Theresa Benedicta of Bavaria
Theresa Benedicta of Bavaria (Theresa Benedikta Maria; 6 December 1725 – 29 March 1743) was a Princess of Bavaria.
| Theresa Benedicta of Bavaria | |||||
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 Portrait by George Desmarées, before 1743. | |||||
| Born | 6 December 1725 Nymphenburg Palace, Munich | ||||
| Died | 29 March 1743 (aged 17) Frankfurt | ||||
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| House | Wittelsbach | ||||
| Father | Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor | ||||
| Mother | Maria Amalia of Austria | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
Biography
Theresa Benedicta was the third child of Charles Albert, Elector of Bavaria and Holy Roman Emperor. Her mother, Maria Amalia, was an Archduchess of Austria by birth. Her maternal grand parents were Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Her paternal grand parents were Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, and Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska, the daughter of the King of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, John III Sobieski. Theresa's mother, Archduchess Maria Amalia, was also a first cousin of Empress Maria Theresa.
Her mother gave birth to seven children, only four of whom lived through to adulthood. Theresa Benedicta's siblings included her brother Maximilian III, Elector of Bavaria, and two sisters Maria Antonia, Electress of Saxony, and Maria Anna Josepha, Margravine of Baden-Baden.
She died on 29 March 1743 in Frankfurt at age 17 of either smallpox or chicken pox.[1]
Ancestry
References
- Historischer Verein von Oberbayern: Oberbayerisches Archiv für vaterländische Geschichte. Band 56, 1912: 12.
{{cite journal}}: Missing or empty|title=(help) - Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 40.