Theresa Benedicta of Bavaria

Theresa Benedicta
Princess of Bavaria
Painting of Theresa Benedicta by George Desmarées, before 1743.
Born	6 December 1725 Nymphenburg Palace, Munich
Died	29 March 1743 (aged 17) Frankfurt
Full name Theresa Benedikta Maria
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor
Mother	Maria Amalia of Austria
Religion	Roman Catholic

Theresa Benedicta of Bavaria^[1] (Theresa Benedikta Maria; 6 December 1725 – 29 March 1743) was a German noblewoman and a Princess of Bavaria by birth.

Biography

Theresa Benedicta was the third child of Charles Albert, Elector of Bavaria and Holy Roman Emperor. Her mother, Maria Amalia, was an Archduchess of Austria by birth. Her maternal grand parents were Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Her paternal grand parents were Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria, and Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska, the daughter of the King of Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, John III Sobieski. Theresa's mother, Archduchess Maria Amalia, was also a first cousin of Empress Maria Theresa.

Her mother gave birth to seven children, only four of whom lived through to adulthood. Theresa Benedicta's siblings included her brother Maximilian III, Elector of Bavaria, and two sisters Maria Antonia, Electress of Saxony, and Maria Anna Josepha, Margravine of Baden-Baden.

She died 29 March 1743, Frankfurt, at the age of only 17 years.

Titles and styles

• 6 December 1725 – 29 March 1743: Her Serene Highness Theresa Benedicta, Princess of Bavaria

Ancestors

Ancestors of Theresa Benedicta of Bavaria

16. Maximilian I, Elector of Bavaria               8. Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria                       17. Maria Anna of Austria               4. Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria                             18. Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy               9. Henriette Adelaide of Savoy                       19. Christine Marie of France               2. Charles VII, Holy Roman Emperor                                   20. Jakub Sobieski               10. John III Sobieski                       21. Zofia Teofillia Daniłowicz               5. Theresa Kunegunda Sobieska                             22. Henri de la Grange d'Arquien               11. Marie Casimire Louise de la Grange d'Arquien                       23. Françoise de La Châtre               1. Theresa Benedicta of Bavaria                                         24. Ferdinand III, Holy Roman Emperor               12. Leopold I, Holy Roman Emperor                       25. Maria Anna of Spain               6. Joseph I, Holy Roman Emperor                             26. Philipp Wilhelm, Elector Palatine               13. Eleonore-Magdalena of Pfalz-Neuburg                       27. Elisabeth Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt               3. Maria Amalia of Austria                                   28. George, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg               14. John Frederick, Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg                       29. Anne Eleonore of Hesse-Darmstadt               7. Wilhelmina Amalia of Brunswick                             30. Edward, Count Palatine of Simmern               15. Benedicta Henrietta of the Palatinate                       31. Anna Gonzaga

References

1. van de Pas, Leo. "Therese Benedikta Marie Prinzessin von Bayern". Genealogics .org. Retrieved 2012-06-05.

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