Princess Ludovika of Bavaria
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| Maximilian I Joseph |
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Marie Ludovika Wilhelmine (or Louise), Princess of Bavaria (August 30, 1808 - January 25, 1892) was the sixth child of King Maximilian I of Bavaria and his second wife, Fredricka Caroline Willemina of Baden. She was born and died in Munich.
Ludovica married Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria (October 4, 1808 - November 15, 1888), who was also her cousin, on September 9, 1828, in Tegernsee. They had ten children:
- Ludwig Wilhelm, Duke in Bavaria ("Louis") (June 21, 1831 - November 6, 1920)
- Wilhelm Karl, Duke in Bavaria (December 24, 1832 - February 13, 1833)
- Caroline Therese Helene, Duchess in Bavaria ("Nene") (April 4, 1834 - May 16, 1890), who married Maximilian Anton Lamoral Hereditary Prince von Thurn und Taxis
- They had four children, including Elisabeth, who married Miguel II, Duke of Braganza
- Elisabeth of Bavaria ("Sisi") (1837-1898), who married Franz Josef of Austria and became the empress of Austria and queen of Hungary
- Karl Teodor "Gackl" (1839-1909), who married Maria Josepha de Bragança of Portugal in 1874
- They had two children:
- Elisabeth (1876-1965), who became the Belgian queen after marrying Prince Albert
- Maria Gabriele (1878-1912), who married Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria.
- They had two children:
- Marie Sophie Amalie, Duchess in Bavaria (October 4, 1841 - January 19, 1925). Married Francis II of the Two Sicilies.
- Mathilde Ludovika, Duchess in Bavaria (September 30, 1843 - June 18, 1925). Married Lodovico of the Two Sicilies, Count di Trani, son of Ferdinand II of the Two Sicilies.
- Maximilian, Duke in Bavaria (December 8, 1845 - December 8, 1845)
- Their only daughter, Maria Teresa, married Wilhelm, Fürst von Hohenzollern.
- Sophie Charlotte Augustine Duchess in Bavaria (1847-1897), who was for a time engaged to Ludwig II of Bavaria, and later married Ferdinand Philippe Marie, duc d'Alençon (1844-1910), son of Louis Charles Philippe Raphael, duc de Nemours
- Maximilian Emanuel, Duke in Bavaria (December 7, 1849 - June 12, 1893)
Ludovika was an excellent matchmaker for her children.