Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria, Duchess of Modena
| Adelgunde of Bavaria | |||||
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Portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1842 | |||||
| Duchess consort of Modena and Reggio | |||||
| Tenure | 21 January 1846 – 11 June 1859 | ||||
| Born | 19 March 1823 Würzburg | ||||
| Died | 28 October 1914 (aged 91) Munich | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Archduchess Anne Beatrice | ||||
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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 of Modena[1] by her marriage to Francis V, Duke of Modena.
Her siblings included Maximilian II of Bavaria, Mathilde, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine, King Otto of Greece and Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria.
Early life and marriage
Princess Adelgunde of Bavaria was born on 19 March 1823 in Würzburg as the sixth child of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.[2]
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 Anne Beatrice Theresa Maria (October 19, 1848 in Gries, Bolzano – July 8, 1849 in Modena), who died in infancy.[2]
Francis acceded to the ducal throne 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. Immediately after realizing that war would break out, Duchess Adelgunde effectively abandoned Modena.[2]
Later years
Although she initially inhabited the Palazzo 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 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.[4]
Ancestry
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References
- ^ Biographie, Deutsche. "Adelgunde von Bayern - Deutsche Biographie". www.deutsche-biographie.de (in German). Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ a b c "ADELGONDA di Wittelsbach, duchessa di Modena - Enciclopedia". Treccani (in Italian). Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "Modenapalais (3, Beatrixgasse 29)". www.geschichtewiki.wien.gv.at (in German). Archived from the original on 2025-10-03. Retrieved 2025-11-09.
- ^ "Magnificent Jewels and Noble Jewels" (PDF).