Name Archduchess of | House House of Wittelsbach | |
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Born 25 May 1920
Schloss Leutstetten, Starnberg, Bavaria, Weimar Republic ( 1920-05-25 ) Issue Archduchess Elisabeth
Archduchess Alice
Archduke Leopold Franz
Archduchess Maria Antoinette Father Prince Franz of Bavaria Mother Princess Isabella Antonie of Croy Died July 5, 2015, Salzburg, Austria Spouse Archduke Gottfried of Austria Children Archduke Leopold Franz of Austria Parents Princess Isabella Antonie of Croy, Prince Franz of Bavaria Similar People Ludwig III of Bavaria, Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, Laetitia d'Arenberg, Maria Theresa of Austria‑Este | ||
Princess Dorothea of Bavaria (German: Dorothea Theresa Marie Franziska, Prinzessin von Bayern; 25 May 1920 – 5 July 2015) was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a princess of Bavaria by birth. Through her marriage to Archduke Gottfried of Austria, Dorothea was a member of the Tuscan line of the House of Habsburg. Dorothea was by marriage the titular Grand Duchess of Tuscany from 8 November 1948 to 21 January 1984. She died in 2015.
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Family
Dorothea was born in Schloss Leutstetten, Starnberg, Bavaria, Weimar Republic. She was the fifth child and fourth daughter of Prince Franz of Bavaria and his wife Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ.
Marriage and issue
Dorothea married Archduke Gottfried of Austria, eldest child and son of Archduke Peter Ferdinand of Austria and his wife Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 2 August 1938 civilly and religiously on 3 August 1938 in Sárvár, Kingdom of Hungary. Dorothea and Gottfried have four children together: