Princess Hildegard of Bavaria

Princess Hildegard of Bavaria (German: Hildegard Luise Charlotte Theresia Friederike von Bayern; 10 June 1825 – 2 April 1864) was the seventh child and fourth daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

Hildegard of Bavaria
Duchess of Teschen
Tenure30 April 1847 2 April 1864
Born(1825-06-10)10 June 1825
Würzburg
Died2 April 1864(1864-04-02) (aged 38)
Munich
Burial
SpouseArchduke Albert, Duke of Teschen
IssueMaria Theresa, Duchess of Württemberg
Archduke Karl
Archduchess Mathilda
Full name
Hildegard Luise Charlotte Theresia Friederike
HouseWittelsbach
FatherLudwig I of Bavaria
MotherTherese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
ReligionRoman Catholicism

Life

Marriage

On 1 May 1844 in Munich, Hildegard married Archduke Albert of Austria, eldest son of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg. She thereafter became known as Archduchess Hildegard. She and her husband had 3 children:

Issue

NameBirthDeathNotes
Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria15 July 18458 October 1927married Duke Philipp of Württemberg (1838–1917)
Archduke Karl of Austria3 January 184719 July 1848died of smallpox at an early age.
Archduchess Mathilda of Austria25 January 18496 June 1867died in an accident at the age of 18.

During her stay in Munich for the funeral of her brother King Maximilian II (1811-1864) in March 1864, Archduchess Hildegard became ill with a lung inflammation and pleurisy, and died.

Ancestry

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