Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
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| Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen | |
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| Queen of Bavaria | |
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| Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen | |
| Spouse | Ludwig I |
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| Maximilian II, King of Bavaria Mathilde, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine Otto, King of Greece Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria Adelgunde, Duchess of Modena Hildegard, Archduchess of Austria Alexandra Adalbert |
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| Therese Charlotte Luise of Saxony-Hildburghausen | |
| Father | Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg |
| Mother | Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz |
| Born | July 8, 1792 Seidingstadt, Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
| Died | October 26, 1854 (aged 62) Munich |
Therese Charlotte Luise of Saxony-Hildburghausen (Therese of Bavaria; 8 July 1792 in Seidingstadt (Castle in the duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen) - 26 October 1854 in Munich) was queen of Bavaria. Therese was a daughter of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Charlotte Georgine, eldest daughter Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
[edit] Biography
In 1809, she was on the list of possible brides for Napoleon. In 1810, she married the Bavarian crown prince Ludwig. Their wedding was the occasion of the first ever Oktoberfest. She became queen in 1825. During the numerous love affairs of her husband Therese suffered but indulged the king, although she did not refrain from demonstrating her disaproval in discrete ways; in 1831, she left town during one of his affairs. She strictly rejected associating with the mistresses. Therese often backed up Ludwig's office especially when he was absent from Munich during his numerous journeys, and she did have some political influence and participated in political issues. She was very popular and considered to represent an ideal queen, wife and mother. She was involved in a great number of charitable organisations for poor, widows and orphants. She was met with gteat sympathy during her husbands infidelity with Lola Montez, which caused him to abdicate 1848.
[edit] Children
She was the mother of:
- Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811-1864)
- Mathilde (1813-1862), who married Ludwig III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1806-1877)
- Otto (1815-1867), who was King of Greece from 1832-1862.
- Theodelinde, Princess of Bavaria (1816-1817)
- Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (1821-1912)
- Adelgunde (1823-1914), who married Francis V, Duke of Modena (1819-1875).
- Hildegard (1825-1864), who married Archduke Albert of Austria (1817-1895) Duke of Teschen
- Alexandra (1826-75).
- Adalbert (1828-1875)
[edit] Ancestry
| German royalty | ||
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| Preceded by Karoline of Baden |
Queen of Bavaria 1825 – 1848 |
Succeeded by Marie of Prussia |
