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Marie was loved equally by both the Catholic and Protestant populations. (At that time, Bavaria was mostly Catholic, whilst Prussia was mostly Evangelical.) A specific emphasis of her "great social engagement" was a reactivation of the Bavarian Women's Association, which took place on 18 December 1869 with the aid of her son, Ludwig II. Its aim was "Pflege und Unterstützung der im Felde verwundeten und erkrankten Krieger" (Care and support of soldiers wounded and injured in the field). The Bavarian Red Cross was officially founded as a result of the Bavarian Women's Association. The Red Cross eventually took over for the Queen.
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With the sudden death of Maximilian II on 10 March 1864, Marie became a widow. On 12 October 1874, she converted to Catholicism.
As a widow she lived at Nymphenburg Palace. She spent her summer holidays at Schloss Hohenschwangau near Füssen, a castle her husband had redecorated in Gothic Revival style, and at her country estate in Elbigenalp in the Lechtal Alps. She enjoyed hiking the mountains, which she had often done with her sons when they were young. Marie looked after her second son Otto, who was declared insane. She outlived her elder son, Ludwig II, by nearly three years; his unusual death occurring on 13 June 1886. He had not liked her very much (just as he disliked most of his other relatives) and had tried to avoid contact as far as possible. Marie died in 1889 in Hohenschwangau.
She is interred in the Theatine Church in Munich in a side chapel opposite her husband.
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Ludwig II of Bavaria (25 August 1845 - 13 June 1886); succeeded as King of Bavaria as Ludwig II. Declared mentally incompetent without examination and deposed in a coup in favour of his uncle, Prince Luitpold, on 10 June 1886; died under disputed circumstances.
Otto I of Bavaria (27 April 1848 - 11 October 1916); succeeded as King of Bavaria as Otto I, but reigned only in name due to the regency of his uncle, Prince Luitpold. Declared mentally incompetent and deposed on 5 November 1913 by his cousin Prince Ludwig, later King Ludwig III of Bavaria.
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For other uses see Marie of Prussia disambiguation This article relies largely or entirely on a single source Relevant discussion may be found on the talk page Please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources Find sources Marie of Prussia news newspapers books scholar JSTOR February 2014 Marie of Prussia German Marie Friederike Franziska Auguste Hedwig von Preussen October 15 1825 May 17 1889 was Queen of Bavaria by marriage to Maximilian II of Bavaria and the mother of Kings Ludwig II and Otto of Bavaria Marie of PrussiaQueen Marie in middle age 1860sQueen consort of BavariaTenure28 March 1848 10 March 1864Born 1825 10 15 15 October 1825Berlin City Palace PrussiaDied17 May 1889 1889 05 17 aged 63 Hohenschwangau Castle BavariaBurialTheatine ChurchSpouseMaximilian II of BavariaIssueLudwig IIOtto IHouseHohenzollern by birth Wittelsbach by marriage FatherPrince Wilhelm of PrussiaMotherPrincess Marie Anna of Hesse HomburgReligionEvangelical Christian Church later Catholicism Contents 1 Life 1 1 Queen 1 2 Queen dowager 2 Issue 3 Honours 4 Ancestry 5 ReferencesLife editBorn and raised in Berlin she was the daughter of Prince Wilhelm of Prussia a younger brother of King Friedrich Wilhelm III of Prussia and his wife Landgravine Marie Anna of Hesse Homburg The family spent half of the year at Fischbach today Karpniki Castle in Silesia where they loved to hike in the Giant Mountains In her youth Marie was seriously considered as a wife for Ernest II Duke of Saxe Coburg and Gotha until her engagement to Maximilian was announced Queen edit nbsp Marie of Prussia as Crown Princess of Bavaria by Joseph Karl Stieler 1843 Gallery of Beauties Nymphenburg Palace nbsp Queen Marie of Bavaria 1864On 12 October 1842 she married the Crown Prince and later King of Bavaria Maximilian II Marie was loved equally by both the Catholic and Protestant populations At that time Bavaria was mostly Catholic whilst Prussia was mostly Evangelical A specific emphasis of her great social engagement was a reactivation of the Bavarian Women s Association which took place on 18 December 1869 with the aid of her son Ludwig II Its aim was Pflege und Unterstutzung der im Felde verwundeten und erkrankten Krieger Care and support of soldiers wounded and injured in the field The Bavarian Red Cross was officially founded as a result of the Bavarian Women s Association The Red Cross eventually took over for the Queen Queen dowager edit With the sudden death of Maximilian II on 10 March 1864 Marie became a widow On 12 October 1874 she converted to Catholicism As a widow she lived at Nymphenburg Palace She spent her summer holidays at Schloss Hohenschwangau near Fussen a castle her husband had redecorated in Gothic Revival style and at her country estate in Elbigenalp in the Lechtal Alps She enjoyed hiking the mountains which she had often done with her sons when they were young Marie looked after her second son Otto who was declared insane She outlived her elder son Ludwig II by nearly three years his unusual death occurring on 13 June 1886 He had not liked her very much just as he disliked most of his other relatives and had tried to avoid contact as far as possible Marie died in 1889 in Hohenschwangau She is interred in the Theatine Church in Munich in a side chapel opposite her husband Issue editLudwig II of Bavaria 25 August 1845 13 June 1886 succeeded as King of Bavaria as Ludwig II Declared mentally incompetent without examination and deposed in a coup in favour of his uncle Prince Luitpold on 10 June 1886 died under disputed circumstances Otto I of Bavaria 27 April 1848 11 October 1916 succeeded as King of Bavaria as Otto I but reigned only in name due to the regency of his uncle Prince Luitpold Declared mentally incompetent and deposed on 5 November 1913 by his cousin Prince Ludwig later King Ludwig III of Bavaria Honours edit nbsp Kingdom of Bavaria Grand Mistress of the Order of Theresa 1 nbsp Kingdom of Prussia 1 Dame of the Order of Louise 1st Division Cross of Merit for Women and Girls nbsp Spain Dame of the Order of Queen Maria Luisa 17 June 1856 2 nbsp Kingdom of Saxony Dame of the Order of Sidonia 1871 3 Ancestry editAncestors of Marie of Prussia8 Prince Augustus William of Prussia4 Frederick William II of Prussia9 Duchess Luise of Brunswick Wolfenbuttel2 Prince Wilhelm of Prussia10 Louis IX Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt5 Princess Frederika Louisa of Hesse Darmstadt11 Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrucken1 Marie of Prussia12 Frederick IV Landgrave of Hesse Homburg6 Frederick V Landgrave of Hesse Homburg13 Princess Ulrike Louise of Solms Braunfels3 Princess Maria Anna of Hesse Homburg14 Louis IX Landgrave of Hesse Darmstadt 10 7 Princess Caroline of Hesse Darmstadt15 Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrucken 11 References edit a b Hof und Staats Handbuch des Konigreich Preussen 1886 7 Genealogy p 4 Real orden de Damas Nobles de la Reina Maria Luisa Guia Oficial de Espana in Spanish 1887 p 166 Retrieved 21 March 2019 Staatshandbuch fur den Freistaat Sachsen 1873 Heinrich 1873 p 155 This article was translated from the article on the German Wikipedia on December 21 2005 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Marie of Prussia Marie of PrussiaHouse of HohenzollernBorn 15 October 1825 Died 17 May 1889German royaltyPreceded byTherese of Saxe Hildburghausen Queen consort of Bavaria28 March 1848 10 March 1864 VacantTitle next held byMaria Theresa of Austria Este Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Marie of Prussia amp oldid 1184434373, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
