Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria (1 April 1825 – 26 April 1864) was the only daughter of
Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Leopold II( it, Leopoldo Giovanni Giuseppe Francesco Ferdinando Carlo, german: Leopold Johann Joseph Franz Ferdinand Karl, English: ''Leopold John Joseph Francis Ferdinand Charles''. (3 October 1797 – 29 January 1870) was Grand Duke of Tusc ...
and his first wife,
Maria Anna of Saxony to survive to adulthood. She married
Prince Luitpold of Bavaria, who later became the
Prince Regent of Bavaria after her death.
Family
Auguste was one of three children born to
Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Leopold II( it, Leopoldo Giovanni Giuseppe Francesco Ferdinando Carlo, german: Leopold Johann Joseph Franz Ferdinand Karl, English: ''Leopold John Joseph Francis Ferdinand Charles''. (3 October 1797 – 29 January 1870) was Grand Duke of Tusc ...
, by his first wife,
Maria Anna of Saxony. She was an older half-sister to
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany ( it, Ferdinando IV, Granduca di Toscana; 10 June 1835 – 17 January 1908) was the last Grand Duke of Tuscany from 1859 to 1860.
Biography
Born at Florence, he was the son of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tus ...
, among others. She was a member of the direct lineage of both
Louis XIV of France
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, father = Louis XIII
, mother = Anne of Austria
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, birth_place = Château de Saint-Germain-en-Laye, Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
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and
William the Conqueror
William I; ang, WillelmI (Bates ''William the Conqueror'' p. 33– 9 September 1087), usually known as William the Conqueror and sometimes William the Bastard, was the first House of Normandy, Norman List of English monarchs#House of Norman ...
.
Early life
After a strict Catholic upbringing, she developed an interest in the arts and sciences early in life. Contemporaries described her as tall, beautiful and self-conscious.
Marriage and children
On 15 April 1844, she married Prince Luitpold in Florence. Luitpold's father
Ludwig I of Bavaria
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, caption = Portrait by Joseph Stieler, 1825
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initially opposed Luitpold's marriage plans, since Auguste was already showing symptoms of
pulmonary tuberculosis
Tuberculosis (TB) is an infectious disease usually caused by ''Mycobacterium tuberculosis'' (MTB) bacteria. Tuberculosis generally affects the lungs, but it can also affect other parts of the body. Most infections show no symptoms, in w ...
before the marriage (the disease of which she finally died aged only 39).
They had four children (with whom she always spoke Italian), including
Ludwig III of Bavaria
Ludwig III (Ludwig Luitpold Josef Maria Aloys Alfried; 7 January 1845 – 18 October 1921) was the last King of Bavaria, reigning from 1913 to 1918. Initially he served in the Bavarian military as a lieutenant and went on to hold the rank of Oberl ...
, and she was a great support for Luitpold in all his political activities. During the
1848 Revolution, she spoke against
Lola Montez
Eliza Rosanna Gilbert, Countess of Landsfeld (17 February 1821 – 17 January 1861), better known by the stage name Lola Montez (), was an Irish dancer and actress who became famous as a Spanish dancer, courtesan, and mistress of King Ludwig ...
and sought to isolate opponents of the monarchy.
Her children with Luitpold were:
*
Ludwig III
Ludwig III (Ludwig Luitpold Josef Maria Aloys Alfried; 7 January 1845 – 18 October 1921) was the last King of Bavaria, reigning from 1913 to 1918. Initially he served in the Bavarian military as a lieutenant and went on to hold the rank of Oberl ...
(1845–1921), King of Bavaria, married Archduchess
Maria Theresia of Austria-Este (1849–1919)
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Leopold
Leopold may refer to:
People
* Leopold (given name)
* Leopold (surname)
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* Leopold (''The Simpsons''), Superintendent Chalmers' assistant on ''The Simpsons''
* Leopold Bloom, the protagonist o ...
(1846–1930), married
Archduchess Gisela of Austria
Archduchess Gisela Louise Marie of Austria (12 July 1856 – 27 July 1932) was the second daughter and eldest surviving child of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria.
Although christened ''Gisella'', she only ever wro ...
(1856–1932)
*
Therese
Therese or Thérèse is a variant of the feminine given name Teresa. It may refer to:
Persons
Therese
*Duchess Therese of Mecklenburg-Strelitz (1773–1839), member of the House of Mecklenburg-Strelitz and a Duchess of Mecklenburg
* Therese of B ...
(1850–1925)
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Arnulf
Arnulf is a masculine German given name.
It is composed of the Germanic elements ''arn'' "eagle" and ''ulf'' "wolf".
The ''-ulf, -olf'' suffix was an extremely frequent element in Germanic onomastics and from an early time was perceived as a mere ...
(1852–1907), married
Princess Therese of Liechtenstein
, house = Liechtenstein
, father = Aloys II, Prince of Liechtenstein
, mother = Franziska Kinsky von Wchinitz und Tettau
, birth_date =
, birth_place = Schloss Liechtenstein
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, death_place = Munich, ...
(1850–1938)
On her death, she was buried in the crypt of the
Theatinerkirche. Luitpold never remarried, with his sister
Adelgunde and daughter Therese taking over care of his household.
Ancestry
External links
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19th-century deaths from tuberculosis
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