Infanta Amelia Philippina of Spain
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Infanta Amalia Philippina of Spain (12 October 1834 – 27 August 1905) was a member of the Spanish royal house.
as the eleventh child and sixth daughter of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain
, younger brother of King Fernando VII of Spain, and wife, Princess Luisa Carlotta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Infanta Amelia Philippina's mother was the niece of her father since her maternal grandmother, Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain
, was the elder sister of Infanta Amelia Philippina's father.
on 25 August 1856 she married Prince Adalbert of Bavaria
, fourth son and ninth child of King Ludwig of Bavaria
and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
. They had five children :
at the age of 70 and was interred at St. Michael's Church
in Munich
.
Childhood
She was born in MadridMadrid
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...
as the eleventh child and sixth daughter of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain
Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain
Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain was the youngest son of Charles IV of Spain and Maria Luisa of Parma.-Marriage and children:...
, younger brother of King Fernando VII of Spain, and wife, Princess Luisa Carlotta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies. Infanta Amelia Philippina's mother was the niece of her father since her maternal grandmother, Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain
Maria Isabella of Spain
María Isabella of Spain was an Infanta of Spain and the Queen of the Two Sicilies. She was the second wife of Francis I and the youngest surviving daughter of the Spanish king Charles IV and his consort Maria Luisa of Parma...
, was the elder sister of Infanta Amelia Philippina's father.
Marriage
In MadridMadrid
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...
on 25 August 1856 she married Prince Adalbert of Bavaria
Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1828-1875)
Prince Adalbert of Bavaria was the ninth child and fourth son of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.-Marriage:...
, fourth son and ninth child of King Ludwig of Bavaria
Ludwig I of Bavaria
Ludwig I was a German king of Bavaria from 1825 until the 1848 revolutions in the German states.-Crown prince:...
and Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen
Therese Charlotte Luise of Saxony-Hildburghausen was a queen of Bavaria.She was a daughter of Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg, and Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz, eldest daughter of Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg-Strelitz.-Biography:In 1809, she was on the list of...
. They had five children :
- Ludwig FerdinandPrince Louis Ferdinand of BavariaPrince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria , was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry. Following his marriage to Infanta Maria da Paz of Spain, he also became Spanish infante.-General information:...
(1859–1949); married Infanta María de la Paz of SpainInfanta María de la Paz of SpainMaría 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... - AlfonsPrince Alfons of BavariaPrince Alfons of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry.-Early life:Alfons was born in Munich, Bavaria...
(1862–1933); married Princess Louise of OrleansPrincess Louise Victoire d'Orléans-AlençonPrincess Louise d'Orléans was a French princess of the House of Orléans and a member of the royal family of Bavaria...
, daughter of Ferdinand Philippe Marie, duc d'AlençonFerdinand Philippe Marie, duc d'AlençonFerdinand Philippe Marie, duc d'Alençon was the son of Louis Charles Philippe Raphael, duc de Nemours and Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg-Kohary .-Marriage and issue:... - IsabellaPrincess Isabella of BavariaPrincess Isabella Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria was the third child and eldest daughter of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria and his wife Infanta Amelia Philippina of Spain...
(1863–1924); married Thomas, 2nd Duke of Genoa - Elvira (1868–1943); married Rudolf von Wrbna-Kaunitz-Rietberg-Questenberg and Freudenthal
- Clara (1874–1941); unmarried
Death
She died in Nymphenburg PalaceNymphenburg Palace
The Nymphenburg Palace , i.e. "Nymph's Castle", is a Baroque palace in Munich, Bavaria, southern Germany. The palace was the main summer residence of the rulers of Bavaria.-History:...
at the age of 70 and was interred at St. Michael's Church
St. Michael's Church, Munich
St Michael is a Jesuit church in Munich, southern Germany, the largest Renaissance church north of the Alps. The style of the building had an enormous influence on Southern German early Baroque architecture.-Architecture:...
in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
.
Honours
- 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 :...