Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria

Summary

Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria (German: Mathilde Karoline Friederike Wilhelmine Charlotte von Bayern) (Augsburg, 30 August 1813 – Darmstadt, 25 May 1862) was the second child and eldest daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.

Mathilde Caroline
Portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1830
Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and by Rhine
Tenure5 March 1848 – 25 May 1862
Born(1813-08-30)30 August 1813
Augsburg, Kingdom of Bavaria, Confederation of the Rhine
Died25 May 1862(1862-05-25) (aged 48)
Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, German Confederation
Spouse
(m. 1833)
HouseWittelsbach
FatherLudwig I of Bavaria
MotherTherese of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Marriage edit

On 26 December 1833 in Munich, Mathilde married Louis of Hesse (1806–1877), eldest son and heir of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and Wilhelmine of Baden. Ludwig succeeded his father as Grand Duke Ludwig III in 1848. The marriage was childless.

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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
Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria
Born: 30 August 1813 Died: 25 May 1862
German royalty
Vacant
Title last held by
Wilhelmine of Baden
Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine
16 June 1848 – 25 May 1862
Vacant
Title next held by
Alice of the United Kingdom