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Bavarian Royalty House of Wittelsbach Maximilian I Children    Ludwig I    Princess Augusta    Princess Amalie Marie    Princess Charlotte    Prince Karl Theodor    Prince Karl Friedrich    Elisabeth Ludovika, Queen of Prussia    Princess Amalie Auguste    Archduchess Sophie of Austria    Princess Maria Anna, Queen of Saxony    Princess Ludovika    Princess Maximiliana Ludwig I Children    Maximilian II    Mathilde, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine    Otto, King of the Hellenes    Princess Theodelinde    Prince Regent Luitpold    Adelgunde, Duchess of Modena    Archduchess Hildegarde of Austria    Princess Alexandra    Prince Adalbert Grandchildren    Ludwig II    Ludwig III    Prince Leopold    Princess Therese    Prince Arnulf    Prince Alfons Great Grandchildren    Princess Elisabeth Marie    Archduchess Auguste of Austria    Prince Georg    Prince Konrad    Prince Heinrich Maximilian II Children    Ludwig II    Otto I Ludwig II Otto I Ludwig III Children    Crown Prince Rupprecht    Princess Adelgunde    Maria, Duchess of Calabria    Prince Karl    Prince Franz    Princess Mathilde of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha    Prince Wolfgang    Princess Hildegarde    Princess Notburga    Wiltrud, Duchess of Urach    Princess Helmtrud    Princess Dietlinde    Princess Gundelinde Children of Crown Prince Rupprecht    Prince Luitpold    Princess Irmingard    Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria    Prince Rudolf    Prince Heinrich    Princess Irmingard    Princess Editha    Princess Hilda    Gabrielle, Duchess of Cröy    Sophie, Duchess of Arenberg Children of Duke Albrecht    Princess Marie Gabrielle    Princess Marie Charlotte    Franz, Duke of Bavaria    Prince Max Children of Prince Max    Princess Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein    Princess Marie-Caroline    Princess Hélène    Princess Elizabeth    Princess Maria Anna

Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria (November 13, 1801 – December 14, 1873) was a Princess of Bavaria and later Queen consort of Prussia.

Biography

Elisabeth was born in Munich, the daughter of King Maximilian I of Bavaria and his Queen Friederike Karoline Wilhelmine Margravine of Baden. She was the identical twin sister of Queen Amalie of Saxony, consort of King John I of Saxony, and sister of Archduchess Sophie of Austria, mother of Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria and Emperor Maximilian I of Mexico; as well as Ludovika, Duchess in Bavaria, mother of Franz Josef's consort, Empress Elisabeth of Austria (Sisi), who was Elisabeth's godchild and namesake. She was known within her family as Elise.

On November 29, 1823, she married the future King Frederick William IV of Prussia and supported his intellectual interests, namely his attempts at artwork, which he held dear to his heart. In 1830, Elisabeth converted to Protestantism.

Becoming Queen consort of Prussia in 1840, she was never without influence in Prussian politics, where she was active in preserving the close friendship between Prussia and the Austrian Empire.

To Frederick William IV, she was an exemplary wife and, during his long illness, a dedicated nurse. After his death on January 2, 1861, Elisabeth lived quietly at her seats at Sanssouci, Charlottenburg, and Stolzenfels and dedicated herself to charity work in memory of her late husband . Her brother-in-law, Emperor Wilhelm I of Germany, held her in high regard as a true friend.

During a visit to her sister, Queen Amalie of Saxony, Elisabeth died in 1873 in Dresden. She was buried next to her husband on December 21 at the Friedenskirche in Potsdam.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 13 November 1801 – 26 December 1805: Her Serene Highness Princess Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria^[1]
• 26 December 1805 - 29 November 1823: Her Royal Highness Princess Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria
• 29 November 1823 – 7 June 1840: Her Royal Highness Princess Elisabeth Ludovika of Prussia, Princess of Bavaria
• 7 June 1840 – 2 January 1861: Her Majesty The Queen of Prussia
• 2 January 1861 – 14 December 1873: Her Majesty The Dowager Queen of Prussia

References

1. ^ Genealogy of the Royal Family of Bavaria

• The information in this article is based on that in its German equivalent.
• Moritz Freiherr von Bissing: Elisabeth Königin von Preußen, Berlin 1974.
• Ludovika Hesekiel: Elisabeth Luise, Königin von Preußen (Berlin 1881).
• Dorothea Minkels: "Porträts der preußischen Königin Elisabeth in der Sammlung des Stadtmuseums Berlin." in: Jahrbuch 2004/2005 Stadtmuseum Berlin, pg. 278-304.
• Alfred v. Reumont: Elisabeth, Königin von Preußen (Berlin 1874)
• Dorothea Minkels: Elisabeth von Preußen. Königin in der Zeit des AusMÄRZens. Norderstedt 2008.