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Duke Ludwig Wilhelm In Bavaria (1884–1968)
Duke Ludwig Wilhelm Karl Norbert Theodor Johann in Bavaria (17 January 1884 – 5 November 1968) was a member of the Kingdom of Bavaria's ruling dynasty, the House of Wittelsbach. From 1909 he was the head of the Wittelsbachs' cadet branch, the Dukes in Bavaria, heirs of the Counts Palatine of Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen. Life Ludwig Wilhelm was born at Schloss Tegernsee, the eldest son of Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria and his second wife Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal. By royal command of King Leopold II, he received the Grand Cordon of Leopold as a sister's wedding gift in 1900. However the Prince was only 14 years old and today remains one of the youngest Grand Cordons in Belgian History.Albert I;Museum Dynasticum N° .21: 2009/ n° 2. He married Princess Eleonore Anna Lucie zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, widow of Victor ''Fürst'' (Prince) von Schönburg (1882 – killed at Rheims, 14 September 1914) and daughter of Prince Franz zu Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke In Bavaria
Duke is a male title either of a monarch ruling over a duchy, or of a member of royalty, or nobility. As rulers, dukes are ranked below emperors, kings, grand princes, grand dukes, and sovereign princes. As royalty or nobility, they are ranked below princess nobility and grand dukes. The title comes from French ''duc'', itself from the Latin ''dux'', 'leader', a term used in republican Rome to refer to a military commander without an official rank (particularly one of Germanic or Celtic origin), and later coming to mean the leading military commander of a province. In most countries, the word ''duchess'' is the female equivalent. Following the reforms of the emperor Diocletian (which separated the civilian and military administrations of the Roman provinces), a ''dux'' became the military commander in each province. The title ''dux'', Hellenised to ''doux'', survived in the Eastern Roman Empire where it continued in several contexts, signifying a rank equivalent to a captain o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duchess Marie Gabrielle In Bavaria
, house =Wittelsbach , father =Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria , mother = Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal , birth_date = , birth_place =Tegernsee, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire , death_date = , death_place =Sorrento, Kingdom of Italy , burial_place = Theatine Church, Munich Marie Gabrielle (german: Marie Gabrielle Mathilde Isabelle Therese Antoinette Sabine Herzogin in Bayern; 9 October 1878 in Tegernsee, Bavaria – 24 October 1912 in Sorrento, Italy) Duchess in Bavaria, was the youngest daughter of Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria and his second wife, Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal. She married Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria in 1900 but died before he became Crown Prince. Through her second son Albrecht, Marie Gabrielle was the grandmother of the present Duke of Bavaria, Franz. Biography Family Her parents were ophthalmologist Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, a member of the House of Wittelsbach and kinsman of the Kings of Bavaria, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Agnes Of Hohenlohe-Langenburg
, title = Hereditary Princess of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg , image = Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg.jpg , caption = , reign = , coronation = , predecessor = , successor = , succession = , spouse =Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg , issue = Princess Adelaide Charles, 6th Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg , house =Hohenlohe-Langenburg , father = Karl Ludwig III, Prince of Hohenlohe-Langenburg , mother = Countess Amalie Henriette of Solms-Baruth , birth_date = , birth_place = Langenburg, Principality of Hohenlohe-Langenburg , death_date = , death_place = Haid, Kingdom of Bohemia, Austrian Empire , burial_place = Engelberg Monastery, Großheubach, Bavaria Princess Marie ''Agnes'' Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg, full German name: ''Marie Agnes Henriette, Prinzessin zu Hohenlohe-Langenburg'' (5 December 1804 – 9 September 1835) was a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Constantine, Hereditary Prince Of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
Constantine Josef, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (28 September 1802, in Kleinheubach, near Miltenberg – 27 December 1838, in Kleinheubach), was the eldest son and heir of Charles Thomas, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg and his wife, Sophie of Windisch-Graetz. He died before his father. Family His paternal grandparents were Dominic Constantine, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1762–1814) and his first wife Princess Marie Leopoldine of Hohenlohe-Bartenstein. Dominic had inherited the title "Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort" in 1780 but modified it to "Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg" in 1789. His maternal grandparents were Joseph Nicholas of Windisch-Graetz, Joseph Nicholas, Count of Windisch-Graetz and his second wife Duchess Leopoldine of Arenberg (1751–1812). Dominic Constantine was the eldest son of Theodore Alexander, Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rochefort (1722–1780) and his wife Catharine Louise Eleonore, Countess of Leiningen fa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlota Joaquina Of Spain
Doña Don (; ; pt, Dom, links=no ; all from Latin ', roughly 'Lord'), abbreviated as D., is an honorific prefix primarily used in Spain and Hispanic America, and with different connotations also in Italy, Portugal and its former colonies, and Croatia ... Carlota Joaquina Teresa Cayetana of Spain (25 April 1775 – 7 January 1830) was List of Portuguese royal consorts, Queen of Portugal and List of Brazilian royal consorts, Brazil as the wife of King Dom John VI of Portugal, John VI. She was the daughter of King Don Charles IV of Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma. Detested by the Portuguese court — where she was called "the Shrew of Palace of Queluz, Queluz" ( pt, a Megera de Queluz) — Carlota Joaquina gradually won the antipathy of the people, who accused her of promiscuity and influencing her husband in favor of the interests of the Spanish crown. After the Transfer of the Portuguese Court to Brazil, escape of the Por ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John VI Of Portugal
, house = Braganza , father = Peter III of Portugal , mother = Maria I of Portugal , birth_date = , birth_place = Queluz Palace, Queluz, Portugal , death_date = , death_place = Bemposta Palace, Lisbon, Portugal , burial_date = , burial_place = Pantheon of the House of Braganza , signature = Assinatura D. João VI.svg , religion = Roman Catholicism Dom John VI (Portuguese: ''João VI''; 13 May 1767 – 10 March 1826), nicknamed "the Clement", was King of the United Kingdom of Portugal, Brazil and the Algarves from 1816 to 1825. Although the United Kingdom of Portugal ceased to exist ''de facto'' beginning in 1822, he remained its monarch ''de jure'' between 1822 and 1825. After the recognition of the independence of Brazil under the Treaty of Rio de Janeiro of 1825, he continued as King of Portugal until his death in 1826. Under the same treaty, he also became titular Emperor of Brazil for life, while his son, Emperor Dom Pedr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caroline Of Baden
Caroline of Baden (german: Friederike Karoline Wilhelmine von Baden; 13 July 1776 – 13 November 1841) was by marriage an Electress of Bavaria and later the first Queen consort of Bavaria by marriage to Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria. Life Early life She was the eldest child of Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden, and his wife Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt. She was born 13 July 1776, twin sister of Katharina Amalie Christiane Luise. Caroline was considered as a bride for Louis Antoine Henri de Bourbon, Duke of Enghien, but the fear of attracting opposition from France made her family hesitate. Marriage On 9 March 1797, in Karlsruhe, she became the second spouse of Maximilian, Duke of Palatine Zweibrücken, who two years later would inherit the Electorate of Bavaria. As a result of the dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire in 1806, the rank of Elector became obsolete, and the ruler of Bavaria was promoted to the rank of King. As a result, Caroline became Queen of Bavaria. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Maximilian I Joseph Of Bavaria
Maximilian I Joseph (german: Maximilian I. Joseph; 27 May 1756 – 13 October 1825) was Duke of Zweibrücken from 1795 to 1799, prince-elector of Bavaria (as Maximilian IV Joseph) from 1799 to 1806, then King of Bavaria (as Maximilian I Joseph) from 1806 to 1825. He was a member of the House of Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Zweibrücken, a branch of the House of Wittelsbach. Early life Maximilian, the son of the Count Palatine Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld and Maria Francisca of Sulzbach, was born on 27 May 1756 at Schwetzingen, between Heidelberg and Mannheim. After the death of his father in 1767, he was left at first without parental supervision, since his mother had been banished from her husband's court after giving birth to a son fathered by an actor. Maximilian was carefully educated under the supervision of his uncle, Duke Christian IV of Zweibrücken, who settled him in the Hôtel des Deux-Ponts. He became Count of Rappoltstein in 1776 and took service in 17 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Princess Amélie Louise Of Arenberg
, image = Amalie Luise von Arenberg, Herzogin in Bayern.jpg , caption = , spouse = , issue = Duke Maximilian Joseph , house = Arenberg , father = Prince Louis of Arenberg , mother = Marie de Mailly, dame d'Ivry-sur-Seine , birth_date = , birth_place = Brussels, Austrian Netherlands , death_date = , death_place = Bamberg, Kingdom of Bavaria , burial_place = Tegernsee Abbey Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg, full German name: ''Amalie Luise, Prinzessin und Herzogin von Arenberg'' and full French name: ''Amélie Louise, princesse et duchesse d'Arenberg'', (born 10 April 1789 in Brussels, Austrian Netherlands; died 4 April 1823 in Bamberg, Kingdom of Bavaria) was a member of the House of Arenberg by birth and, through her marriage to Duke Pius August in Bavaria, a member of the Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen line of the House of Wittelsbach. Amélie Louise was a grandmother of Empress Elisabeth of Austria through h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duke Pius August In Bavaria
Duke ''Pius August'' in Bavaria, full German name: ''Pius August Herzog in Bayern'' (born 1 August 1786 in Landshut, Electorate of Bavaria; died 3 August 1837 in Bayreuth, Kingdom of Bavaria) was a Duke in Bavaria as a member of the Palatine Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen line of the House of Wittelsbach. Pius August was a grandfather of Empress Elisabeth of Austria through his son Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria, as well as a great grandfather of Queen Elisabeth of the Belgians and an ancestor of the current generations of the Belgian and Italian Royal Families and the Grand Ducal Family of Luxembourg. Early life Born in Landshut, Pius August was the third child of Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria and his wife, Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, sister of King Maximilian I of Bavaria. Marriage and issue Pius August married Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg, daughter of Prince Louis Marie of Arenberg (1757-1795) and his wife, Marie Adélaïde Julie de Mailly-Nesle, dame ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Adelaide Of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg
, house = Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg , father = Constantine, Hereditary Prince of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg , mother = Princess Agnes of Hohenlohe-Langenburg , birth_date = , birth_place = Kleinheubach, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Confederation , death_date = , death_place = Ryde, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom , burial_date = , burial_place = Pantheon of the Braganças, Lisbon, Portugal , occupation = , signature = , religion = Roman Catholicism Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (3 April 1831 – 16 December 1909) was the wife of Miguel de Bragança, the former occupant of the Portuguese throne but only following his deposition. As a widow, she secured advantageous marriages for their six daughters. Family Princess Adelaide Sofia Amelia of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg was born in Kleinheubach, near Miltenberg, Bavaria, on 3 April 1831, Easter Sunday. She was a daughter of Constantine, Hereditary Pri ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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