Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria
| Adelgunede of Bavaria | |||||
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| Duchess of Modena and Reggio | |||||
 Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria portrait | |||||
| Born |
19 March 1823 Würzburg, Germany | ||||
| Died |
28 October 1914 (aged 91) Munich, Germany | ||||
| Spouse | Francis V, Duke of Modena | ||||
| Issue | Princess Anna Beatrice Theresia Maria | ||||
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| House | Wittelsbach | ||||
| Father | Ludwig I of Bavaria | ||||
| Mother | Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen | ||||
Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria (German: Adelgunde Auguste Charlotte Caroline Elisabeth Amalie Marie Sophie Luise von Bayern; 19 March 1823 – 28 October 1914) was a daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. She was Duchess consort of Modena by her marriage to Francis V, Duke of Modena.
Family
Adelgunde was the sixth child and fourth daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. She was born in Würzburg on 19 March 1823. Included among her siblings were Maximilian II of Bavaria, Mathilde, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine, King Otto of Greece and Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria.
Marriage
On 20 March 1842 in Munich, Adelgunde married Archduke Francis of Austria-Este (1819–75), eldest son of Francis IV, Duke of Modena and Maria Beatrice of Savoy. The couple had only one child, Princess Anna Beatrice Theresia Maria (October 19, 1848 in Gries, Bolzano – July 8, 1849 in Modena). Francis acceded to the dukedom on his father's death in 1846 as Francis V. After the Italian Unification, Francis was deposed, and he and his wife were exiled to Vienna, where he died fifteen years later.
Death
Adelgunde survived her husband for many years and died in Munich at the age of 91. She never remarried and is interred in Vienna.
A pearl brooch formerly owned by her was auctioned at Sotheby's in 2012.[1]
Ancestry
References
| Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria Born: 19 March 1823 Died: 28 January 1914 | ||
| Italian royalty | ||
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| Vacant Title last held by Maria Beatrice of Savoy |
Duchess consort of Modena 20 March 1842–11 June 1859 |
Duchy abolished in 1859 |
| Titles in pretence | ||
| Duchy abolished in 1859 | — TITULAR — Duchess consort of Modena 11 June 1859–20 November 1875 Reason for succession failure: Italian unification |
Vacant Title next held by Zita of Bourbon-Parma |
| Vacant Title last held by Francis IV, Duke of Modenaas Prince consort |
— TITULAR — Queen consort of England Queen consort of Ireland 20 March 1842 –20 November 1875 Reason for succession failure: Glorius revolution |
Succeeded by Ludwig III of Bavaria as Prince consort |
| — TITULAR — Queen consort of Scots 20 March 1842 –20 November 1875 Reason for succession failure: Glorius revolution | ||