Figure 1.--. |
|
Ludwig married Maria Theresa of Habsburg-Lotharingen. Her father was Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este (1821- ) and Archduchess Elisabeth Habsburg-Lotharingen (1831- ). She married Ludwig in 1868 well before his father had become Prince Regeant and there was no reason to believe that Ludwig would become king. Ludwig and Maria Theresa had a large family. Their eldest son Rupprecht, however, never inherited the crown as the Wittelsbach dynasty was deposed by a Socialist revolution in Munich on November 8, 1918.
Marie Therese Henriette Dorothea von Habsburg-Lothringen father was Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este. Her mother was the Archduchess Elisabeth of Austria, herself a Bavarian Princess. Marie Therese thus had the titles of "Archduchess of Austria-Este, Princess of Hungary and
Bohemia, Princess of Modena". Her mother's ancestry included Stephanie, Crown Princess Rudolf of Austria-Hungary, Clementine,
Princess Napoleon, and Maria Dorothea, Duchess of Orleans.
Marie Therese was born at Brno (Brünn) in Moravia (now part of the Czech Republic, but at the time a part of the Astro-Hungarian Empire), July 2, 1849. Her father, Archduke Ferdinand, died in 1849 from typhus when she was only an infant. Marie Theresa was, as a result, raised by her mother Archduchess Elisabeth.
Marie Therese's mother Archduchess Elisabeth on April 18, 1854,
married Archduke Karl Ferdinand of Austria, Duke of Teschen. They had six children which mean half brothers and sisters to Marie Therese.
Archduke Karl Ferdinand Archduchess Elisabeth had six children which meant half brothers and sisters to Marie Therese.
Archduchess Maria Christina became Queen of Spain.
Ludwig III was proclaimed King of Bavaria in l913. Ludig had quite a large family, 13 children. King Ludwig III, Prinzregent Luitpold's son, was already an old man and in poor health when he came to the throne. He was the last Bavarian monarch. The Wittelsbach dynasty was deposed by a Socialist revolution in Munich on November 8, 1918. Public outrage of the deprivation and tragic consequences of the War resulted in the overthrow of royal families throughout Germany. The outbreak of this German revolution helped quicken the end of World War I. The Bavarian Government was taken over by a cabinet under the left-wing socialist, Kurt Eisner, who had led the revolt against the monarchy. In 1919, however, Eisner was assassinated. Led by Count Arco-Vally of the Germany army. After a resulting communist revolution which lasted only a few weeks a democratic government within the new German republic was formed. In the upheavals that followed Germany's defeat in the First World War, Bavaria was declared a worker's republic and the royal family fled Munich on the advice of the new government, which said it could not guarantee their safety. After 783 years in power the rule of the Wittelsbach family in Bavaria was at an end.
Maria Theresa on February 20, 1868, in the Vienna Cathedral married Prince Ludwig. The chief witness of the marriage was the Bishop of Brno, Count Schaffgotsch, who had baptised, confirmed, and given first communion to Mary Theresa.
Ludwig and Maria Theresa had a large family. The oldest child, Rupprecht was the crown prince, but never reigned as the dynasty was deposed at the end of World War I. The available images are notable for how plainly the children were dressed. The boys until about age 3 or 4 years wore dresses and then were breeched and began wearing plain dark suits. Their sisters also wore plain dresses. We do not yet know a great deal about the children, except for Crown Prince Rupprecht. In a group portrait, Rupprecht is the only boy wearing a uniform. Unlike the Prussian prrinces, the Bavarian pinces do not seem t have been all sent to military academies.
We have no information on the children's clothes at this time. The numerous chilren born over an extended period, however, suggest that they would have orn wid range of late 19th century styles.
The boys apparently wore long hair cuts, although not in long ringlets like many American boys wore.
The Wittelsbach dynasty was deposed by a Socialist revolution in Munich on November 8, 1918. Public outrage of the deprivation and tragic consequences of the War resulted in the overthrow of royal families throughout Germany. The outbreak of this German revolution helped quicken
the end of World War I. The public blamed the Kaisser and other heridetary families for the dissaster although the public was very enthusiastic in 1914. The Bavarian Government was taken over by a cabinet under the left-wing socialist, Kurt Eisner, who had led the revolt against the monarchy. In 1919, however, Eisner was assassinated. Led by Count Arco-Vally of the Germany army. After a resulting communist revolution which lasted only a few weeks a democratic government within the new Geerman republic was formed. In the upheavals that followed Germany's defeat in the First World War, Bavaria was declared a worker's republic and the royal family fled Munich on the advice of the new government, which said it could not guarantee their safety.
After 783 years in power the rule of the Wittelsbach family in Bavaria was at an end.
Navigate the Boys' Historical Clothing Web Site royal pages:
[Main Bavarian royal page]
[Main royal pages]
[Austria]
[Belgium]
[Denmark]
[France]
[German Empire]
[German states]
[Italy]
[Luxenburg]
[Monaco]
[Netherlands]
[Norway]
[Romania]
[Russia]
[Spain]
[United Kingdom]