Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ
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Princess Isabella Antonie Eleonore Natalie Klementine of Croÿ, full German
name: Isabella Antonie Eleonore Natalie Klementine, Prinzessin von Croÿ (7 October 1890, L'Hermitage, Bayreuth, Kingdom of Bavaria
– 30 March 1982, Schloss Leutstetten, Starnberg
, Bavaria
, Germany
) was a Princess of Croÿ and member of the House of Croÿ
by birth and a Princess of Bavaria and member of the House of Wittelsbach through her marriage to Prince Franz of Bavaria
.
, third son of Ludwig III of Bavaria
and his wife Maria Theresia of Austria-Este, on 8 July 1912 at Schloss Weilburg in Vienna
, Austria–Hungary. Isabella and Franz had three sons and three daughters:
German language
German is a West Germanic language, related to and classified alongside English and Dutch. With an estimated 90 – 98 million native speakers, German is one of the world's major languages and is the most widely-spoken first language in the European Union....
name: Isabella Antonie Eleonore Natalie Klementine, Prinzessin von Croÿ (7 October 1890, L'Hermitage, Bayreuth, Kingdom of Bavaria
Kingdom of Bavaria
The Kingdom of Bavaria was a German state that existed from 1806 to 1918. The Bavarian Elector Maximilian IV Joseph of the House of Wittelsbach became the first King of Bavaria in 1806 as Maximilian I Joseph. The monarchy would remain held by the Wittelsbachs until the kingdom's dissolution in 1918...
– 30 March 1982, Schloss Leutstetten, Starnberg
Starnberg
The city of Starnberg is in Bavaria, Germany, some 30 km south-west of Munich. It lies at the north end of Lake Starnberg, in the heart of the "Five Lakes Country", and serves as capital of the district of Starnberg...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
, Germany
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
) was a Princess of Croÿ and member of the House of Croÿ
House of Croÿ
The House of Croÿ is an international family of European mediatized nobility which held a seat in the Imperial Diet from 1486, and was elevated to the rank of Imperial Princes in 1594...
by birth and a Princess of Bavaria and member of the House of Wittelsbach through her marriage to Prince Franz of Bavaria
Prince Franz of Bavaria
Prince Franz of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a Major General in the Bavarian Army.-Early life and Military career:...
.
Family
Isabella was the second-eldest child of Karl Alfred, Duke of Croÿ and his wife Princess Ludmilla of Arenberg.Marriage and issue
Isabella married Prince Franz of BavariaPrince Franz of Bavaria
Prince Franz of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a Major General in the Bavarian Army.-Early life and Military career:...
, third son of Ludwig III of Bavaria
Ludwig III of Bavaria
Ludwig III , was the last King of Bavaria, reigning from 1913 to 1918.-Early life:...
and his wife Maria Theresia of Austria-Este, on 8 July 1912 at Schloss Weilburg in Vienna
Vienna
Vienna is the capital and largest city of the Republic of Austria and one of the nine states of Austria. Vienna is Austria's primary city, with a population of about 1.723 million , and is by far the largest city in Austria, as well as its cultural, economic, and political centre...
, Austria–Hungary. Isabella and Franz had three sons and three daughters:
- Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (1913–2008);
- Princess Maria Elisabeth of BavariaPrincess Maria Elisabeth of Bavariaalign=right|Princess Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria was the eldest daughter of Prince Franz of Bavaria, third son of King Ludwig III of Bavaria.-Early life:...
(1914–2011); - Princess Adelgunde Maria of Bavaria (1917–2004);
- Princess Eleonore Marie of Bavaria (1918–2009);
- Princess Dorothea Therese of BavariaPrincess Dorothea of BavariaPrincess Dorothea of Bavaria was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a Princess of Bavaria by birth...
(b. 1920); - Prince Rasso of BavariaPrince Rasso of BavariaPrince Rasso of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach.-Early life:Rasso was born at Schloß Leutstetten near Starnberg, Bavaria...
(1926–2011);
Titles and styles
- 7 October 1890 – 8 July 1912: Her Illustrious Highness Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ
- 8 July 1912 – 30 March 1982: Her Royal Highness Princess Isabella Antonie of Bavaria, Princess of Croÿ
Honours
- Grand Mistress 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 :...
- 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....