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Eric_Lowe · « **Reply #210 on:** February 17, 2009, 02:00:47 PM »

Nice images of Mathilde, I would love to know more about her life. Any recomendation on books ?

Rani · « **Reply #211 on:** February 18, 2009, 12:41:54 PM »

She was like Helene religious, helpful and opened hospitals and donations for the poor people of Regensburg etc.
Her daughter Marie was till Mathildes death her permanent companion. Mathilde had 11 children :
1. Otto (1840–1878)
2. Georg (1841–1874)
3. Paul (1843–1879)
4. Amalie (1844–1867)
5. Hugo (1845–1873)
6. Gustav (1848–1914)
7. Adolf (1850–1890)
8. Franz (1853–1897)
9. Nikolaus (1853–1874)
10. Alfred (1856–1886)
11. Marie Georgine (1857–1909)

It would be very interesting what she thought about Paul and Ludwig II.
So many children of her died so young.

Eric_Lowe · « **Reply #212 on:** February 19, 2009, 11:14:57 AM »

I think she thought they must be just good friends.

beladona · « **Reply #213 on:** February 19, 2009, 01:41:01 PM »

And what could she think about morganatic marriages of her three eldest sons?
Otto married in 1867 Maria de Fontelive-Vergne,
Paul married in 1868 Elise Kreutzer and
Georg in 1870 Anna Frühwirth !!

Eric_Lowe · « **Reply #214 on:** February 19, 2009, 02:36:57 PM »

I think as younger sons, they did not have the rich inheitance of their brother. It affects their marketability in the marriage sweeps.

beladona · « **Reply #215 on:** February 19, 2009, 02:44:27 PM »

True, but other three brothers (Gustav, Adolf and Franz) even younger, they married equally...Remember, we are in the middle of 19th century, when married "not-noble-enough" woman was always scandal in noble family...

Eric_Lowe · « **Reply #216 on:** February 19, 2009, 02:49:24 PM »

Maybe too many sons to marry off. Perhaps Mathilde was too passive and not aggressive enough to find matches for her children.

beladona · « **Reply #217 on:** February 19, 2009, 03:27:52 PM »

Or she gave them freedom and that was the result

Eric_Lowe · « **Reply #218 on:** February 19, 2009, 03:49:11 PM »

I think she was too liberal and lazy. I think Louise of Hesse-Cassel and Queen Victoria were more interested in arranging marriages.

beladona · « **Reply #219 on:** February 20, 2009, 05:40:43 AM »

Are there any more pictures and informations about these brothers, their wives and families? (of course except Paul, he was discussed here several times) Did they live in Regensburg too, like their eldest brother?

Rani · « **Reply #220 on:** February 24, 2009, 09:19:27 AM »

Princess Therese

Rani · « **Reply #221 on:** February 24, 2009, 09:26:12 AM »

Franz Joseph

beladona · « **Reply #222 on:** February 24, 2009, 03:58:46 PM »

Quote from: Rani on February 24, 2009, 09:19:27 AM

Princess Therese

She looks very ugly here...

beladona · « **Reply #223 on:** February 24, 2009, 03:59:30 PM »

Is this also a portrait of Therese or of one of her sisters?

Marc · « **Reply #224 on:** February 24, 2009, 06:14:30 PM »

It looks to me like Friederike...

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