Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Princess Amalie
Duchess Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria
Princess Amalie during the 1870s
Born	(1848-10-23)23 October 1848 Coburg, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Died	6 May 1894(1894-05-06) (aged 45) Schloss Biederstein, Schwabing, Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
Spouse	Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria
Issue	Duke Siegfried August Duke Christoph Duke Luitpold
Names German: Marie Luise Franziska Amalie
House	Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Father	Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
Mother	Princess Clémentine of Orléans

Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Marie Luise Franziska Amalie; 23 October 1848 – 6 May 1894) was a Princess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha by birth and a Duchess in Bavaria through her marriage to Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria. Amalie was the fourth child and second eldest daughter of Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife Princess Clémentine of Orléans. Her youngest brother was Ferdinand I of Bulgaria and her paternal uncle was Ferdinand II of Portugal.

Life

Early years

Princess Amalie was born in Coburg, Germany, to Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and his wife, Princess Clémentine of Orléans. Since childhood, Amalie had been intended as the bride of Prince Leopold of Bavaria.^[1] However, Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria fell in love with her and confided this love to his sister Elisabeth.^{[citation needed]}

Elisabeth—the empress of Austria and queen of Hungary—became determined to ensure her favorite brother's happiness,^[2] for she invited Leopold to an extended visit with the imperial family, among those who attended was her own fifteen-year-old daughter Archduchess Gisela of Austria. There, Leopold was tactfully made aware that a marriage with Gisela would be looked upon with favor by Emperor Franz Joseph. If Leopold was to marry Gisela, he would become the emperor’s son-in-law; upon realizing this, he accepted and became engaged to Gisela after only a few days.^[3]

Marriage

Duke Maximillian and Princess Amalie were married on 20 September 1875 in Ebenthal, Lower Austria, Austria-Hungary.^[1] The marriage was, by all accounts, a very happy one.^{[citation needed]}

Children

Amalie and Maximilian Emanuel had three children:

• Siegfried, Duke in Bavaria (10 July 1876 – 12 March 1952)
• Christoph Joseph Clemens, Duke in Bavaria (22 April 1879 – 10 July 1963)
• Luitpold Emanuel, Duke in Bavaria (30 June 1890 – 16 January 1973)

Death

On 6 May 1894, at the age of 45, Princess Amalie died due to peritonitis.

Ancestry

References

Bibliography

• Damien Bilteryst, Olivier Defrance, Joseph van Loon: Les Biederstein, cousins oubliés de la reine Élisabeth, années 1875-1906. Museum Dynasticum, Bruxelles, XXXIV/1 2022.

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