Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria
| Mathilde Caroline | |
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 Photograph by Franz Backofen, c. 1860 | |
| Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and by Rhine | |
| Tenure | 5 March 1848 – 25 May 1862 |
| Born | 30 August 1813 Augsburg, Kingdom of Bavaria, Confederation of the Rhine |
| Died | 25 May 1862 (aged 48) Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, German Confederation |
| Spouse | |
| House | Wittelsbach |
| Father | Ludwig I of Bavaria |
| Mother | Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria (German: Mathilde Karoline Friederike Wilhelmine Charlotte von Bayern; 30 August 1813 – 25 May 1862[1]) was the second child and eldest daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
Life
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Mathilde Caroline was the daughter of Ludwig I, King of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.[2] Mathilde was decesnded multiple times over from the House of Hesse-Darmstadt.[2]
On 26 December 1833[1] in Munich, Mathilde married Louis of Hesse, eldest son and heir of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and Wilhelmine of Baden.[citation needed]
The couple moved to Dusseldorf in early 1834.[1] They had no children.
Honours
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Spain: Dame of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa[3]
References
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[edit]- ^ a b c Schmidt-Liebich, Jochen (2011-04-20). Lexikon der Künstlerinnen 1700-1900: Deutschland, Österreich, Schweiz (in German). Walter de Gruyter. p. 308. ISBN 978-3-11-095137-0.
- ^ a b "Hessische Biografie : Erweiterte Suche : LAGIS Hessen". www.lagis-hessen.de. Retrieved 2025-10-02.
- ^ Guía de forasteros en Madrid para el año de 1864 (in Spanish). En la Imprenta Nacional. 1864. p. 175.
Bibliography
[edit]- Barbara Beck: Mathilde, Großherzogin von Hessen und bei Rhein, geb. Prinzessin von Bayern (1813–1862) (Arbeiten der Hessischen Historischen Kommission, Neue Folge, Band 7). Eduard Roether Verlag, Darmstadt 1993, ISBN 3-7929-0204-4
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