Maximilian was an officer in the French army stationed at Strasbourg, but the couple also often visited Paris.[1] There, Augusta Wilhelmina met Queen Marie Antoinette, with whom she maintained an ongoing correspondence.
In 1789, Maximilian's regiment rose in revolt and he and Augusta Wilhelmina fled to her parents' home in Darmstadt.[2] For the next five years, they lived mostly in the neighboring town of Mannheim. In December 1794, the French army attacked Mannheim. Augusta Wilhelmina fled the city when her home was shelled by French artillery.[3]
Duchess of ZweibrückenEdit
In April 1795, Maximilian succeeded his brother as reigning Duke of Zweibrücken; however, his duchy was entirely occupied by the French. In March 1796, Augusta Wilhelmina, who had always had delicate lungs, finally succumbed and died at Rohrbach [de]. Her death plunged Maximilian into deep mourning. He wrote some poems in memory of his wife.[4] She was buried in the Schlosskirche in Darmstadt.[5]
^Hans Rall, Wittelsbacher Lebensbilder von Kaiser Ludwig bis zur Gegenwart (Munich: Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds), 142.
^Genealogie ascendante jusqu'au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l'Europe actuellement vivans [Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living] (in French). Bourdeaux: Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel. 1768. p. 70.
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Winkler, Wilhelm. "Die Mutter König Ludwig I. von Bayern nach ungedruckten Briefen", Die Wächter (1924).
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princess, augusta, wilhelmine, hesse, darmstadt, princess, augusta, wilhelmina, hesse, darmstadt, german, augusta, wilhelmina, maria, hessen, darmstadt, april, 1765, march, 1796, duchess, consort, zweibrücken, marriage, maximilian, duke, zweibrücken, mother, k. Princess Augusta Wilhelmina of Hesse Darmstadt German Augusta Wilhelmina Maria von Hessen Darmstadt 14 April 1765 30 March 1796 was Duchess consort of Zweibrucken by marriage to Maximilian Duke of Zweibrucken and the mother of King Ludwig I of Bavaria Augusta WilhelminaPortrait by Johann Friedrich Dryander 1790 Duchess consort of ZweibruckenTenure1 April 1795 30 March 1796Born 1765 04 14 14 April 1765Darmstadt GermanyDied30 March 1796 1796 03 30 aged 30 Rohrbach GermanyBurialStadtkirche DarmstadtSpouseMaximilian Duke of Zweibrucken m 1785 wbr IssueLudwig I Princess Augusta Duchess of Leuchtenberg Princess Amalie Caroline Augusta Empress of Austria Prince Karl TheodorNamesGerman Augusta Wilhelmina MariaHouseHesse DarmstadtFatherPrince George William of Hesse DarmstadtMotherCountess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen Dagsburg FalkenburgReligionLutheranism Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Marriage 1 2 Duchess of Zweibrucken 2 Issue 3 Ancestry 4 Footnotes 5 BibliographyBiography EditAugusta Wilhelmina was born at Darmstadt the fourth daughter and ninth child of Prince George William of Hesse Darmstadt second son of Louis VIII Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt and Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen Falkenburg Dagsburg Marriage Edit Portrait by Johann Friedrich Dryander On 30 September 1785 in Darmstadt Augusta Wilhelmina married Maximilian Count Palatine of Zweibrucken later King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria Maximilian was an officer in the French army stationed at Strasbourg but the couple also often visited Paris 1 There Augusta Wilhelmina met Queen Marie Antoinette with whom she maintained an ongoing correspondence In 1789 Maximilian s regiment rose in revolt and he and Augusta Wilhelmina fled to her parents home in Darmstadt 2 For the next five years they lived mostly in the neighboring town of Mannheim In December 1794 the French army attacked Mannheim Augusta Wilhelmina fled the city when her home was shelled by French artillery 3 Duchess of Zweibrucken Edit In April 1795 Maximilian succeeded his brother as reigning Duke of Zweibrucken however his duchy was entirely occupied by the French In March 1796 Augusta Wilhelmina who had always had delicate lungs finally succumbed and died at Rohrbach de Her death plunged Maximilian into deep mourning He wrote some poems in memory of his wife 4 She was buried in the Schlosskirche in Darmstadt 5 Issue EditAugusta Wilhelmina had five children Prince Ludwig 1786 1868 married Therese of Saxe Hildburghausen Princess Augusta Amalia Ludovika 21 June 1788 13 May 1851 married Eugene de Beauharnais Duke of Leuchtenberg Prince of Eichstatt Princess Amalia Maria Augusta 9 October 1790 24 January 1794 died in childhood Princess Caroline Augusta 8 February 1792 9 February 1873 married William I of Wurttemberg and then Francis II of Austria Prince Karl Theodor Maximilian 7 July 1795 16 August 1875 Ancestry EditAncestors of Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse Darmstadt 6 8 Ernest Louis Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt4 Louis VIII Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt9 Princess Dorothea Charlotte of Brandenburg Ansbach2 Prince George William of Hesse Darmstadt10 Johann Reinhard III Count of Hanau Lichtenberg5 Countess Charlotte of Hanau Lichtenberg11 Princess Dorothea Friederike of Brandenburg Ansbach1 Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse Darmstadt12 Johann Count of Leiningen Dagsburg Falkenburg6 Count Christian Karl Reinhard of Leiningen Dagsburg Falkenburg13 Countess Johanna Magdalene of Hanau Lichtenberg3 Countess Maria Louise Albertine of Leiningen Dagsburg Falkenburg14 Count Georg Ludwig of Solms Rodelheim7 Countess Katharina Polyxena of Solms Rodelheim15 Countess Charlotte Sibylle of AhlefeldtFootnotes Edit Egon Caesar Corti Ludwig I of Bavaria London Thornton Butterworth 1938 15 Corti 19 Corti 21 Corti 24 Hans Rall Wittelsbacher Lebensbilder von Kaiser Ludwig bis zur Gegenwart Munich Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds 142 Genealogie ascendante jusqu au quatrieme degre inclusivement de tous les Rois et Princes de maisons souveraines de l Europe actuellement vivans Genealogy up to the fourth degree inclusive of all the Kings and Princes of sovereign houses of Europe currently living in French Bourdeaux Frederic Guillaume Birnstiel 1768 p 70 Bibliography Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse Darmstadt Winkler Wilhelm Die Mutter Konig Ludwig I von Bayern nach ungedruckten Briefen Die Wachter 1924 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse Darmstadt amp oldid 1165966837, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
