Duchess Amalie in Bavaria
Encyclopedia
Duchess Amalie Maria in Bavaria (Full German
name: Amalie Maria, Herzogin in Bayern) (24 December 1865, Munich
, Kingdom of Bavaria
– 26 May 1912, Stuttgart
, Kingdom of Württemberg
) was the only child of Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria
and his first wife Princess Sophie of Saxony
. Amalie was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a Duchess in Bavaria
by birth and a member of the House of Württemberg
and Duchess consort of Urach and Countess of Württemberg through her marriage to Wilhelm, 2nd Duke of Urach
.
(later Mindaugas II of Lithuania), eldest son of Wilhelm, 1st Duke of Urach
and his second wife Princess Florestine of Monaco
, on 4 July 1892 in Tegernsee
, Kingdom of Bavaria
. Amalie and Wilhelm had nine children:
Amalie died in 1912 following the birth of her ninth child.
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
name: Amalie Maria, Herzogin in Bayern) (24 December 1865, Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806 as Maximilian I Joseph. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom's dissolution in 1918...
– 26 May 1912, Stuttgart
Stuttgart
Stuttgart is the capital of the state of Baden-Württemberg in southern Germany. The sixth-largest city in Germany, Stuttgart has a population of 600,038 while the metropolitan area has a population of 5.3 million ....
, Kingdom of Württemberg
Kingdom of Württemberg
The Kingdom of Württemberg was a state that existed from 1806 to 1918, located in present-day Baden-Württemberg, Germany. It was a continuation of the Duchy of Württemberg, which came into existence in 1495...
) was the only child of Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria
Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria
Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a well-known ophthalmologist. He was the brother of the Empress Elisabeth of Austria.-Life:...
and his first wife Princess Sophie of Saxony
Princess Sophie of Saxony
Princess Sophie Maria Friederike Auguste Leopoldine Alexandrine Ernestine Albertine Elisabeth of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony was the eighth...
. Amalie was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a Duchess in Bavaria
Duke in Bavaria
Duke in Bavaria was a title used among others since 1506, when primogeniture was established, by all members of the House of Wittelsbach, with the exception of the Duke of Bavaria which began to be a unique position...
by birth and a member of the House of Württemberg
House of Württemberg
The Württemberg family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Württemberg. The House has its origins, according to recent research, probably in the vicinity of the Salian dynasty.-History:...
and Duchess consort of Urach and Countess of Württemberg through her marriage to Wilhelm, 2nd Duke of Urach
Mindaugas II of Lithuania
Prince Wilhelm of Urach, Count of Württemberg, 2nd Duke of Urach was a German prince who was elected King of Lithuania with the regnal name Mindaugas II on 11 July 1918...
.
Marriage and issue
Amalie married Wilhelm, 2nd Duke of UrachMindaugas II of Lithuania
Prince Wilhelm of Urach, Count of Württemberg, 2nd Duke of Urach was a German prince who was elected King of Lithuania with the regnal name Mindaugas II on 11 July 1918...
(later Mindaugas II of Lithuania), eldest son of Wilhelm, 1st Duke of Urach
Wilhelm, 1st Duke of Urach
Count Friedrich Wilhelm Alexander Ferdinand of Württemberg, 1st Duke of Urach , was the son of Duke Wilhelm of Württemberg , younger brother of King Frederick I of Württemberg, by his morganatic wife, Baroness Wilhelmine von Tunderfeldt-Rhodis , who had married in 1800...
and his second wife Princess Florestine of Monaco
Princess Florestine of Monaco
Princess Florestine Gabrielle Antoinette of Monaco was the youngest child and only daughter of Florestan I, Prince of Monaco and his wife Maria Caroline Gibert de Lametz...
, on 4 July 1892 in Tegernsee
Tegernsee
Tegernsee is a town in the Miesbach district of Bavaria, Germany. It is located on the shore of Tegernsee lake, at an elevation of 747 m above sea level....
, Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806 as Maximilian I Joseph. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom's dissolution in 1918...
. Amalie and Wilhelm had nine children:
- Princess Marie Gabriele of Urach (1893–1908)
- Princess Elisabeth of Urach (1894–1962) who married Prince Karl of Liechtenstein (1878–1955), an uncle of Franz Joseph II of LiechtensteinFranz Joseph II, Prince of LiechtensteinFranz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein, , was the Sovereign Prince of Liechtenstein from 1938 until his death...
, and had issue. - Princess Karola of Urach (1896–1980)
- Prince Wilhelm of Urach (1897–1957), who morganatically married Elisabeth Theurer (1899–1988) and had two daughters, Elisabeth and Marie Christine, neither of whom married.
- Karl Gero, Duke of UrachKarl Gero, Duke of UrachPrince Karl Gero Albrecht Joseph Wilhelm Anton Maria of Urach, Count of Württemberg, 3rd Duke of Urach was the head of the morganatic Urach branch of the House of Württemberg.-Life:...
(1899–1981), 3rd Duke, who married Countess Gabriele of Waldburg of Zeil and Trauchburg (1910–2005). No issue. - Princess Margarete of Urach (1901–1975)
- Prince Albrecht of UrachAlbrecht von UrachPrince Albrecht of Urach was a German nobleman, artist and wartime author, journalist, linguist and diplomat.-Background:...
(1903–1969). Married first Rosemary Blackadder and second Ute Waldschmidt. Divorced both of them and had issue by both. His daughter Marie-Gabrielle (aka Mariga) was the first wife of Desmond GuinnessDesmond GuinnessHon. Desmond Guinness is an Irish author on Georgian art and architecture and a conservationist.He was the second son of the author and brewer Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne and Diana Mitford...
. A diplomat and artist turned journalist and expert on the Far East. His marriages were also considered morganatic but his descendants can claim titles that pass in the eldest female line. - Prince Eberhard of Urach (1907–1969), who married Princess Iniga of Thurn and TaxisPrincess Iniga of Thurn and TaxisPrincess Iniga Anna Margarete Wilhelmine Luise of Thurn and Taxis, full German name: Iniga Anna Margarete Wilhelmine Luise, Prinzessin von Thurn und Taxis was a member of the House of Thurn and Taxis and a Princess of Thurn and Taxis by birth and a...
(1925–2008) and had issue; including Karl AnselmKarl Anselm, Duke of UrachPrince Karl Anselm Franz Joseph Wilhelm Louis Philippe Gero Maria of Urach, Count of Württemberg, 4th Duke of Urach was the head of the morganatic Urach branch of the House of Württemberg.-Biography:...
and Wilhelm AlbertWilhelm Albert, Duke of UrachPrince Wilhelm Albert Raphael Maria of Urach, Count of Württemberg, 5th Duke of Urach is the head of the morganatic Urach branch of the House of Württemberg.-Duke of Urach:...
the current and 5th Duke of UrachDuke of UrachThe title Duke of Urach was created in the Kingdom of Württemberg for Friedrich Wilhelm Alexander Ferdinand, Count of Württemberg on 28 March 1867, with the style of HSH."Urach" is pronounced Oo-raakh -Family:...
. While a notional pretender to the crown of LithuaniaLithuaniaLithuania , officially the Republic of Lithuania is a country in Northern Europe, the biggest of the three Baltic states. It is situated along the southeastern shore of the Baltic Sea, whereby to the west lie Sweden and Denmark...
, he has not made a formal public claim. Eberhard's descendants inherit the dukedom on the basis of the Salic law principle of Agnatic primogeniture - Princess Mechtilde of Urach (1912–2001), who married Friedrich Karl, Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst and had issue.
Amalie died in 1912 following the birth of her ninth child.
Titles and styles
- 24 December 1865 – 4 July 1892: Her Royal Highness Duchess Amalie in Bavaria
- 4 July 1892 – 26 May 1912: Her Royal Highness The Duchess of Urach, Countess of Württemberg, Duchess in Bavaria