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Princess Hildegard of Bavaria

Hildegard of Bavaria
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Duchess of Teschen
Tenure30 April 1847 – 2 April 1864
Born10 June 1825
Würzburg
Died2 April 1864 (aged 38)
Munich
Burial
Imperial Crypt
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

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.

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:

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Issue

Name Birth Death Notes
Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria 15 July 1845 8 October 1927 married Duke Philipp of Württemberg (1838–1917)
Archduke Karl of Austria 3 January 1847 19 July 1848 died of smallpox at an early age.
Archduchess Mathilda of Austria 25 January 1849 6 June 1867 died 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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