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* [[Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria|Adelgunde]] (1823–1914), who married [[Francis V, Duke of Modena]] (1819–1875). |
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| Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen | |||||
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| Queen of Bavaria | |||||
 Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen | |||||
| Spouse | Ludwig I | ||||
| Issue | Maximilian II, King of Bavaria Mathilde Caroline, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine Otto, King of Greece Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria Adelgunde, Duchess of Modena Hildegard, Archduchess of Austria Alexandra Adalbert | ||||
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| House | House of Wittelsbach House of Saxe-Hildburghausen | ||||
| Father | Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg | ||||
| Mother | Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz | ||||
Therese Charlotte Luise of Saxony-Hildburghausen (Therese of Bavaria; 8 July 1792 in Seidingstadt, duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen - 26 October 1854 in Munich) was a queen of Bavaria. Therese was a daughter of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, eldest daughter Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.
Biography
In 1809, she was on the list of possible brides for Napoleon. In 1810, she married the Bavarian crown prince Ludwig. Their wedding was the occasion of the first ever Oktoberfest. She became queen in 1825. During the numerous love affairs of her husband, Therese suffered but indulged the king. However, she did not refrain from demonstrating her disapproval in discreet ways; in 1831, she left town during one of his affairs. She strictly rejected associating with the mistresses. Therese often backed up Ludwig's office especially when he was absent from Munich during his numerous journeys, and she did have some political influence and participated in political issues. She was very popular and was' considered to represent an ideal queen, wife, and mother. She was involved in a great number of charitable organizations for poor, widows and orphans. She was met with great sympathy during her husbands infidelity with Lola Montez, which caused him to abdicate 1848.
Children
She was the mother of:
- Maximilian (1811–1864), who married Princess Marie of Prussia (1825-1889); King of Bavaria from 1848-1864.
- Mathilde Caroline (1813–1862), who married Ludwig III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1806–1877)
- Otto (1815–1867), who married Duchess Amalie of Oldenburg (1818-1867); King of Greece from 1832-1862.
- Theodelinde, Princess of Bavaria (1816–1817)
- Luitpold (1821–1912), who married Archduchess Auguste of Austria (1825-1864); Prince Regent of Bavaria (1886–1912).
- Adelgunde (1823–1914), who married Francis V, Duke of Modena (1819–1875).
- Hildegard (1825–1864), who married Archduke Albert of Austria (1817–1895) Duke of Teschen
- Alexandra (1826–75).
- Adalbert (1828–1875), who married Infanta Amelia Philippina of Spain (1834–1905)
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