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Princess Therese of Bavaria
« on: May 27, 2006, 10:10:45 AM »
In Prince Christopher's memoirs, he speaks of this interesting princess: "One relation who came to visit us off and on was my mother's cousin, Princess Therese of Bavaria, who amazed everyone with her erudition; she could speak twenty different languages and answered freely in any one she happened to be addressed in.  She was an extremely interesting personality, a well-known scientist and great explorer; there were few parts of the globe she had not visited, hunting for flora and fauna."

What little else I could find about her was that she was the daughter of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria and Archduchess Auguste of Austria.

She was born in Munich in 1850 and died in 1925.  She apparently never married.

She had 3 brothers: King Ludwig III of Bavaria, who married Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria, Princess of Modena; Prince Leopold of Bavaria who married the Archduchess Gisela; and Prince Arnulf of Bavaria, who married Princess Therese of Liechtenstein.

Between 1888 and 1898, she went on two extensive research and collecting expeditions to South America, gathering butterflies and moths.  Her collections are now in a Munich museum.

Does anyone have any other information about this lady?  I love royals who find a "purpose" or job in life, and she must have been a very interesting and intelligent person.


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Re: Princess Therese of Bavaria
« Reply #1 on: May 27, 2006, 10:18:11 AM »
Some pictures of Princess Therese of Bavaria






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Re: Princess Therese of Bavaria
« Reply #2 on: May 27, 2006, 11:31:07 AM »
When Therese's mother Auguste "Gusti" died in 1864, the Princess and her brothers were still very young. Nevertheless she tried to take the place of the woman in the family. So Therese and her aunt Adelgunde of Modena ran the household for Luitpold.

Therese was in love with her cousin Otto (later King Otto I. of Bavaria). Since he has been arrested in Schloss Fürstenried in 1878, she visited him and wrote many letters. She felt very sorry for him and couldn't understand why he was treated so badly by his family. It must have been a difficult situation for her, because it was her father Luitpold who reigned instead of Otto.

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Ich aber breite trauernd aus
die weiten weissen Schwingen,
Und kehr' ins Feenreich nach Haus -
Nichts soll mich wieder bringen.


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Re: Princess Therese of Bavaria
« Reply #3 on: May 27, 2006, 11:44:46 AM »
A very nice portrait of Princess Therese Charlotte Auguste Marianne

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Re: Princess Therese of Bavaria
« Reply #4 on: May 27, 2006, 11:55:09 AM »
The Royal Family in Munich, ca. 1892



(standing) Leopold of Bavaria, Marie Therese of Bavaria, née Archduchess of Austria, Prince Ludwig (later Ludwig III.), Carl Theodor Duke in Bavaria, Prince Alfons, Prince Rupprecht and Prince Arnulf Franz Joseph;
(sitting) Princess Gisela, née Archduchess of Austria, Prinzregent Luitpold, Princess Therese, Princess Louise, née Princess d'Orléans, Princess Theresia, née Princess of Liechtenstein.
A portrait of Ludwig II. - who died in 1886 - is standing on the table.
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Re: Princess Therese of Bavaria
« Reply #5 on: May 27, 2006, 02:04:36 PM »
Princess Therese as a girl (she does look like her father & brothers on this one) :

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« Reply #6 on: October 14, 2010, 07:04:53 PM »



You can read online her books


Meine Reise in den brasilianischen Tropen

http://www.archive.org/stream/meinereiseindenb00ther#page/n5/mode/2up

Auf einer Reise in Westindien und Südamerika gesammelte Pflanzen

http://www.archive.org/stream/aufeinerreiseinw00ther#page/n5/mode/2up

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Queen of Bavaria
« Reply #9 on: December 22, 2010, 08:44:41 PM »
 I was thinking that ... if the Bavarian Monarchy was ever restored... Carolin Reiber would
make a perfect candidate for Queen of Bavaria....
 She looks the part...esp in her younger days... and I believe she lives in Munich too !

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hDvFtR0zlKU

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mX7jDfm1KPI


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Re: Princess Therese of Bavaria
« Reply #10 on: January 07, 2011, 10:46:16 AM »
Finally, a book about Therese:


Therese von Bayern: Ich habe mich vor nichts gefürchtet von Hadumod Bußmann

available: 16. February 2011






Link: http://www.amazon.de/Therese-von-Bayern-nichts-gef%C3%BCrchtet/dp/3406613535/ref=wl_it_dp_o?ie=UTF8&coliid=IELGW67HQ53LT&colid=3A6MPUNPO8JRM

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Re: Princess Therese of Bavaria
« Reply #11 on: April 17, 2011, 09:58:11 AM »
In the Book `Ich habe mich vor nichts gefürchtet` is also a picture of Therese with Queen Olga Konstantinowna of Greece.

And many informations about their lifelong friendship.

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