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Theatinerkirche, München, Bayern
Theatine Church
Munich, Germany
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Princess Auguste Ferdinande of Bavaria
Portrait by Joseph Stieler, ca. 1850, neoclassicism
Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande Luise Maria Johanna Josepha of Austria, from the house of Habsburg-Lorraine (01.04.1825-26.04.1864) was the daughter of Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany and Maria Anna of Saxony. She was a Roman Catholic.
She had a strict Catholic upbringing and was interested in the sciences and arts. She was described as tall, self-conscious and beautiful. She also spoke fluent Italian.
At the age of 19, she married Prince Luitpold of Bavaria. His father, Ludwig I. of Bavaria was initially against the marriage due to the Fact that Auguste was showing signs of pulmonary Tuberculosis. They had four children: Ludwig III. of Bavaria, Leopold, Therese and Arnulf.
During the 1848 Revolution she spoke against Lola Montez. She diead aged 39 due to her illness and was buried in the Theatinerkirche in Munich.
Interior and exterior art of Theatine church in Munich, Germany.
Theatine Church, Munich, Germany.
Side Aisle, Theatinerkirche, Munich Germany - July 2019
Theatinerkirche, Munich