Duchess Amalie in Bavaria
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Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg
Princess Elisabeth
Princess Karola
Prince Wilhelm
Karl Gero, Duke of Urach
Princess Margarete
Prince Albrecht
Prince Eberhard
Princess Mechtilde
| Duchess Amalie in Bavaria | |||||
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| Duchess of Urach | |||||
 Amalie, circa 1900 | |||||
| Born | 24 December 1865 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria | ||||
| Died | 26 May 1912 (aged 46) Stuttgart, Kingdom of Württemberg | ||||
| Spouse | |||||
| Issue | Princess Marie Gabriele Princess Elisabeth Princess Karola Prince Wilhelm Karl Gero, Duke of Urach Princess Margarete Prince Albrecht Prince Eberhard Princess Mechtilde | ||||
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| House | Wittelsbach | ||||
| Father | Duke Karl Theodor in Bavaria | ||||
| Mother | Princess Sophie of Saxony | ||||
Duchess Amélie in Bavaria (24 December 1865 – 4 May 1912) was a member of the House of Wittelsbach and a Duchess of Urach through her marriage to Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach.[1]She was close to her cousin, Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, and was often called Amélie in her family.
Born in Munich, Amélie was the only child of the celebrated oculist Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, and his first wife, Princess Sophie of Saxony.[2] She was a niece of Empress Elisabeth of Austria ("Sisi") and a first cousin of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria.
Her mother died when Amélie was only two years old. She was subsequently raised by her father and her stepmother, Infanta Maria José of Portugal, in an environment that balanced strict court etiquette with her father’s scientific interests.[3]
Marriage and later life
On 4 July 1892, Amélie married Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach in Tegernsee.[4] Together, They had nine children:
- Princess Marie Gabriele (1893–1908), died unmarried
- Princess Elizabeth (1894–1962) who married Prince Karl of Liechtenstein (1878–1955), an uncle of Franz Joseph II, Prince of Liechtenstein, and had issue.
- Princess Karola (1896–1980), died unmarried
- Prince Wilhelm (1897–1957), who morganatically married Elisabeth Theurer (1899–1988) and had children
- Karl Gero, Duke of Urach (1899–1981), 3rd Duke of Urach, who married Countess Gabriele of Waldburg-Zeil (1910–2005); no issue.
- Princess Margarete (1901–1975), died unmarried
- Prince Albrecht (1903–1969), he married twice times and had children from his both marriage.
- Prince Eberhard (1907–1969), who married Princess Iniga of Thurn and Taxis, and had issue.
- Princess Mechtilde (1912–2001), who married Friedrich Karl, Prince of Hohenlohe-Waldenburg-Schillingsfürst and had issue.
She died after giving birth to her ninth child, the cause of death believed to be a pulmonary embolism in Stuttgart.
