Princess Hildegard of Bavaria

For the daughter of Louis the German, see Hildegard (abbess of Fraumünster).

Princess Hildegard of Bavaria (German: Hildegard Luise Charlotte Theresia Friederike von Bayern; 10 June 1825 – 2 April 1864) was the seventh child and fourth daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.^[1]

Hildegard of Bavaria
Portrait painted in the year of her marriage to Archduke Albert, by Joseph Karl Stieler
Duchess of Teschen
Tenure	30 April 1847 – 2 April 1864
Born	(1825-06-10)10 June 1825 Würzburg
Died	2 April 1864(1864-04-02) (aged 38) Munich
Burial	Imperial Crypt
Spouse	Archduke Albert, Duke of Teschen ​ ​ (m. 1844)​
Issue	Maria Theresa, Duchess of Württemberg Archduke Karl Archduchess Mathilda
Names Hildegard Luise Charlotte Theresia Friederike
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Ludwig I of Bavaria
Mother	Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Life

Marriage

On 1 May 1844 in Munich, Hildegard married Archduke Albert of Austria, eldest son of Archduke Charles, Duke of Teschen and Princess Henrietta of Nassau-Weilburg. She thereafter became known as Archduchess Hildegard. She and her husband had 3 children:^[2][3]

Issue

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria	15 July 1845	8 October 1927	married Philipp, Duke of Württemberg (1838–1917)
Archduke Karl of Austria	3 January 1847	19 July 1848	died of smallpox at an early age.
Archduchess Mathilda of Austria	25 January 1849	6 June 1867	died in an accident at the age of 18.

During her stay in Munich for the funeral of her brother King Maximilian II (1811-1864) in March 1864, Archduchess Hildegard became ill with a lung inflammation and pleurisy, and died in Vienna.^[4]

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Hildegard of Bavaria

8. Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken 4. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria 9. Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach 2. Ludwig I of Bavaria 10. Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt 5. Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt 11. Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg 1. Princess Hildegard of Bavaria 12. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen 6. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 13. Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach 3. Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen 14. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 7. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 15. Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt