Theresa Kunegunda
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Noble Family Szlachta The szlachta was a legally privileged noble class with origins in the Kingdom of Poland. It gained considerable institutional privileges during the 1333-1370 reign of Casimir the Great. In 1413, following a series of tentative personal unions between the Grand Duchy of Lithuania and the Kingdom of...	Sobieski Sobieski Sobieski is a Polish noble family name, and may refer to:-People:...
Coat of Arms Polish heraldry Polish heraldry is a branch of heraldry focused on studying the development of coats of arms in the lands of historical Poland , as well as specifically-Polish traits of heraldry. The term is also used to refer to Polish heraldic system, as opposed to systems used elsewhere, notably in Western Europe...	Clan Janina
Father	John III Sobieski John III Sobieski John III Sobieski was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, from 1674 until his death King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Sobieski's 22-year-reign was marked by a period of the Commonwealth's stabilization, much needed after the turmoil of the Deluge and...
Mother	Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien, in Polish: Maria Kazimiera, known also by the diminutive form "Marysieńka" was consort to King John III Sobieski, from 1674 to 1696.-Biography:...
Consorts	Maximilian II Emanuel Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria Maximilian II , also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the last Governor of the Spanish Netherlands and duke of Luxembourg...
Issue	with Maximilian II Emanuel Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria Maximilian II , also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the last Governor of the Spanish Netherlands and duke of Luxembourg... Maria Anna Charles VII Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII Albert a member of the Wittelsbach family, was Prince-elector of Bavaria from 1726 and Holy Roman Emperor from 24 January 1742 until his death in 1745... Philip Maurice Ferdinand Maria Clemens August Clemens August of Bavaria Clemens August of Bavaria was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty of Bavaria and Archbishop-Elector of Cologne.-Biography:... William John Adolf Alois John Theodore Maximilian Emanuel
Date of Birth	4 March 1676
Place of Birth	Wilanów Wilanów Wilanów is a district of the city of Warsaw, Poland. It is home to historic Wilanów Palace, the "Polish Versailles," and second home to various Polish kings.-History:...
Date of Death	10 March 1730
Place of Death	Venice Venice Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

Theresa Kunegunda (4 March 1676 – 10 March 1730) was an Electress of Bavaria and the Palatinate. She also served as Regent of the Palatinate in 1704–05.

Biography

She was a daughter of the Polish King John III Sobieski

John III Sobieski

John III Sobieski was one of the most notable monarchs of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, from 1674 until his death King of Poland and Grand Duke of Lithuania. Sobieski's 22-year-reign was marked by a period of the Commonwealth's stabilization, much needed after the turmoil of the Deluge and...

 and Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien

Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien

Marie Casimire Louise de La Grange d'Arquien, in Polish: Maria Kazimiera, known also by the diminutive form "Marysieńka" was consort to King John III Sobieski, from 1674 to 1696.-Biography:...

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Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska married Maximilian II Emanuel, elector of Bavaria

Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria

Maximilian II , also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the last Governor of the Spanish Netherlands and duke of Luxembourg...

, on 2 January 1695. She was mother of ten children by her husband, including Holy Roman Emperor Charles VII

Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor

Charles VII Albert a member of the Wittelsbach family, was Prince-elector of Bavaria from 1726 and Holy Roman Emperor from 24 January 1742 until his death in 1745...

 and Clemens August of Bavaria

Clemens August of Bavaria

Clemens August of Bavaria was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty of Bavaria and Archbishop-Elector of Cologne.-Biography:...

, Archbishop-Elector

Prince-elector

The Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Roman king or, from the middle of the 16th century onwards, directly the Holy Roman Emperor.The heir-apparent to a prince-elector was known as an...

 of Cologne.

In 1704–05, following the evacuation of the Bavarian court to the Spanish Netherlands after the defeat at the Battle of Blenheim

Battle of Blenheim

The Battle of Blenheim , fought on 13 August 1704, was a major battle of the War of the Spanish Succession. Louis XIV of France sought to knock Emperor Leopold out of the war by seizing Vienna, the Habsburg capital, and gain a favourable peace settlement...

, she apparently was in charge of the government in the Electoral Palatinate as Regent Princess Palatine.

She rests in the Theatine Church 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...

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Children

• A stillborn child (1695)
• Maria Anna Karoline (1696–1750), nun
• Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
  Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
  Charles VII Albert a member of the Wittelsbach family, was Prince-elector of Bavaria from 1726 and Holy Roman Emperor from 24 January 1742 until his death in 1745...
  
   (1697–1745), King of Bohemia, and Elector of Bavaria
• Philip Maurice Maria (1698–1719), posthumously elected Bishop of Paderborn
  Bishopric of Paderborn
  The Archdiocese of Paderborn is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany; its seat is Paderborn. It was a diocese from its foundation in 799 until 1802, and again from 1821 until 1930. In 1930, it was promoted to an archdiocese...
  
   and Bishop of Münster as news of his death had not yet spread
• Ferdinand Maria Innocent (1699–1738), Imperial Field Marshal
• Clemens August
  Clemens August of Bavaria
  Clemens August of Bavaria was a member of the Wittelsbach dynasty of Bavaria and Archbishop-Elector of Cologne.-Biography:...
  
   (1700–1761), Archbishop of Cologne, Prince-Bishop of Hildesheim
  Bishopric of Hildesheim
  The Diocese of Hildesheim is a diocese or ecclesiastical territory of the Latin Rite of the Catholic Church in Germany. Founded in 815 as a missionary diocese by King Louis the Pious, his son Louis the German appointed the famous former archbishop of Rheims, Ebbo, as bishop...
  
  , Bishop of Paderborn
  Bishopric of Paderborn
  The Archdiocese of Paderborn is an Archdiocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in Germany; its seat is Paderborn. It was a diocese from its foundation in 799 until 1802, and again from 1821 until 1930. In 1930, it was promoted to an archdiocese...
  
  
• William (1701–1704), Prince of Bavaria
• Alois John Adolf (1702–1705), Prince of Bavaria
• John Theodore (1703–1763), Cardinal, Prince-Bishop of Regensburg
  Bishops of Regensburg
  The Bishops of Regensburg are bishops of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Regensburg, Bavaria, Germany. The seat of the bishops is Regensburg Cathedral.-History:...
  
  , Bishop of Freising
  Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Munich and Freising
  The Archdiocese of Munich and Freising is an ecclesiastical territory or diocese of the Roman Catholic Church in Bavaria, Germany. It is led by the prelature of the Archbishop of Munich, who administers the see from the mother church in Munich, the Frauenkirche, also known as Munich Cathedral...
  
   and Bishop of Liège
• Maximilian Emanuel Thomas (1704–1709), Prince of Bavaria

Ancestors

External Links

• Teresa Kunegunda Sobieska at the Wilanów Palace Museum
• Teresa Kunegunda Sobieska in Venice at the Wilanów Palace Museum