Amalie Auguste of Bavaria

Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
Queen consort of Saxony
Amalie Auguste, Princess of Bavaria and Queen of Saxony, c. 1823.
Born	(1801-11-13)13 November 1801 Munich
Died	Wachwitz
Burial	Katholische Hofkirche, Dresden
Spouse	John of Saxony
Issue	Princess Marie Auguste Friederike Albert I Maria Elisabeth, Duchess of Genoa Prince Friedrich August Ernst George I Princess Maria Sidonia Anna, Grand Duchess of Tuscany Archduchess Margaretha of Austria Sophie, Duchess in Bavaria
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria
Mother	Caroline of Baden
Religion	Roman Catholic

Amalie Auguste (Munich, 13 November 1801 – Dresden, 8 November 1877) was a Princess of Bavaria and Queen of Saxony.

Biography

Amalie was the fourth child of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife Karoline of Baden. She was the identical twin sister of Elizabeth Louise, later Queen of Prussia as wife of Frederick William IV of Prussia. Three other sisters married King Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, Archduke Franz Karl of Austria and Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria.

In 1851 Amalie Auguste became chairman of Women's Association of Dresden (Frauenverein zu Dresden), an organisation founded by her sister, the then queen. In 1859 she reorganized it as the Zentralausschuß obererzgebirgischen und der vogtländischen Frauenvereine and established a legal basis for it, under which the organisation continued until 1932.

Marriage and issue

Amalie Auguste married on 22 November 1822 Prince John of Saxony, who became King of Saxony between 1854 and 1873. John and Amelia had nine children:

• Marie Auguste Friederike (1827–1857)
• Albert (1828–1902). Married Princess Carola, daughter of Crown Prince Gustav of Sweden
• Maria Elisabeth (1830–1912). Married first Ferdinando, Prince of Savoy and Sardinia, and second Niccolò, Marchese Rapallo.
• Friedrich August Ernst (1831–1847)
• George (1832–1904). Married Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal
• Maria Sidonia (1834–1862)
• Anna (1836–1859). Married Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany.
• Margaretha (1840–1858). Married her cousin Archduke Carl Ludwig of Austria.
• Sophie (1845–1867). Married her cousin Karl-Theodor, Duke in Bavaria (brother of Empress Elisabeth of Austria).

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

• 13 November 1801 – 26 December 1805: Her Serene Highness Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
• 26 December 1805 – 22 November 1822: Her Royal Highness Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria
• 22 November 1822 – 6 June 1836: Her Royal Highness Princess Amalie Auguste of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony, Princess of Bavaria
• 6 June 1836 – 9 August 1854: Her Royal Highness The Crown Princess of Saxony, Duchess of Saxony, Princess of Bavaria
• 9 August 1854 – 29 October 1873: Her Majesty The Queen of Saxony
• 29 October 1873 – 8 November 1877: Her Majesty The Dowager Queen of Saxony

Ancestry

Family of Amalie Auguste of Bavaria

16. Christian II of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld               8. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken                       17. Countess Katharina Agathe of Rappoltstein               4. Count Palatine Frederick Michael of Zweibrücken                             18. Louis Crato, Count of Nassau-Saarbrücken               9. Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken                       19. Countess Philippine Henriette of Hohenlohe-Langenburg               2. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria                                   20. Theodore, Count Palatine of Sulzbach               10. Joseph Karl Emanuel August, Count Palatine of Sulzbach                       21. Marie Eleonore of Hessen-Rheinfels               5. Countess Palatine Maria Franziska of Sulzbach                             22. Charles III Philip, Elector Palatine               11. Countess Palatine Elizabeth Augusta Sophie of Neuburg                       23. Ludwika Karolina Radziwiłł               1. Amalie Auguste of Bavaria                                         24. Frederick, Hereditary Prince of Baden-Durlach               12. Charles Frederick, Grand Duke of Baden                       25. Princess Amalia of Nassau-Dietz               6. Charles Louis, Hereditary Prince of Baden                             26. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt               13. Landgravine Caroline Louise of Hesse-Darmstadt                       27. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Müntzenberg               3. Caroline of Baden                                   28. Louis VIII, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt (= 26)               14. Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt                       29. Countess Charlotte of Hanau-Lichtenberg and Müntzenberg (= 27)               7. Landgravine Amalie of Hesse-Darmstadt                             30. Christian III, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken (= 8)               15. Countess Palatine Caroline of Zweibrücken                       31. Countess Caroline of Nassau-Saarbrücken (= 9)

Sources

• Petermann, Karl: Der König Johann und die Königin Amalie von Sachsen, sowie die Feier ihres goldenen Ehejubiläums; in: Erzählungen. O.Author, o.J.

Amalie Auguste of Bavaria House of Palatinate-Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld Cadet branch of the House of Wittelsbach Born: 13 November 1801 Died: 8 November 1877
German royalty
Preceded by Maria Anna of Bavaria	Queen consort of Saxony 9 August 1854 – 29 October 1873	Succeeded by Carola of Vasa