Princess Elisabeth Maria of Bavaria (10 October 1913 – 3 March 2005) was a member of the House of Wittelsbach.[1]
| Princess Elisabeth Maria of Bavaria | |||||
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| Countess of Kageneck | |||||
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| Born | October 10, 1913 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire | ||||
| Died | March 3, 2005 (aged 91) Munich, Germany | ||||
| Spouse |
Franz Joseph Graf von Kageneck
(m. 1939; died 1941)Ernst Küstner
(m. 1944; div. 1953) | ||||
| Issue | Hubertus Graf von Kageneck Michael Graf von Kageneck Peter Graf von Kageneck Maria Anna Küstner Felicitas Küstner Christina Kustner Gabriele Kustner | ||||
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| House | House of Wittelsbach | ||||
| Father | Prince Alfons of Bavaria | ||||
| Mother | Princess Louise of Orléans | ||||
Early life
editShe was born on 10 October 1913 in Munich, Germany, as the only daughter of Prince Alfons of Bavaria and Princess Louise of Orléans.[2] Her early life was shaped by the institutional privileges of the House of Wittelsbach until the collapse of the Bavarian monarchy during the German Revolution of 1918.[3] Despite the loss of formal royal standing, she spent her youth being educated within the traditional social expectations of the former ruling dynasty alongside her elder brother, Prince Joseph Clemens.[4]
Marriage and later life
editOn 6 May 1939, Elisabeth married her first husband, Count Franz Joseph von Kageneck (1915–1941), at Nymphenburg Palace in Munich.This marriage produced three children:
- Hubertus Graf von Kageneck (born 1940), who married four times and had no issue .[5]
- Michael Graf von Kageneck (1941–2012), who married three times and had issue.
- Peter Graf von Kageneck (1941–2009), who married Brigitte von Sievers and had issue.[6]
Count Franz Joseph was killed in action on the Eastern Front during World War II in December 1941.
On 9 May 1944, Elisabeth Maria contracted a second marriage with Ernst Küstner (1920-2008), in a civil ceremony in Munich. The second marriage produced four children, the first of whom was born prior to the legalization of the marriage:[7]
- Maria Anna Küstner (born 1943).
- Felicitas Küstner (born 1945).
- Christina Kustner (born 1946).
- Gabriele Kustner (born 1948).
This marriage was formally dissolved by a civil divorce decree in 1953.She died on 3 March 2005 in Munich.[8] Her remains were interred in the historic Wittelsbach family crypt located at the St. Michael Church.
Ancestry
edit| Ancestors of Princess Elisabeth Maria of Bavaria |
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References
edit- ↑ "Descendants of King Louis Philippe I of the French | Hein's Royal Genealogy Page". heinbruins.nl. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
- ↑ Almanach de Gotha. Gotha: Justus Perthes. 1923. pp. 13–14.
- ↑ Albrecht, Dieter (1997). Die Prinzen von Bayern: Wittelsbacher im 20. Jahrhundert. Munich: C.H. Beck. p. 88. ISBN 978-3406421990.
- ↑ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels: Fürstliche Häuser Band XIV. Limburg an der Lahn: C.A. Starke Verlag. 1991. p. 6. ISBN 3-7980-0700-4.
- ↑ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels: Gräfliche Häuser. Vol. 18. C.A. Starke Verlag. 2006. pp. 182–185. ISBN 3-7980-0839-6.
- ↑ Von Kageneck, Alfred (1995). Chronik der Grafen von Kageneck. Privately Published / Freiburg Archive. pp. 310–314.
- ↑ Deutsches Geschlechterbuch: Genealogisches Handbuch Bürgerlicher Familien (Küstner Records). Vol. 192. C.A. Starke Verlag. 1989. pp. 45–48.
- ↑ "St. Michael München: Wittelsbachergruft". www.st-michael-muenchen.de. Retrieved 27 May 2026.
Further reading
edit- Spindler, Max (1975). Handbuch der bayerischen Geschichte: Die Zeit von 1918 bis zur Gegenwart (in German). Munich: C.H. Beck. ISBN 3-406-04033-0.
- Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels: Gräfliche Häuser (Kageneck Lineage) (in German). Vol. 18. Limburg an der Lahn: C.A. Starke Verlag. 2006. ISBN 3-7980-0839-6.