Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain
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Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain (born 12 November 1882 in Madrid
, Kingdom of Spain
; died 23 September 1912 in Madrid
, Kingdom of Spain
) was the second eldest child and daughter of Alfonso XII of Spain
and his second wife Maria Christina of Austria
. Maria Teresa was an Infanta of Spain and a member of the House of Bourbon
by birth and through her marriage to Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria
, she was a Princess and Duchess of Bavaria and a member of the House of Wittelsbach.
, eldest son and child of Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria and his wife Infanta María de la Paz of Spain
, on 12 January 1906 in Madrid
. Maria Teresa and Ferdinand had four children:
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Kingdom of Spain
Spain under the Restoration
The Restoration was the name given to the period that began on December 29, 1874 after the First Spanish Republic ended with the restoration of Alfonso XII to the throne after a coup d'état by Martinez Campos, and ended on April 14, 1931 with the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic.After...
; died 23 September 1912 in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
, Kingdom of Spain
Spain under the Restoration
The Restoration was the name given to the period that began on December 29, 1874 after the First Spanish Republic ended with the restoration of Alfonso XII to the throne after a coup d'état by Martinez Campos, and ended on April 14, 1931 with the proclamation of the Second Spanish Republic.After...
) was the second eldest child and daughter of Alfonso XII of Spain
Alfonso XII of Spain
Alfonso XII was king of Spain, reigning from 1874 to 1885, after a coup d'état restored the monarchy and ended the ephemeral First Spanish Republic.-Early life and paternity:Alfonso was the son of Queen Isabella II of Spain, and...
and his second wife Maria Christina of Austria
Maria Christina of Austria
Maria Christina of Austria was Queen consort of Spain as the second wife of King Alfonso XII of Spain...
. Maria Teresa was an Infanta of Spain and a member of the House of Bourbon
House of Bourbon
The House of Bourbon is a European royal house, a branch of the Capetian dynasty . Bourbon kings first ruled Navarre and France in the 16th century. By the 18th century, members of the Bourbon dynasty also held thrones in Spain, Naples, Sicily, and Parma...
by birth and through her marriage to Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria
Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria
Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria was the eldest son and child of Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria and his wife Infanta María de la Paz of Spain...
, she was a Princess and Duchess of Bavaria and a member of the House of Wittelsbach.
Marriage and issue
Maria Teresa married her first cousin, Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria, Infante of SpainPrince Ferdinand of Bavaria
Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria was the eldest son and child of Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria and his wife Infanta María de la Paz of Spain...
, eldest son and child of Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria and his wife Infanta María de la Paz of Spain
Infanta María de la Paz of Spain
María de la Paz of Spain was an infanta of Spain. A daughter of Queen Isabella II of Spain, she married her first cousin Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria. She lived for the rest of her life in Germany, dedicating her time to her family, charity work and writing poetry...
, on 12 January 1906 in Madrid
Madrid
Madrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
. Maria Teresa and Ferdinand had four children:
- Infante Luis Alfonso of Spain (6 December 1906 - 14 May 1983)
- Infante José Eugenio of Spain (26 March 1909 - 16 August 1966)
- Infanta Maria de las Mercedes of Spain (3 October 1911 - 11 September 1953)
- Infanta Maria del Pilar of Spain (15 September 1912 - 9 May 1918)
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 12 November 1882 – 12 January 1906: Her Royal Highness Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain
- 12 January 1906 – 23 September 1912: Her Royal Highness Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain, Princess and Duchess of Bavaria
Honours
- 845th Dame of the Royal Order of Queen Maria Luisa
- Dame of the Order of the Starry CrossOrder of the Starry CrossThe Order of the Starry Cross was founded by Eleanora Gonzaga of Mantua, dowager empress of the Holy Roman Empire, in 1668. This all female order was confirmed by Pope Clement IX, June 28, 1668, and was placed under the spiritual management of the Prince Bishop of Vienna...
- Dame of the Order of TheresaOrder of TheresaThe Order of Theresa was an order for noble ladies in the Kingdom of Bavaria. It continues to function today as an honorary society to which belong the princesses of the House of Wittelsbach as well as other ladies from Bavarian noble families....
- Dame of the Order of Saint ElizabethOrder of Saint ElizabethThe Order of Saint Elizabeth was an all-female chivalric and charitable order in the Kingdom of Bavaria. The following excerpt is from The Orders of Knighthood, British and Foreign :...