- Princess Elisabeth, Duchess in Bavaria
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Countess Elisabeth Douglas Princess of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria Spouse Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria Issue Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
Marie-Caroline, Duchess Philipp of Württemberg
Duchess Helena Eugenie
Duchess Elizabeth Marie, Mrs. Daniel Terberger
Duchess Maria Anna, Mrs. Klaus RunowFull name Elisabeth Christina House House of Douglas
House of WittelsbachFather Count Carl Ludvig Douglas Mother Ottora Maria Haas-Heye Born 30 December 1940
Stockholm, SwedenPrincess Elisabeth, Duchess in Bavaria (born 31 December 1940) is the wife of Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, heir presumptive to both the former Bavarian Royal House and the Jacobite Succession.
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Family background
Elisabeth was born at Stockholm, Sweden on 31 December 1940. She was the first daughter of Count Carl Ludvig Douglas and Ottora Maria Haas-Heye. She was granddaughter of General Vilhelm Archibald Douglas. Her maternal great-grandfather was Philip, Prince of Eulenburg and Hertefeld (1847–1921) (friend of Wilhelm II, German Emperor), whose youngest child Viktoria Ada Astrid Agnes (1886–1967) married in 1909 Professor Otto Ludwig Haas-Heye (1879–1959), and had issue, including two daughters. Elisabeth descends through both her mother and father from medieval Scandinavian nobility and rulers. However, her father's patriline is Scottish, of the Swedish-German branch, descended via two obscure generations,[1] descended from the youngest son of James Douglas, 1st Baron of Dalkeith, ancestor of the 15th century Earls of Morton. All these Douglases were of the Morton branch of the ancient Douglas family. Her younger sister Rosita married in 1972 to John Spencer-Churchill, 11th Duke of Marlborough but divorced in 2008.
Marriage and family
Countess Elisabeth married on 10 January 1967 in Kreuth, to Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria and his first wife, Countess Maria Draskovich of Trakostjan and great-grandson of King Ludwig III of Bavaria.
They had five daughters:
- Duchess Sophie Elizabeth Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria (born 28 October 1967 in Munich). She married Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein. They have four children:
- Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein (born 24 May 1995 in London)
- Princess Marie-Caroline of Liechtenstein (born 17 October 1996 in Grabs, Canton of St. Gallen)
- Prince Georg of Liechtenstein (born 20 April 1999 in Grabs)
- Prince Nikolaus of Liechtenstein (born 6 December 2000, in Grabs)
- Duchess Marie-Caroline Hedwig Eleonore in Bavaria (born 23 June 1969 in Munich). She married Duke Philipp of Württemberg (son of Carl, Duke of Württemberg) in a civil ceremony in Altshausen and a religious ceremony on 27 July 1991 in Tegernsee. They have four children:
- Duchess Sophie Anastasia Assunta Marie Pauline of Württemberg (born 15 January 1994 in Munich)
- Duchess Pauline Philippa Adelheid Helena Marie of Württemberg (born 15 April 1997 in London)
- Duke Carl-Theodor Philipp Maria Max Emanuel of Württemberg (born 15 June 1999 in London)
- Duchess Anna Maximiliana Elizabeth Mariella Marie of Württemberg (born 1 February 2007 in London)
- Duchess Helena Eugenie Maria Donatha Mechthild in Bavaria (born 6 May 1972 in Munich)
- Duchess Elisabeth Marie Christine Franziska in Bavaria (born 4 October 1973 in Munich). She married Daniel Terberger (born 1 June 1967) on 25 September 2004. They have two children:
- Maximilian Ludwig Terberger (born 30 August 2005 in Bielefeld)
- Ottora Elisabeth Victoria Lucia Terberger (born 13 December 2007)
- Duchess Maria-Anna Henriette Gabrielle Julie in Bavaria (born 7 May 1975 in Munich). She married 8 September 2007 Klaus Runow (born 3 July 1964), an investment banker. They have one son:
- Heinrich Maria Leopold Maximilian Runow (born 3 May 2010 in Munich)
Titles and styles
- 30 December 1940 – 10 January 1967: Countess Elisabeth Christina Douglas-Stjernorp auf Mühlhausen und Langenstein
- 10 January 1967 – present: Her Royal Highness Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria
Ancestry
Ancestors of Princess Elisabeth, Duchess in Bavaria 16. Count Carl Israel Douglas 8. Count Ludwig Wilhelm Douglas 17. Countess Louise of Langenstein and Gondelsheim 4. Count Wilhelm Archibald Douglas 18. Count Albert Carl Ehrensvärd 9. Countess Anna Louise Ehrensvärd 19. Ingeborg Hedwig Vogt 2. Count Carl Ludwig Douglas 20. Lars Wilhelm Henschen 10. Prof. Dr. Salomon Eberhard Henschen 21. Augusta Munck af Rosenschöld 5. Astri Henschen 22. Anders Sandell 11. Gerda Maria Sandell 23. Charlotte Aurora Sjögren 1. Princess Elisabeth, Duchess in Bavaria 24. Ludwig Haas 12. Dr. Hermann Julius Haas 25. Bertha Dreifus 6. Prof. Otto Ludwig Haas-Heye 26. Gottlieb Heye 13. Hermanna Heye 27. Elisabeth Schimmelbusch 3. Ottora Maria Haas-Heye 28. Count Philipp of Eulenburg 14. Philip, Prince of Eulenburg and Hertefeld 29. Countess Alexandrine of Rothkirch and Panthen 7. Countess Viktoria Ada of Eulenburg and Hertefeld 30. Samuel August Sandels, Count Sandels 15. Augusta Sandels 31. Hedvig Tersmeden Notes and sources
- ^ The descent is unquestionably legitimate from one Patrick Douglas, of Standingstone, who married Cairistiona Leslie, and whose son Robert Douglas (1611-1662) emigrated to Sweden and became the first Swedish count Douglas
- thePeerage.com - Elisabeth Christina Douglas, Countess Douglas
- Genealogics - Leo van de Pas - Elizabeth Grevinna Douglas
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Gräfliche Häuser, Reference: 1955.
1st generation Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg2nd generation 3rd generation Princess Sophie of Saxony · Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal · Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha4th generation Princess Eleonore of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg5th generation Countess Elisabeth DouglasBavarian princesses by marriage 1st generation 2nd generation Princess Marie of Prussia · Duchess Amalia of Oldenburg · Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria · Infanta Amelia Philippina of Spain3rd generation Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este · Archduchess Gisela of Austria · Princess Theresa of Liechtenstein · Infanta María de la Paz of Spain · Princess Louise d'Orléans4th generation Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria · Princess Antonia of Luxembourg · Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ · Archduchess Isabella of Austria · Princess Bona Margherita of Savoy · Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain · Countess Auguste of Seefried-Buttenheim5th generation Countess Maria Draskovich of Trakostjan · Countess Marie-Jenke Keglevich of Buzin · Princess Irmingard of Bavaria* · Archduchess Theresa of Austria · Countess Helene of Khevenhüller-Metsch · Princess Maria Adelgunde of Hohenzollern6th generation Countess Elisabeth Douglas · Katrin Beatrix Wiegand** · Countess Beatrice of Lodron-Laterano and Castelromano · Countess Gudilia of Plettenberg · Ursula Möhlenkamp** · Marion Malkowsky** · Sandra Burghardt**7th generation Princess Anna of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg*also a Princess of Bavaria by birth
*did not have a royal or noble title by birthCategories:- 1940 births
- Living people
- People from Stockholm
- House of Douglas and Angus
- House of Wittelsbach
- Duchess Sophie Elizabeth Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria (born 28 October 1967 in Munich). She married Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein. They have four children:
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