Princess Amalie | |||||
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Duchess Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria | |||||
Born | Coburg, Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | 23 October 1848||||
Died | 6 May 1894 Schloss Biederstein, Schwabing, Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria | (aged 45)||||
Spouse | Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria | ||||
Issue | Duke Siegfried August Duke Christoph Duke Luitpold | ||||
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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.
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]
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]
Amalie and Maximilian Emanuel had three children:
On 6 May 1894, at the age of 45, Princess Amalie died due to peritonitis.
Ancestors of Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha |
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