Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Infobox Monarch|royal|consort
name =Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
title =Queen of Bavaria


caption =Portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler
consortreign =
spouse =Ludwig I
issue =Maximilian II, King of Bavaria
Mathilde, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine
Otto, King of Greece
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
Adelgunde, Duchess of Modena
Hildegard, Archduchess of Austria
Alexandra
Adalbert
royal house =House of Saxe-Hildburghausen
othertitles =
father =Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
mother =Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
date of birth =birth date|1792|7|8|mf=y
place of birth =Seidingstadt, Duchy of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Saxony
date of death =death date and age|1854|10|26|1792|7|8|mf=y
place of death =Munich|

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

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1= Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
2= Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg
3= Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
4= Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
5= Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar
6= Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz
7= Friederike Caroline Luise of Hesse-Darmstadt
8= Ernest Frederick II, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen
9= Caroline of Erbach-Fürstenau
10=Ernest August I, Duke of Saxe-Weimar
11=Sophie Charlotte of Brandenburg-Bayreuth
12=Charles Louis Frederick, Duke of Mecklenburg-Mirow
13=Elizabeth Albertine of Saxe-Hildburghausen
14=Georg Wilhelm of Hesse-Darmstadt
15=Luise of Leiningen-Heidesheim