Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria
Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria (Mathilde Karoline Friederike Wilhelmine Charlotte von Bayern; 30 August 1813 – 25 May 1862) was the second child and eldest daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
Also recorded as Mathilde Karoline · Mathilde Grossherzogin von Hessen und bei Rhein geb. Prinzessin von Bayern · Princess Mathilde Karoline Friederike Wilhelmine Charlotte · Mathilde Karoline de Hesse
Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria
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- Name
- Mathilde Caroline
- Born
- 30 August 1813
- Birthplace
- Augsburg, Kingdom of Bavaria, Confederation of the Rhine
- Died
- 25 May 1862
- Place of death
- Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, German Confederation
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Bavaria.
- Occupation
- aristocrat and painter.
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Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria (Mathilde Karoline Friederike Wilhelmine Charlotte von Bayern; 30 August 1813 – 25 May 1862) was the second child and eldest daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
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• Consort — yes • Name — Mathilde Caroline • Succession — Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and by Rhine • Reign — 5 March 1848 – 25 May 1862 • Born — 30 August 1813 • Birthplace — Augsburg, Kingdom of Bavaria, Confederation of the Rhine • Died — 25 May 1862 • Place of death — Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, German Confederation • House — Wittelsbach • Father — Ludwig I of Bavaria • Mother — Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
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• Illustration — Portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1830 Mathilde Caroline was the daughter of Ludwig I, King of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Mathilde descended multiple times over from the House of Hesse-Darmstadt. On 26 December 1833 in Munich, Mathilde married Louis of Hesse, eldest son and heir of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and Wilhelmine of Baden. The couple moved to Dusseldorf in early 1834. They had no children.
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1813
Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria was born on 30 August 1813.
1862
Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria died on 25 May 1862.
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• Restoration (Spain): Dame of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa
Mathilde of Bavaria, Grand Duchess of Hesse
Franz Backofen · Original uploaded by: GabrielDorneles
Gegend von Berchtesgaden. Monogrammiert. Datiert 1831. Rückseite betitelt. Wachssiegel. Originalrahmen. Öl/Lwd., 57 x 44 cm
Mathilde of Bavaria, Grand Duchess of Hesse (1813-1862) · Düsseldorfer Auktionshaus
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- 1.Georg Büchner Portal :: Mathilde Karoline Friederike Wilhelmine Charlotte Prinzessin von Bayern. buechnerportal.de.
- 2.Mathilde Karoline Friederike Wilhelmine Charlotte von Bayern. Academic dictionaries and encyclopedias.
- 3.Walter Heinemeyer. Handbuch der Hessischen Geschichte. Band 4.2: Hessen im Deutschen Bund und im neuen Deutschen Reich (1806) 1815–1945. Die hessischen Staaten bis 1945. Historische Kommission für Hessen, Bd. 63. 2003. 3-7708-1238-7.
- 4.Guía de forasteros en Madrid para el año de 1864.
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