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Tenure
  
13 October 1825 – 20 March 1848

Born
  
8 July 1792 Seidingstadt, Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen (
1792-07-08
)

Burial
  
St. Boniface's Abbey, Munich

Issue
  
Maximilian II of Bavaria Mathilde Caroline, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine Otto I of Greece Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria Adelgunde, Duchess of Modena Archduchess Hildegard, Duchess of Teschen Princess Alexandra of Bavaria Prince Adalbert of Bavaria

Father
  
Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

Mother
  
Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Name
  
Therese Saxe-Hildburghausen

Died
  
October 26, 1854, Munich, Germany

Spouse
  
Ludwig I of Bavaria (m. 1810)

Children
  
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria

Parents
  
Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

House
  
House of Wittelsbach, Saxe-Hildburghausen

Similar People
  
Ludwig I of Bavaria, Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, Maximilian II of Bavaria, Ludwig III of Bavaria, Otto of Greece

Therese Charlotte Luise of Saxony-Hildburghausen (Therese of Bavaria; 8 July 1792 – 26 October 1854) was a queen consort of Bavaria as the wife of Ludwig I, King of Bavaria.

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Biography

Therese was a daughter of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, and Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, eldest daughter of Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. In 1809, she was on the list of possible brides for Napoleon, but in 1810 married the Bavarian crown prince Ludwig. Their wedding was the occasion of the first ever Oktoberfest. She became queen in 1825. During the numerous love affairs of her husband, Therese suffered but tolerated the situation. She did not refrain, however, from demonstrating her disapproval in discreet ways; in 1831, she left town during one of his affairs, and she strictly rejected associating with the mistresses. Therese often assisted with the administration of the kingdom of Bavaria, especially when Ludwig was absent from Munich during his numerous journeys, and she did have some political influence and participated in political issues. She was very popular and was considered to embody an ideal image of queen, wife and mother. She was involved in a great number of charitable organizations for widows, orphans and the poor. She was the object of great sympathy during her husband's infidelity with Lola Montez, which caused him to abdicate in 1848.

Children

Therese and Ludwig had nine children:

  • Maximilian (1811–1864), who married Princess Marie of Prussia (1825–1889); King of Bavaria as Maximilian II from 1848 to 1864.
  • Mathilde Caroline (1813–1862), who married Ludwig III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1806–1877).
  • Otto (1815–1867), who married Duchess Amalie of Oldenburg (1818–1875); King of Greece as Otto I from 1832 to 1862.
  • Theodelinde (1816–1817).
  • Luitpold (1821–1912), who married Archduchess Auguste of Austria (1825–1864); Prince Regent of Bavaria (1886–1912).
  • Adelgunde (1823–1914), who married Francis V, Duke of Modena (1819–1875).
  • Hildegard (1825–1864), who married Archduke Albert of Austria (1817–1895) Duke of Teschen.
  • Alexandra (1826–1875).
  • Adalbert (1828–1875), who married Infanta Amelia Philippina of Spain (1834–1905).

    • Honours

     Kingdom of Bavaria : Sovereign of the Order of Saint Elizabeth

    References

    Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen Wikipedia
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