Who married Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849–1919)?
Ludwig III of Bavaria married Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849–1919) on . Queen Maria Theresa of Bavaria was 18 years old on the wedding day (18 years, 7 months and 18 days). Ludwig III of Bavaria was 23 years old on the wedding day (23 years, 1 months and 13 days). The age gap was 4 years, 5 months and 25 days.
The marriage lasted 50 years, 11 months and 14 days (18610 days ). The marriage ended on .
Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849–1919): Marriage Status Timeline
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Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (1849–1919)
Maria Theresa Henriette Dorothea of Austria-Este (also Marie Therese; 2 July 1849 – 3 February 1919) was the last Queen of Bavaria. She was the only child of Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este and Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria.
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Ludwig III of Bavaria
Ludwig III (Ludwig Luitpold Josef Maria Aloys Alfred; 7 January 1845 – 18 October 1921) was the last King of Bavaria, reigning from 1913 to 1918. Initially, he served in the Bavarian military as a lieutenant and went on to hold the rank of Oberleutnant during the Austro-Prussian War. He entered politics at the age of 18, as a member of the Bavarian parliament, and was a keen participant, supporting electoral reforms. Later in life, he served as regent and de facto head of state from 1912 to 1913, ruling for his cousin, Otto. After the Bavarian parliament passed a law allowing him to do so, Ludwig deposed Otto and assumed the throne for himself. He led Bavaria during World War I. His short reign was seen as championing conservative causes and he was influenced by the Catholic encyclical Rerum novarum.
After the German Revolution of 1918–1919, the German Empire was dissolved and the Weimar Republic was created. As a result of this revolution, the Bavarian throne was abolished along with the other monarchies of the German states, ending the House of Wittelsbach's 738-year reign over Bavaria. Fearing that he might be a victim of an assassination, Ludwig fled to Hungary, Liechtenstein and then Switzerland. He returned to Bavaria in 1920 and lived at Wildenwart Castle. He died shortly after, when he was staying at Nádasdy Mansion in Sárvár.
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