In April 1843, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria – wife of Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria – wrote to her niece Mathilde (Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria, later Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine) that she was pregnant for the 7th time. She was “a little more miserable than usual, but when God gives me [read more]
Helene was born on 4 April 1834 as the daughter of Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria. She would grow up to be the opposite of her famous sister. While Elisabeth enjoyed hunting and riding, Helene sat quietly with her embroidery. This often worried her mother, who believed her eldest daughter [read more]
Like her aunt and namesake, the second Kunigunde of Poland did not leave a mark on history. In fact, she stayed at her father’s court until 11 years after her marriage. She finally went to live with her husband in 1356 but died less than a year later. She had very little time to play [read more]
Without doubt, Archduchess Sophie was the most significant figure of all the women of the imperial house after Maria Theresia. Sophie was born in 1805 to King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife Caroline of Baden. King Maximilian had thirteen children in total including two sets of twin girls; Sophie was one [read more]
Read part one here. Read part two here. Read part three here. In my great loneliness I make tiny songs My heart, filled with grief and sadness Weighs down my spirit Once I was so young and rich In love of life and hope I thought nothing could match my strength The whole world was [read more]
I am Sunday’s child, a child of the sun. Her golden rays she wove into my throne With her glow, she wove my crown It is in her light that I live. – Sisi The future Empress Elisabeth of Austria was born on 24 December 1837 in the Herzog Max Palais in Munich as the [read more]
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