Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria


Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia of Bavaria was the daughter of the last King of Bavaria, Ludwig III, and Maria Theresia of Austria-Este. Her husband, Prince Ferdinand Pius, Duke of Calabria, became the head of the House of Bourbon-Two Sicilies on 26 May 1934, thus she was titular queen consort of the Two Sicilies.

Marriage and issue

Princess Maria Ludwiga Theresia married Prince Ferdinand Pius of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, eldest child of Prince Alfonso, Count of Caserta and his wife Princess Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, on 31 May 1897 in Munich. The couple had six children:
  • Princess Maria Antonietta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies
  • Princess Maria Cristina of Bourbon-Two Sicilies married Dr. Don Manuel Sotomayor y Luna on 3 March 1948
  • Prince Ruggero Maria, Duke of Noto
  • Princess Barbara Maria Antonietta Luitpolda of Bourbon-Two Sicilies married Count Franz Xavier of Stolberg-Wernigerode on 31 May 1922. They have four children.
  • *Countess Elizabeth Bona of Stolberg-Wernigerode married Count Rudiger of Stillfried und Rattonitz on 26 January 1944. They have three daughters.
  • **Countess Barbara of Stillfried und Rattonitz
  • **Countess Marie-Gabrielle Cristina of Stillfried und Rattonitz married Franz-Josef Kirschbaum on 21 August 1971 and they were divorced in January 1975. They have one daughter.
  • ***Barbara Maria Antonia Kirschbaum married Sixt Magnus von Kapff on 15 May 1994. They have four children.
  • ****Sixt Titus-Ruben Maria von Kapff
  • ****Sixt Louis-Alexander Maria von Kapff
  • ****Fiona Marie Delphine Elisabeth von Kapff
  • ****Pilar Marie Teres Cita von Kapff
  • **Countess Pia of Stillfried und Rattonitz married Falk Achaz Krafft von Uslar-Gleichen on 30 April 1988. They have two sons.
  • ***Valentin Franz Melchior Baron von Uslar-Gleichen
  • ***Benedikt Baron von Uslar-Gleichen
  • *Countess Maria Josefa Gabriele Antonia Gebharda of Stolberg-Wernigerode
  • *Count Anton of Stolberg-Wernigerode
  • *Countess Sophie Marie Antoine Henrike Thaddea Gabriele of Stolberg-Wernigerode
  • Princess Lucia Maria Raniera of Bourbon-Two Sicilies married Eugenio di Savoia-Genova, Duca di Genova on 29 October 1938. They have one daughter.
  • *Maria Isabella di Savoia-Genova, Principessa di Savoia-Genova married Alberto Frioli on 29 April 1971. They have four children.
  • **Vittorio Eugenio Frioli married Soraia Barbosa Silva on 7 July 2007.
  • **Maria Cristina Frioli
  • **Carlo Alberto Frioli married Priscilla Raso on 28 April 2007.
  • **Maria Luce Frioli
  • Princess Urraca of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

Honours