Princess Isabella of Bavaria

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Princess Isabella of Bavaria - Wikipedia

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Isabella of Bavaria

Duchess of Genoa

Born

31 August 1863
Nymphenburg Palace, Munich, Bavaria

Died

26 February 1924 (aged 60)
Rome, Italy

Spouse

Prince Tommaso, Duke of Genoa

(m. 1883)

Issue

Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa
Prince Filiberto, Duke of Genoa
Bona Margherita, Princess Konrad of Bavaria
Prince Adalberto, Duke of Bergamo
Adelaide, Princess of Arsoli
Prince Eugenio, Duke of Genoa

Names
German: Marie Elisabeth Luise Amalie Elvire Blanche Eleonore Italian: Maria Isabella Luisa Amalia Elvira Bianca Eleonora

House

Wittelsbach

Father

Prince Adalbert of Bavaria

Mother

Infanta Amalia of Spain

Princess Isabella of Bavaria (Marie Elisabeth Luise Amalie Elvire Blanche Eleonore; 31 August 1863 – 26 February 1924) was the third child and eldest daughter of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria and his wife Infanta Amalia of Spain. By her marriage to Prince Tommaso, Duke of Genoa, she became referred to as the Duchess of Genoa.

Family

Isabella was one of five children born to Prince Adalbert of Bavaria and his wife Infanta Amalia of Spain.

Isabella's father Adalbert was the fourth son of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Her mother Amalia was a daughter of Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain, a younger brother of Ferdinand VII of Spain. Her mother was also a sister of Francis, Duke of Cádiz, the consort of Ferdinand VII's daughter Isabella II of Spain.

Marriage and children

On April 14, 1883 at Nymphenburg, Bavaria, Isabella married Prince Tommaso, Duke of Genoa.^[1] He was the only son of Prince Ferdinando, Duke of Genoa and his wife Princess Elisabeth of Saxony. He was also a brother-in-law through his sister Margherita of Savoy of Umberto I of Italy, and thus was an uncle of the future King Victor Emmanuel III of Italy. Their union was the fourth time the houses of Wittelsbach and Savoy had been united in marriage.^[1]

The wedding was regarded by one spectator as "remarkable for good taste and simplicity".^[1] Ludwig II of Bavaria (Isabella's cousin) did not attend, as he rarely went to public events. His absence, observed one attendee, meant that the wedding guests "could enjoy themselves in an atmosphere of conviviality which is rarely found in Court festivities".^[1]

Isabella and Tommaso had the following children:

Name	Birth	Death	Notes
Ferdinando, 3rd Duke of Genoa and Prince of Udine	21 April 1884	24 June 1963	Married Maria Luisa Alliaga Gandolfi; no issue
Filiberto, 4th Duke of Genoa and Duke of Pistoia	10 March 1895	7 September 1990	Married Princess Lydia von Arenberg; no issue
Princess Maria Bona of Savoy-Genoa	1 August 1896	2 February 1971	Married Prince Konrad of Bavaria; had issue
Adalberto, Duke of Bergamo	19 March 1898	15 December 1982	General during WWII, no issue
Princess Maria Adelaide of Savoy-Genoa	25 April 1904	8 February 1979	Married Leone Massimo, Prince of Arsoli (great-grandson of Princess Marie Caroline of Naples and Sicily); had issue
Eugenio, 5th Duke of Genoa and Duke of Ancona	13 March 1906	8 December 1996	Married Princess Lucia of Bourbon-Two Sicilies; had issue

Later life

In 1905, Isabella and her husband, as well as other members of the House of Savoy attended a ceremony in honor of the beatification of a French priest.^[2] It was attended by Pope Pius X, along with 1,000 French pilgrims and several thousand worshipers of other nationalities, as well as twenty-two Cardinals and the Papal Court.^[2] The event was notable as it was the first time members of the House of Savoy had assisted at a religious function in the presence of the Pope.^[2]

As Duke and Duchess of Genoa, Isabella and her husband often attended other royal functions as representatives of the House of Savoy. For instance, in 1911 they attended the unveiling of a large monument of Victor Emmanuel II of Italy in Rome.^[3] The event had nearly one million witnesses, and was also attended by dowager queens Maria Pia of Portugal and Margherita of Italy and the Duke and Duchess of Aosta.^[3]

In 1913, Isabella had a near escape from death. While anointing her arms and neck with a preparation for rheumatism, she became too close to a lamp, causing the preparation to ignite.^[4] She only survived because her maid quickly smothered the flames.^[4]

Death

On 26 February 1924, Isabella died of bronchial pneumonia in Rome.^[5] She had been ill for several days beforehand.^[5] Tommaso would die seven years later, in 1931.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Princess Isabella of Bavaria

8. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria

4. Ludwig I of Bavaria

9. Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt

2. Prince Adalbert of Bavaria

10. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

5. Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen

11. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

1. Princess Isabella of Bavaria

12. Charles IV of Spain

6. Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain

13. Princess Maria Luisa of Parma

3. Infanta Amalia of Spain

14. Francis I of the Two Sicilies

7. Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies

15. Infanta Maria Isabella of Spain

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Princess Isabella's Wedding" (PDF), The New York Times, 21 May 1883
^ ^a ^b ^c "Quirinal and the Pope", The New York Times, Rome, 9 January 1905
^ ^a ^b "Italy's Tribute to Victor Emmanuel", The New York Times, Rome, 5 June 1911
^ ^a ^b "Flames Imperil Duchess of Genoa", The New York Times, Rome, 23 March 1913
^ ^a ^b "Duchess of Genoa Dies in Rome", The New York Times, Rome, 27 February 1924

Italian royalty
Princess Isabella of Bavaria House of Wittelsbach Born: 31 August 1863 Died: 26 February 1924
Preceded by Elisabeth of Saxony	Duchess consort of Genoa 1883-1924	Succeeded by Maria Luisa Alliaga Gandolfi dei conti di Ricaldone

v t e Bavarian princesses by birth
The generations are numbered from the ascension of Maximilian I Joseph as King of Bavaria in 1806. Only entries with articles are included. Later generations do not legally hold a title due to the German Revolution of 1918.
1st generation	Augusta, Duchess of Leuchtenberg Caroline, Crown Princess of Württemberg, Empress of Austria Elisabeth Ludovika, Queen of Prussia Amalia Auguste, Queen of Saxony Archduchess Sophie of Austria Maria Anna, Queen of Saxony Louise, Duchess in Bavaria Princess Maximiliana
2nd generation	Mathilde Caroline, Grand Duchess of Hesse and by Rhine Adelgunde, Duchess of Modena Hildegard, Duchess of Teschen Princess Alexandra
3rd generation	Princess Theresa Isabella, Duchess of Genoa
4th generation	Adelgunde, Princess of Hohenzollern Maria Ludwiga Theresia, Duchess of Calabria Mathilde, Princess Ludwig of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha Princess Pilar Elisabeth Marie, Baroness of Hagenbach Archduchess Auguste of Austria
5th generation	Princess Irmingard Princess Maria Elisabeth of Orléans-Braganza

v t e Princesses of Savoy by marriage
2nd generation	Princess Anne of Cyprus
3rd generation	Princess Yolande of Valois Princess Margaret of Bourbon Princess Marie of Luxembourg Princess Annabella of Scotland Charlotte, Queen of Cyprus
4th generation	None
5th generation	Anna d'Este
7th generation	Princess Christine of Bourbon Princess Marie, Countess of Soissons Princess Luisa Cristina of Savoy* Princess Élisabeth of Bourbon Princess Marie d'Orléans
8th generation	Princess Maria Angela of Modena Olympia Mancini
9th generation	Princess Maria Vittoria of Savoy*
10th generation	Anne Christine of Sulzbach Princess Polyxena of Hesse-Rotenburg Princess Christine of Hesse-Rotenburg Princess Maria Theresia of Liechtenstein
11th generation	Infanta Maria Antonia of Spain Princess Maria Anna of Savoy* Princess Joséphine of Lorraine
12th generation	Princess Marie Clotilde of France Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este Princess Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily Princess Maria Christina of Saxony
13th generation	Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria
14th generation	Archduchess Adelaide of Austria Princess Elisabeth of Saxony
15th generation	Princess Margherita of Savoy* Princess Isabella of Bavaria Maria Vittoria dal Pozzo, 6th Princess della Cisterna* Princess Maria Letizia Bonaparte***
16th generation	Princess Elena of Montenegro Princess Hélène of Orléans***
17th generation	Princess Marie José of Belgium Princess Anne of Orléans* Princess Irene of Greece and Denmark*
18th generation	Marina Ricolfi-Doria Princess Claude of Orléans* Silvia Paternò di Spedalotto*
19th generation	Clotilde Marie Pascale Courau Princess Olga of Greece***
*also a princess of Savoy by birth **Princess of Savoy-Genoa ***Princess of Savoy-Aosta

v t e Duchesses of Genoa
Princess Maria Cristina of Naples and Sicily (1807-1821) Princess Elisabeth of Saxony (1850-1855) Princess Isabella of Bavaria (1883-1924) Maria Luisa Alliaga Gandolfi dei conti di Ricaldone (1938-1963) Princess Lydia of Arenberg (1963-1977) Princess Lucia of the Two Sicilies (1990-1996)

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