Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria

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Joseph Karl Stieler : Queen Elisabeth of Prussia

Elisabeth Ludovika, Princess of Bavaria (born November 13, 1801 in Munich , † December 14, 1873 in Dresden ) was the wife of Friedrich Wilhelm IV. Queen of Prussia .

Life

Elisabeth was the daughter of King Maximilian I of Bavaria and Queen Caroline , half-sister of Ludwig I , the king following Maximilian I, twin sister of Queen Amalie of Saxony († November 8, 1877), sister of Queen Marie of Saxony (1805–1877), sister of Ludovica in Bavaria and sister of Archduchess Sophie of Austria (1805–1872), making Elisabeth an aunt of both Empress Elisabeth (“Sisi”) of Austria (1837–1898) and Emperor Franz Joseph I. was. She was also the godmother of "Sisi", who was named after her Elisabeth.

Elisabeth, affectionately known as "Elise" by the family, grew up in a very tolerant and loving environment. Her father, King Maximilian, who was very popular with the people because of his rather bourgeois life, took care of the education of his children, which was atypical for the time. He gave them extensive knowledge. For this reason, Elisabeth and her sisters were entrusted to the archaeologist and former theologian Friedrich Thiersch , who taught the princesses in history, literature and geography. Elisabeth, who adored him all her life, remained closely connected to him until his death in 1860.

On November 29, 1823 she was married to the future King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia . She shared his intellectual interests, especially his endeavors for art purposes. In 1830 she joined the Evangelical Church . Queen of Prussia since 1840, she was not without influence on Prussian politics. She worked to maintain the close friendship between Prussia and Austria . Elisabeth's marriage to Friedrich Wilhelm IV is described as happy. She took care of him during his long illness.

Keppel Abbey : Formerly a Premonstratensian Abbey, today a public high school

After Friedrich Wilhelm's death on January 2, 1861, Elisabeth led a secluded life in her widow's residence in Sanssouci , Charlottenburg Palace and Stolzenfels . She got involved in charity and looked after the memory of her late husband. As early as 1846, after the death of her predecessor Marianne von Prussia , she assumed the chairmanship of the chapter of the Order of Louise . In 1871 she became the patron of the “Keppelschen Schul- und Erziehungsanstalt” for girls in Hilchenbach based on the model of the Queen Luise Foundation in Berlin-Dahlem. At an audience in Charlottenburg Palace, she appointed Nanny von Monbart as the first superior. She had a friendly relationship with her brother-in-law, Kaiser Wilhelm I. She died on December 14, 1873 while visiting her twin sister, Queen Amalie of Saxony, in Dresden. On December 21st she was buried next to her husband in the Friedenskirche in Potsdam .

Elisenbrunnen in Aachen

Honors

  • On October 18, 1861, King Wilhelm I appointed Elisabeth Chief of the 3rd Guards Grenadier Regiment in Breslau . The association had her name as an addition.
  • Her brother-in-law, King Wilhelm I, awarded her the Order of the Black Eagle with the Chain on January 17, 1861 .
  • Exhibition in the Heimatmuseum Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf (Berlin, Schloßstraße 69) from May 24, 2007 to August 5, 2007: "Elisabeth of Prussia (1801–1873): Queen in the Time of Change" (concept: Dorothea Minkels)
  • In Aachen , the fountain complex designed by Karl Friedrich Schinkel , the Elisenbrunnen , which was completed in 1827 , was named after the Crown Princess Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria. Likewise, many newly built streets and squares were named in her honor throughout the Kingdom of Prussia between 1840 and 1860.

Picture gallery

  • Friedrich Wilhelm IV. And Elisabeth in coronation robes trimmed with hermelin, around 1840

  • Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, Queen of Prussia, after Stieler, 1843

  • Friedrich Wilhelm IV. And his wife Elisabeth (1847)

  • The sarcophagi of Friedrich Wilhelm IV. And Elisabeth in the crypt under the altar of the Friedenskirche

swell

  • Friedrich Christoph Förster : Complete description of all celebrations and tributes that took place in the kingdoms of Prussia and Bavaria for the highest wedding ceremony of the most illustrious Crown Prince Friedrich Wilhelm of Prussia and ... Princess Elisa Ludovika of Bavaria. Maurer, Berlin 1824 ( digitized version ).
  • Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia, Elisabeth von Baiern: Correspondence of the royal couple. Published by the Queen Elisabeth of Prussia Society e. V. Berlin. Volume 1: 1841-1842. Norderstedt 2014, ISBN 978-3-7322-9492-3 .
  • Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia, Elisabeth von Baiern: Correspondence of the royal couple. Published by the Queen Elisabeth of Prussia Society e. V. Berlin. Volume 2: 1840–1843: Prussia's first modern king. Norderstedt 2015, ISBN 978-3-7392-5467-8 .

literature

  • Moritz Freiherr von Bissing: Elisabeth. Queen of Prussia. Westkreuz, Berlin 1974.
  • Dorothea Minkels : Portraits of the Prussian Queen Elisabeth in the collection of the Stadtmuseum Berlin. In: Yearbook 2004/5. Stadtmuseum Berlin, pp. 278–304.
  • Martha Schad: Bavaria's queens. 4th edition. Pustet, Regensburg 2006, ISBN 3-7917-2001-5 .
  • Karin Feuerstein-Praßer: The Prussian queens. Pustet, Regensburg 2000, ISBN 3-7917-1681-6 .
  • Dorothea Minkels: Elisabeth of Prussia. Queen in the time of MARCHING out. Books on Demand, Norderstedt 2008, ISBN 978-3-8370-1250-7 .
  • Christine von Brühl : Grace in the Brandenburg sand. The women of the Hohenzollern. Structure, Berlin 2015, ISBN 978-3-351-03597-6 , pp. 296-319.
  • Minkels, Dorothea (Ed .; Queen Elisabeth von Preussen Gesellschaft eV, Berlin): Correspondence between the royal couple Friedrich Wilhelm IV. And Elisabeth von Preussen , Vol. 3: 1844–1845. The industrial and art sponsor & the protector of social institutions, BoD Norderstedt 2020, ISBN 978-3-7494-0294-6 .

Web links

Commons : Elisabeth Ludovika von Bayern  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Elisabeth Princess of Bavaria, biography on Preußen.de ( Memento from September 18, 2015 in the Internet Archive )
  2. ↑ Louis Schneider: The Louisen Order . Hayn's Erben, Berlin 1867, p. 28.
  3. ↑ Source: List of Knights of the Kgl. Prussia. High Order of the Black Eagle, page 213 (37).
predecessor Office Successor
Luise Queen of Prussia
1840–1861 		Augusta
personal data
SURNAME Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Elise
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Queen of Prussia
DATE OF BIRTH November 13, 1801
PLACE OF BIRTH Munich
DATE OF DEATH December 14, 1873
Place of death Dresden