Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria

Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and by Rhine
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HouseWittelsbachFatherLudwig I of BavariaMotherTherese of Saxe-Hildburghausen

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.

Marriage

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.

Honours

Ancestry

Bibliography

  • 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
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