Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Queen Therese of Bavaria
portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler

Therese Charlotte Luise of Saxony-Hildburghausen (Therese of Bavaria) (8 July 1792 in Seidingstadt (Castle in the duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen) - 26 October 1854 in Munich) was queen of Bavaria. Therese was a daughter of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg and Charlotte Georgine, eldest daughter Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. In 1810, she married the Bavarian crown prince Ludwig. Their wedding was the occasion of the first ever Oktoberfest. During the numerous love affairs of her husband Therese suffered but indulged the king. She strictly rejected associating with the mistresses. Therese often backed up Ludwig's office especially when he was absent from Munich during his numerous journeys.

Children

She was the mother of:

Maximilian II of Bavaria (1811-1864)
Mathilde (1813-1862), who married Ludwig III, Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine (1806-1877)
Otto (1815-1867), who was King of Greece from 1832-1862.
Theodelinde, Princess of Bavaria (1816-1817)
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (1821-1912)
Adelgunde (1823-1914), who married Francis V, Duke of Modena (1819-1875).
Hildegard (1825-1864), who married Archduke Albert of Austria (1817-1895) Duke of Teschen
Alexandra (1826-75).
Adalbert (1828-1875)

Ancestry

Ernest Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen Caroline of Erbach-Fürstenau Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg Ernest August I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen Charles Louis Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Mirow Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Georg Wilhelm of Hesse-Darmstadt Friederike Caroline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt Luise of Leiningen-Heidesheim

German royaltyPreceded by
Karoline of Baden Queen of Bavaria
1825– 1848Succeeded by
Marie of Prussia