Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria
| Princess Mathilde Ludovika | |
|---|---|
| Countess of Trani | |
| File:Prinzessin Mathilde.jpg | |
| Born | 30 September 1843 Possenhofen, Kingdom of Bavaria |
| Died | Script error: The function "death_date_and_age" does not exist. Munich, Germany |
| Spouse | Prince Louis, Count of Trani |
| Issue | Maria Teresa, Princess of Hohenzollern |
| House | Wittelsbach |
| Father | Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria |
| Mother | Princess Ludovika of Bavaria |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Mathilde Ludovika, Duchess in Bavaria (30 September 1843 – 18 June 1925) was the fourth daughter of Maximilian, Duke in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria. Her mother was the youngest daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria by his second wife Margravine Karoline of Baden.
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Early life
Born and raised at Possenhofen Castle, Mathilde was a younger sister of (among others) Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria, Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria and Duchess Marie Sophie in Bavaria. She was an older sister of (among others) Duchess Sophie in Bavaria.
Marriage & Family
On 5 June 1861, Mathilde married Lodovico, Count of Trani. He was Heir Presumptive to his older half-brother Francis II of the Two Sicilies. Francis was married to her older sister Marie Sophie. The bride was seventeen years old and the groom was twenty-two. They had a single daughter:
- Princess Maria Teresa of Bourbon-Two Sicilies (15 January 1867 - 1 May 1909). She married Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
Two Sicilies Revolution
However, the Two Sicilies were conquered by the Expedition of the Thousand under Giuseppe Garibaldi in 1861. Garibaldi served the Kingdom of Sardinia which was in the process of Italian unification.
Lodovico was still the heir of Francis as head of a deposed Royal House. He retained this position for the rest of his life but predeceased Francis on 8 June 1886. Francis was eventually succeeded by their younger brother Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta. Mathilde survived her husband by thirty-nine years but never remarried.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 30 September 1843 – 5 June 1861: Her Royal Highness Duchess Mathilde Ludovika in Bavaria
- 5 June 1861 – 8 June 1886: Her Royal Highness The Countess of Trani, Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess in Bavaria
- 8 June 1886 – 18 June 1925: Her Royal Highness The Dowager Countess of Trani, Princess of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duchess in Bavaria
Ancestry
Sources
- "The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy" by C. Arnold McNaughton.
External links
Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons
