Maria of Bavaria
Duchess of Calabria
Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia with her youngest child Princess Urraca
Born(1872-07-06)6 July 1872
Villa Amsee, Lindau, Bavaria, Germany
Died10 June 1954(1954-06-10) (aged 81)
Villa Amsee, Lindau, Bavaria, Germany
Burial
Filialkirche St. Peter und Paul, Rieden, Swabia, Germany
SpousePrince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria
IssuePrincess Maria Antonietta
Princess Maria Cristina
Prince Ruggero Maria, Duke of Noto
Princess Barbara Maria
Princess Lucia
Princess Urraca
Names
German: Maria Ludwiga Theresia
HouseWittelsbach
FatherLudwig III of Bavaria
MotherMaria Theresia of Austria-Este
ReligionRoman Catholic

Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria (6 July 1872 – 10 June 1954) was a daughter of the last King of Bavaria, Ludwig III, and his wife, Maria Theresia of Austria-Este.[citation needed] Her husband, Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria, became the head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies on 26 May 1934, thus she was titular queen consort of the Two Sicilies.

Marriage and issue

Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia married Prince Ferdinand Pius of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, eldest child of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta and his wife Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 31 May 1897 in Munich.[citation needed] The couple had six children:[citation needed]

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Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria House of WittelsbachBorn: 6 July 1872 Died: 10 June 1954 Italian nobility Preceded byPrincess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies Duchess consort of Calabria 31 May 1897 – 10 June 1954 Succeeded byPrincess Alicia of Bourbon-Parma Titles in pretence Preceded byMaria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies — TITULAR — Queen consort of the Two Sicilies 26 May 1934 – 10 June 1954Reason for succession failure:Italian Unification under the House of Savoy Succeeded byDisputed Maria Carolina Zamoyska orAlicia of Bourbon-Parma