Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria
Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria (German: Mathilde Karoline Friederike Wilhelmine Charlotte von Bayern) (Augsburg, August 30, 1813 – Darmstadt, May 25, 1862) was the second child and eldest daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.
| Mathilde Caroline | |
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| Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and by Rhine | |
| Tenure | 5 March 1848 – 25 May 1862 |
| Born | 30 August 1813 Augsburg, Kingdom of Bavaria |
| Died | 25 May 1862 (aged 48) Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse |
| Spouse | Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse |
| House | Wittelsbach |
| Father | Ludwig I of Bavaria |
| Mother | Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen |
Marriage
On 26 December 1833 in Munich, Mathilde married Louis of Hesse (1806–1877), eldest son and heir of Louis II, Grand Duke of Hesse and Wilhelmine of Baden. Ludwig succeeded his father as Grand Duke Ludwig III in 1848. The marriage was childless.
Honours
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Ancestry
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Bibliography
- Barbara Beck: Mathilde, Großherzogin von Hessen und bei Rhein, geb. Prinzessin von Bayern (1813–1862) (Arbeiten der Hessischen Historischen Kommission, Neue Folge, Band 7). Eduard Roether Verlag, Darmstadt 1993, ISBN 3-7929-0204-4
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