Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria

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.

Mathilde Caroline
Mathilde Caroline in 1861
Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and by Rhine
Tenure	5 March 1848 – 25 May 1862
Born	(1813-08-30)30 August 1813 Augsburg, Kingdom of Bavaria, Confederation of the Rhine
Died	25 May 1862(1862-05-25) (aged 48) Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, German Confederation
Spouse	Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse ​ ​ (m. 1833)​
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Ludwig I of Bavaria
Mother	Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Marriage

Portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1830

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

•  Spain: Dame of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Mathilde Caroline 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 Mathilde Caroline 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

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 House of Wittelsbach 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 Title next held by Alice of the United Kingdom