Kings of Bavaria and Their Consorts
King Maximilian I
Princess Auguste Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
Queen Karoline (Princess of Baden)
King Ludwig I
Queen Therese (Princess Saxe-Hildburghausen)
King Maximilian II
Queen Marie (Princess of Prussia)
King Ludwig II
King Otto
Luitpold, Prince Regent
Archduchess Augusta of Austria
Ludwig III
Queen Maria Theresa (Archduchess of Austria-Este)
Pretenders to the Throne
Crown Prince Rupprecht
Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria
Crown Princess Antonia
Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria
Franz, The Duke of Bavaria
King Maximilian I of Bavaria
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Full Name: Maximilian Joseph
Titles: His Majesty The King of Bavaria
Born: May 27, 1756, Schwetzingen
Parents: Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and Maria Francisca of Sulzbach
Married (1): September 30, 1785, in Darmstadt, to Princess Auguste Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
Children:
– King Ludwig I of Bavaria(1786)
– Princess Augusta (1788)
– Princess Amalie (1790)
– Princess Caroline Auguste, Empress of Austria (1792)
– Prince Karl Theodor (1795)
Married (2): March 9, 1797, in Karlsruhe, to Princess Karoline of Baden
Children:
– Prince Maximilian Joseph (1800)
– Princess Elisabeth Ludovika, Queen of Prussia (1801)
– Princess Amalie Auguste, Queen of Saxony (1801)
– Princess Sophie, Archduchess of Austria (1805)
– Princess Maria Anna, Queen of Saxony (1805)
– Princess Ludovika, Duchess in Bavaria (1808)
– Princess Maximiliana (1810)
Reign: January 1, 1806 – October 13, 1825
Died: October 13, 1825, Munich
Burial Site: Theatinerkirche, Munich
Princess Auguste Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
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Full Name: Marie Auguste Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
Titles: Duchess of Zweibrücken
Born: April 14, 1765, Darmstadt
Parents: Prince Georg Wilhelm of Hesse-Darmstadt and Maria Louise of Leiningen-Faldenburg-Dagsburg
Married: September 30, 1785, in Darmstadt, to the future King Maximilian I
Children:
– King Ludwig I of Bavaria(1786)
– Princess Augusta (1788)
– Princess Amalie (1790)
– Princess Caroline Auguste, Empress of Austria(1792)
– Prince Karl Theodor (1795)
Died: March 30, 1796, Rohrbach
Burial Site: Schlosskirche, Darmstadt
Queen Karoline of Bavaria
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Full Name: Friederike Karoline Wilhelmine of Baden
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of Bavaria
Born: July 13, 1776
Parents: Hereditary Prince Charles Louis of Baden and Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt
Married: March 9, 1797, in Karlsruhe, to the future King Maximilian I
Children:
– Prince Maximilian Joseph (1800)
– Princess Elisabeth Ludovika, Queen of Prussia (1801)
– Princess Amalie Auguste, Queen of Saxony (1801)
– Princess Sophie, Archduchess of Austria (1805)
– Princess Maria Anna, Queen of Saxony (1805)
– Princess Ludovika, Duchess in Bavaria (1808)
– Princess Maximiliana (1810)
Died: November 13, 1841, Munich
Burial Site: Theatinerkirche, Munich
King Ludwig I of Bavaria
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Full Name: Ludwig Karl August
Titles: His Majesty The King of Bavaria
Born: August 15, 1786, Strasbourg
Parents: King Maximilian I and Princess Auguste Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt
Married: October 12, 1810, Theresienwiese, Munich, to Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Children:
– King Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811)
– Princess Mathilde Karoline, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1813)
– King Otto of Greece (1815)
– Princess Theodelinde (1816)
– Prince Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (1821)
– Princess Adelgunde, Duchess of Modena (1823)
– Princess Hildegard, Archduchess of Austria (1825)
– Princess Alexandra (1826)
– Prince Adalbert (1828)
Reign: October 13 1825 – March 20 1848
Died: February 29 1868, Nice
Burial Site: St Boniface’s Abbey, Munich
Queen Therese of Bavaria
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Full Name: Therese Charlotte Luise of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of Bavaria
Born: July 8, 1792, Seidingstadt, Saxe-Hildburghausen
Parents: Frederik, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
Married: October 12, 1810, Theresienwiese, Munich, to King Ludwig I of Bavaria
Children:
– King Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811)
– Princess Mathilde Karoline, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine (1813)
– King Otto of Greece (1815)
– Princess Theodelinde (1816)
– Prince Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (1821)
– Princess Adelgunde, Duchess of Modena (1823)
– Princess Hildegard, Archduchess of Austria (1825)
– Princess Alexandra (1826)
– Prince Adalbert (1828)
Died: October 26, 1854, Munich
Burial Site: St Boniface’s Abbey, Munich
King Maximilian II of Bavaria
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Full Name: Maximilian Joseph
Titles: His Majesty The King of Bavaria
Born: November 28, 1811, Munich
Parents: Ludwig I of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Married: October 12, 1842, to Princess Marie of Prussia
Children:
– King Ludwig II of Bavaria(1846)
– King Otto of Bavaria (1848)
Reign: March 20, 1848 – March 10, 1864
Died: March 10, 1864, Munich
Burial Site: Theatinerkirche, Munich
Queen Marie of Bavaria
Full Name: Marie Friederike Franziska Hedwig of Prussia
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of Bavaria
Born: October 15, 1825, Stadtschloss, Berlin
Parents: Prince Wilhelm of Prussia and Princess Maria Anna of Hesse-Homburg
Married: October 12, 1842, to King Maximilian II of Bavaria
Children:
– King Ludwig II of Bavaria(1846)
– King Otto of Bavaria (1848)
Died: May 17, 1889, Hohenschwangau Castle
Burial Site: Theatinerkirche, Munich
King Ludwig II of Bavaria
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Full Name: Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm
Titles: His Majesty The King of Bavaria
Born: August 25, 1845, Nymphenburg Palace, Munich
Parents: Maximilian II of Bavaria and Princess Marie of Prussia
Reign: March 10, 1864 – June 13, 1886
Died: June 13, 1886, Lake Starnberg, Bavaria
Burial Site: St Michael’s Church, Munich
King Otto of Bavaria
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Full Name: Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar
Titles: His Majesty The King of Bavaria
Born: April 27, 1848, Munich Palace
Parents: Maximilian II of Bavaria and Princess Marie of Prussia
Reign: June 13, 1886 – November 5, 1913 (under Regency of his uncle and cousin)
Died: October 11, 1916, Fürstenried Palace, Munich
Burial Site: St Michael’s Church, Munich
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
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Full Name: Luitpold Karl Joseph Wilhelm Ludwig
Titles: His Royal Highness The Prince Regent
Born: March 12, 1821, Würzburg
Parents: Ludwig I of Bavaria and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Married: April 1, 1844, in Florence, Italy, to Archduchess Augusta of Austria
Children:
– King Ludwig III of Bavaria (1845)
– Prince Leopold (1846)
– Princess Theresa (1850)
– Prince Arnulf (1852)
Regency: June 10, 1886 – December 12, 1912
Died: December 12, 1912, Munich
Burial Site: Theatinerkirche, Munich
Archduchess Augusta of Austria, Princess of Bavaria
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Full Name: Auguste Ferdinande
Titles: Archduchess Augusta of Austria, Princess of Bavaria
Born: April 1, 1825, Florence
Parents: Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany and Princess Maria Anna of Saxony
Married: April 1, 1844, in Florence, Italy, to Prince Luitpold of Bavaria
Children:
– King Ludwig III of Bavaria (1845)
– Prince Leopold (1846)
– Princess Theresa (1850)
– Prince Arnulf (1852)
Died: April 26, 1864, Munich
Burial Site: Theatinerkirche, Munich
King Ludwig III of Bavaria
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Full Name: Ludwig Luitpold Josef Maria Aloys Alfried
Titles: His Majesty The King of Bavaria
Born: January 7, 1845, Munich
Parents: Prince Luitpold of Bavaria and Archduchess Augusta of Austria
Married: February 20, 1868, at St Augustine’s Church in Vienna, to Princess Maria Theresia of Austria-Este
Children:
– Crown Prince Rupprecht (1869)
– Princess Adelgunde (1870)
– Princess Maria Ludwiga (1872)
– Prince Karl (1874)
– Prince Franz (1875)
– Princess Mathilde (1877)
– Prince Wolfgang (1879)
– Princess Hildegarde (1881)
– Princess Notburga (1883)
– Princess Wiltrud (1884)
– Princess Helmtrud (1886)
– Prince Dietlinde (1888)
– Prince Gundelinde (1891)
Reign: October 5, 1913 – November 7, 1918 (deposed)
Died: October 18, 1921, Nádasdy Castle, Sarvar, Hungary
Burial Site: Munich Frauenkirche (Cathedral of our Dear Lady), Munich
Queen Maria Theresa of Bavaria
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Full Name: Maria Theresia Henriette Dorothee of Austria-Este
Titles: Her Majesty The Queen of Bavaria
Born: July 2, 1849 at Brünn in Moravia (now Brno in the Czech Republic)
Parents: Francis IV, Duke of Modena and Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy
Married: February 20, 1868, at St Augustine’s Church in Vienna, to King Ludwig III of Bavaria
Children:
– Crown Prince Rupprecht (1869)
– Princess Adelgunde (1870)
– Princess Maria Ludwiga (1872)
– Prince Karl (1874)
– Prince Franz (1875)
– Princess Mathilde (1877)
– Prince Wolfgang (1879)
– Princess Hildegarde (1881)
– Princess Notburga (1883)
– Princess Wiltrud (1884)
– Princess Helmtrud (1886)
– Prince Dietlinde (1888)
– Prince Gundelinde (1891)
Died: February 3, 1919, Wildenwart Castle, near Frasdorf
Burial Site: Munich Frauenkirche (Cathedral of our Dear Lady), Munich
Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
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Full Name: Rupprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand
Titles: His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria, of Franconia and in Swabia, Count Palatine of the Rhine
Born: May 18, 1869, Munich
Parents: King Ludwig III of Bavaria and Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria-Este
Married (1): July 10, 1900, in Munich, to Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria
Children:
– Luitpold, Hereditary Prince of Bavaria (1901)
– Princess Irmingard (1902)
– Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria (1905)
– Prince Rudolf (1909)
Married (2): April 7, 1921, in Lenggries, to Princess Antonia of Luxembourg
Children:
– Prince Heinrich Franz (1922)
– Princess Irmingard (1923)
– Princess Editha (1924)
– Princess Hilda (1926)
– Princess Gabrielle (1927)
– Princess Sophie (1935)
Died: August 2, 1955, Schloss Leutstetten, Starnberg
Burial Site: Theatinerkirche, Munich
Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria
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Full Name: Marie Gabrielle Mathilde Isabelle Therese Antoinette Sabine
Titles: Her Royal Highness Princess Rupprecht of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria
Born: October 9, 1878, Tegernsee, Bavaria
Parents: Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria and Princess Maria José of Bragança
Married: July 10, 1900, in Munich, to Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
Children:
– Luitpold, Hereditary Prince of Bavaria (1901)
– Princess Irmingard (1902)
– Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria (1905)
– Prince Rudolf (1909)
Died: October 24, 1912, Sorrento, Italy
Burial Site: Theatinerkirche, Munich
Crown Princess Antonia of Bavaria
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Full Name: Princess Antoinette Roberte Sophie Wilhelmine of Luxembourg
Titles: Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Bavaria
Born: October 7, 1899, Hohenburg Castle, Lenggries, Bavaria
Parents: Grand Duke Guillaume IV of Luxembourg and Princess Marie Anne of Portugal
Married: April 7, 1921, in Lenggries, to Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
Children:
– Prince Heinrich Franz (1922)
– Princess Irmingard (1923)
– Princess Editha (1924)
– Princess Hilda (1926)
– Princess Gabrielle (1927)
– Princess Sophie (1935)
Died: July 31, 1954, Lenzerheide, Switzerland
Burial Site: Santa Maria in Novicella, Rome
Albrecht, The Duke of Bavaria
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Full Name: Albrecht Luitpold Ferdinand Michael
Titles: Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria, of Franconia and in Swabia, Count Palatine of the Rhine
Born: May 3, 1905, Munich
Parents: Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria and Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria
Married (1): September 3, 1930, to Countess Maria Draskovich of Trakostjan
Children:
– Princess Gabrielle Antonia (1931)
– Princess Charlotte Juliana (1931)
– Franz, Duke of Bavaria (1933)
– Prince Max-Emanuel, Duke in Bavaria (1937)
Married (2): April 21, 1971, to Countess Marie-Jenke Kegleich of Buzin
Died: July 8, 1996, Castle Berg, Starnberg
Burial Site: Wittelsbach cemetery, Andechs Abbey
Franz, The Duke of Bavaria
Head of the House of Wittelsbach and Pretender to the Bavarian Throne
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Full Name: Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria
Titles: Franz, Duke of Bavaria, of Franconia and in Swabia, Count Palatine of the Rhine
Born: July 14, 1933, Munich
Parents: Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria and Countess Maria Draskovich of Trakostjan
Pretender: since July 8, 1996, upon the death of his father