Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria

Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria (German: Adelgunde Auguste Charlotte Caroline Elisabeth Amalie Marie Sophie Luise von Bayern; 19 March 1823 – 28 October 1914) was a daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. She was Duchess consort of Modena by her marriage to Francis V, Duke of Modena.

Adelgunde of Bavaria
Lithograph by Carl Goebel
Duchess consort of Modena and Reggio
Tenure21 January 1846 – 11 June 1859
Born(1823-03-19)19 March 1823
Würzburg
Died28 October 1914(1914-10-28) (aged 91)
Munich
SpouseFrancis V, Duke of Modena
IssueArchduchess Anna Beatrice
Full name
Adelgunde Auguste Charlotte Caroline Elisabeth Amalie Marie Sophie Luise
HouseWittelsbach
FatherLudwig I of Bavaria
MotherTherese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Family

Adelgunde was the sixth child and fourth daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. She was born in Würzburg on 19 March 1823. Included among her siblings were Maximilian II of Bavaria, Mathilde, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine, King Otto of Greece and Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria.

Marriage

On 20 March 1842 in Munich, Adelgunde married Archduke Francis of Austria-Este (1819–75), eldest son of Francis IV, Duke of Modena and Maria Beatrice of Savoy. The couple had only one child, Princess Anna Beatrice Theresia Maria (October 19, 1848 in Gries, Bolzano – July 8, 1849 in Modena). Francis acceded to the dukedom on his father's death in 1846 as Francis V. After the Italian Unification, Francis was deposed, and he and his wife were exiled to Vienna, where he died fifteen years later.

Death

Adelgunde survived her husband for many years and died in Munich at the age of 91. She never remarried and is interred in Vienna.

A pearl brooch formerly owned by her was auctioned at Sotheby's in 2012.[1]

Ancestry
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References
  1. "Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels" (PDF).
Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria
Born: 19 March 1823 Died: 28 January 1914
Italian royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Maria Beatrice of Savoy		 Duchess consort of Modena and Reggio
21 January 1846 – 11 June 1859		 Duchy abolished in 1859
Titles in pretence
Duchy abolished in 1859 — TITULAR —
Duchess consort of Modena and Reggio
11 June 1859 – 20 November 1875
Reason for succession failure:
Italian unification		 Vacant
Title next held by
Zita of Bourbon-Parma
Vacant
Title last held by
Francis IV, Duke of Modena
as Prince consort		 — TITULAR —
Queen consort of England
Queen consort of Ireland
20 March 1842 – 20 November 1875
Reason for succession failure:
Glorius revolution		 Succeeded by
Ludwig III of Bavaria
as Prince consort
— TITULAR —
Queen consort of Scots
20 March 1842 – 20 November 1875
Reason for succession failure:
Glorius revolution
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