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| Adelgunde of Bavaria | |||||
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 Portrait byJoseph Karl Stieler, 1842 | |||||
| Duchess consort of Modena and Reggio | |||||
| Tenure | 21 January 1846 – 11 June 1859 | ||||
| Born | (1823-03-19)19 March 1823 Würzburg | ||||
| Died | 28 October 1914(1914-10-28) (aged 91) Munich | ||||
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| Issue | Archduchess AnneBeatrice | ||||
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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 ofLudwig I of Bavaria andTherese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. She wasDuchess of Modena[1] by her marriage toFrancis V, Duke of Modena.
Her siblings includedMaximilian II of Bavaria,Mathilde, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine,King Otto of Greece andLuitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria.
Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria was born on 19 March 1823 inWürzburg as the sixth child ofLudwig I of Bavaria andTherese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.[2]
On 20 March 1842 in Munich, Adelgunde marriedArchduke Francis of Austria-Este (1819–75), eldest son ofFrancis IV, Duke of Modena andMaria Beatrice of Savoy. The couple had only one child, Princess Anne Beatrice Theresa Maria (October 19, 1848 in Gries,Bolzano – July 8, 1849 inModena), who died in infancy.[2]
Francis acceded to the ducal throne on his father's death in 1846 as Francis V. After theItalian Unification, Francis was deposed, and he and his wife were exiled to Vienna, where he died fifteen years later.[citation needed] Immediately after realizing that war would break out, Duchess Adelgunde effectively abandoned Modena.[2]
Although she initially inhabited thePalazzo dei Musei in Modena following the death of her husband, it was by 1877 in the hands of Archduke Franz Ferdinand.[3] Adelgunde survived her husband for many years and died inMunich at the age of 91. She never remarried and is interred inVienna.
A pearl brooch formerly owned by her was auctioned at Sotheby's in 2012.[4]
Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria, Duchess of Modena Born: 19 March 1823 Died: 28 January 1914 | ||
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| Vacant Title last held by Maria Beatrice of Savoy | Duchess consort of Modena and Reggio 21 January 1846 – 11 June 1859 | Duchy abolished in 1859 |
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| Duchy abolished in 1859 | — TITULAR — Duchess consort of Modena and Reggio 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 ModenaasPrince consort | — TITULAR — Queen consort of England,Scotland andIreland 20 March 1842 – 20 November 1875 Reason for succession failure: Glorious Revolution | Succeeded byasPrince consort |
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