King Ludwig III of Bavaria

From redevance
HM The King of Bavaria
Titles King of Bavaria
Reign 3 November 1913 - 18 October 1921
Coronation 18 April 1914
Predecessor Otto
Successor Rupprecht
Biographical Information
Born 7 January 1845

Munich, Germany

Died 18 October 1921 (aged 76)

Sarvar, Hungary, Austria-Hungary

Spouse Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este

(m. 1868; w. 1919)

Issue Rupprecht

Princess Adelgunde
Princess Maria Ludwiga
Prince Karl
Prince Franz
Princess Mathilde
Prince Wolfgang
Princess Hildegard
Princess Notburga
Princess Wiltrud
Princess Helmtrud
Princess Dietlinde
Princess Gundelinde

Name Ludwig Luitpold Josef Maria Aloys Alfred
House Wittelsbach
Father Prince Luitpold of Bavaria
Mother Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria
Religion Roman Catholic

General

Life[edit | edit source]

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Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]

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Photo Name Birth Death Marriage
Rupprecht 18 May 1869 2 August 1955 (aged 86) (1) Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria (m. 1900); had issue

(2) Princess Antonia of Luxembourg (m. 1921); had issue

Princess Adelgunde 17 October 1870 4 January 1958 (aged 87) Prince Wilhelm of Hohenzollern (m. 1915); no issue
Princess Maria Ludwiga 6 July 1872 10 June 1954 (aged 81) King Ferdinand III of the Two Sicilies (m. 1897); had issue
Prince Karl 1 April 1874 9 May 1927 (aged 53) Died unmarried and without issue
Prince Franz 10 October 1875 25 January 1957 (aged 81) Princess Isabella Antonie of Croy (m. 1912); had issue
Princess Mathilde 17 August 1877 6 August 1906 (aged 28) Prince Ludwig of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (m. 1900)
Prince Wolfgang 2 July 1879 31 January 1895 (aged 15) Died in adolescence
Princess Hildegard 5 March 1881 2 February 1948 (aged 66) Died unmarried and without issue
Princess Notburga 19 March 1883 24 March 1883 (aged 5 days) Died in infancy
Princess Wiltrud 10 November 1884 28 March 1975 (aged 90) Duke Wilhelm of Urach (m. 1924); no issue
Princess Helmtrud 22 March 1886 23 June 1977 (aged 91) Died unmarried and without issue
Princess Dietlinde 2 January 1888 15 February 1889 (aged 13 months) Died in infancy
Princess Gundelinde 26 August 1891 16 August 1983 (aged 91) Count Johann Georg of Preysing-Lichtenegg-Moos (m. 1919); had issue

Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]

  • 1845-1913 Prince Ludwig of Bavaria
  • 1913-1921 Ludwig III, King of Bavaria

Ancestry[edit | edit source]

Parents Grandparents Great-Grandparents Great-Great-Grandparents
Prince Luitpold of Bavaria King Ludwig I of Bavaria

Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen

King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria

Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt

Duke Frederick of Saxe-Altenburg

Princess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrucken

Princess Maria Franziska of Sulzbach

Prince George William of Hesse-Darmstadt

Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg

Duke Ernest Frederick III of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Princess Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach

Grand Duke Charles II of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

Princess Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt

Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany

Princess Maria Anna of Saxony

Grand Duke Ferdinand III of Tuscany

Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily
Prince Maximilian of Saxony
Princess Carolina of Parma

Emperor Leopold II of the Holy Roman Empire

Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain
King Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies
Archduchess Maria Carolina of Austria
Elector Frederick Christian of Saxony
Princess Maria Antonia of Bavaria
Duke Ferdinand of Parma
Archduchess Maria Amalia of Austria