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Mathilde Caroline
Portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1830
Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and by Rhine
Tenure5 March 1848 – 25 May 1862
Born(1813-08-30)30 August 1813
Augsburg, Kingdom of Bavaria, Confederation of the Rhine
Died25 May 1862(1862-05-25) (aged 48)
Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, German Confederation
Spouse
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(m. 1833)​
HouseWittelsbach
FatherLudwig I of Bavaria
MotherTherese of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria (German: Mathilde Karoline Friederike Wilhelmine Charlotte von Bayern) (Augsburg, 30 August 1813 – Darmstadt, 25 May 1862) was the second child and eldest daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and 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.

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Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria House of WittelsbachBorn: 30 August 1813 Died: 25 May 1862 German royalty VacantTitle last held byWilhelmine of Baden Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine 16 June 1848 – 25 May 1862 VacantTitle next held byAlice of the United Kingdom
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