Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria

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Father Ludwig III of Bavaria Religion Roman Catholic		Name Princess Ludwiga House House of Wittelsbach

Born 6 July 1872Villa Amsee, Lindau, Bavaria, Germany ( 1872-07-06 ) Burial Filialkirche St. Peter und Paul, Rieden, Swabia, Germany Issue Princess Maria AntoniettaPrincess Maria CristinaPrince Ruggero Maria, Duke of NotoPrincess Barbara MariaPrincess LuciaPrincess Urraca Mother Maria Theresia of Austria-Este Died June 10, 1954, Lindau, Germany Spouse Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria (m. 1897–1954) Children Princess Urraca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Princess Lucia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Parents Maria Theresa of Austria-Este, Ludwig III of Bavaria Similar People Ludwig III of Bavaria, Maria Theresa of Austria‑Este, Princess Mathilde of Bavaria, Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies, Rupprecht - Crown Prince of

Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria (6 July 1872 – 10 June 1954) was a daughter of the last King of Bavaria, Ludwig III, and his wife, Maria Theresia of Austria-Este. Her husband, Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria, became the head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies on 26 May 1934, thus she was titular queen consort of the Two Sicilies.

Marriage and issue

Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia married Prince Ferdinand Pius of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, eldest child of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta and his wife Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 31 May 1897 in Munich. The couple had six children:

Princess Maria Antonietta (1898–1957)

Princess Maria Cristina (1899–1985), married in 1948 to Manuel Sotomayor-Luna

Prince Ruggero Maria, Duke of Noto (1901–1914)

Princess Barbara Maria Antonietta Luitpolda (1902–1927), married in 1922 to count Franz Xaver zu Stolberg-Wernigerode

Princess Lucia Maria Raniera (1908–2001), married in 1938 to Prince Eugenio, Duke of Ancona son of Prince Thomas, 2nd Duke of Genoa (issue)

Princess Urraca Maria Isabella Carolina Aldegonda (1913–1999)