgrave George William of Hesse-Darmstadt 29. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg 7. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt 30. Count Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim 15. Countess Marie Luise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Heidesheim 31. Countess Catharine Polyxene of Solms-Rödelheim and Assenheim