Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria

Princess Elisabeth Marie Auguste of Bavaria, née Countess Seefried on Buttenheim (born 8 January 1874 in Munich, † March 4, 1957 at Castle Stiebar in Gresten ) was German high nobility and the granddaughter of Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I..

Life

Elizabeth was the first daughter of Prince Leopold of Bavaria and his wife Archduchess Gisela of Austria. In addition, she was the first grandchild of Emperor Franz Joseph I and Empress Elisabeth of Austria.

In November 1893 she married secretly in Milan whom you do not befitting Protestant Baron Otto Ludwig Philipp von Seefried on Buttenheim ( 1870-1951 ), grandson of the first ennobled in 1817 the Bavarian general and War Minister Greek Heinrich Christian von Schmaltz ( 1787-1865 ) and great-grandson of 1861 the Count raised General Ludwig von Deroy ( 1786-1864 ).

Elizabeth's father and especially her grandfather, Prince Regent Luitpold, were not satisfied with the marriage. It took years to develop the relationship with the father again relaxed, which was due in large part to the intercession of her mother, Gisela, and her grandfather, Emperor Franz Joseph. Both gave the couple her blessing in hindsight and Franz Joseph gave the pair a castle near Vienna. He appointed Otto von Seefried to lieutenant in the Imperial and Royal 1st Infantry Regiment in Opava, Austrian Silesia, and raised him in 1904 in the rank of count. 1908 Graf inherited Seefried Castle Stiebar in Gresten, Lower Austria, which is still the seat of the family today.

The old emperor was his granddaughter apparently sympathetic; although they officially " only " Countess was, he visited her from his retirement home Schönbrunn Palace in her Vienna residence in sub - St. - Veit, 13, Hietzinger main road 80, a coach ride about 15 minutes driving time.

Elizabeth's marriage was happy and the two couple had five children. The first child died Gisela however shortly after birth. Elizabeth's children and the children of their aunt Marie Valerie had together dance and riding lessons.

Elizabeth died in 1957 aged 83. She was buried in the cemetery Gresten in Lower Austria.

Progeny

  • Gisela of Seefried on Buttenheim (* January 1895 in Opava, † 1895 in Opava )
  • Elisabeth von Seefried on Buttenheim (* June 10, 1897; † August 4, 1975 )
  • Auguste von Seefried on Buttenheim (* June 20, 1899, † 21 January 1978); ∞ 1919, Prince Adalbert of Bavaria
  • Marie Valerie von Seefried on Buttenheim (* August 20, 1901, † March 23, 1972 )
  • Franz Joseph von Seefried on Buttenheim (* July 29, 1904, † May 15 1969 )
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