Name Duchess Gabrielle Children Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria | House House of Wittelsbach | |
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Born 9 October 1878
Tegernsee, Germany ( 1878-10-09 ) Burial Theatine Church, Munich Issue Luitpold, Hereditary Prince of Bavaria
Princess Irmingard
Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria
Prince Rudolf Father Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria Mother Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal Died October 24, 1912, Sorrento, Italy Spouse Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria (m. 1900) Parents Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal, Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria Similar People Rupprecht - Crown Prince of, Karl Theodor - Duke in B, Franz - Duke of Bavaria, Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg | ||
Duchess marie gabrielle in bavaria princess of bavaria
Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria (German: Marie Gabrielle Mathilde Isabelle Therese Antoinette Sabine Herzogin in Bayern) was born 9 October 1878 in Tegernsee in the Kingdom of Bavaria and died 24 October 1912 in Sorrento in the Kingdom of Italy).
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Family
Her parents were ophthalmologist Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, a member of the House of Wittelsbach and kinsman of the Kings of Bavaria, and his second wife, Princess Maria Jose of Braganca, a daughter of King Miguel I, exiled monarch of Portugal. Her paternal aunt was Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sissi) and one of her sisters was Elisabeth in Bavaria, consort of Albert I of Belgium.
Marriage
On 10 July 1900 in Munich, Marie Gabrielle married her second cousin once-removed, Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria. He was the eldest son of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (later Prince Regent and King of Bavaria) and Maria Theresia of Austria-Este. The wedding was attended by Prince Joachim of Prussia, representing his father Emperor Wilhelm II. After their marriage, the couple settled down in Bamberg, Bavaria, where Rupprecht was head of an army corps. Their two eldest children were born there.
The couple traveled a great deal. For example, they journeyed to Japan and returned by way of the United States in 1903. The trip to Japan was scientific in nature, and the couple were accompanied by a renowned professor from the University of Munich. Marie Gabrielle wrote home quite enthusiastically about their journey. Like her parents, she was a great lover of science and nature, as well as poetry and music.
While in Japan, Marie Gabrielle became seriously ill. Upon their return to Bavaria, she underwent surgery for appendicitis. She made a full recovery.
Her husband Rupprecht became the heir apparent when his father became King of Bavaria in 1913, however, Marie Gabrielle had died from renal failure the previous year and never became Crown Princess of Bavaria. Her husband later remarried, to her first cousin Princess Antoinette of Luxembourg, on August 26, 1918.
Marie Gabrielle was interred at Theatinerkirche in Munich near her deceased children. Her only child to survive to adulthood was her second son Albrecht.