Princess Auguste of Bavaria (1875–1964)

Princess Auguste of Bavaria
Archduchess Auguste of Austria
Born	(1875-04-28)28 April 1875 München, Königreich Bayern
Died	Regensburg, Bavaria
Spouse	Archduke Joseph August of Austria
Issue	Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria Archduchess Gisela Archduchess Sophie Archduke Laszlo Archduke Matyas Archduchess Magdalena
Full name Auguste Maria Luise
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Prince Leopold of Bavaria
Mother	Archduchess Gisela of Austria

Princess Auguste of Bavaria (German: Auguste Maria Luise Prinzessin von Bayern) ( 28 April 1875 – 25 June 1964) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and the spouse of Archduke Joseph August of Austria.

Birth and family

Auguste was born in Munich, Bavaria, the second child of Prince Leopold of Bavaria and his wife Archduchess Gisela of Austria. She had one older sister, Princess Elisabeth Marie of Bavaria and two younger brothers, Prince Georg of Bavaria and Prince Konrad of Bavaria.

Marriage and issue

She married Joseph August, Archduke of Austria, on 15 November 1893 in Munich. The couple had 6 children;

• Archduke Joseph Francis of Austria, born on 28 March 1895; died on
• Archduchess Gisela Auguste Anna Maria, born on 5 July 1897; died on
• Archduchess Sophie Klementine Elisabeth Klothilde Maria, born on 11 March 1899; died on
• Archduke Ladislaus Luitpold, born on 3 January 1901; died on
• Archduke Matthias Joseph Albrecht Anton Ignatius, born on 26 June 1904; died on
• Archduchess Magdalena Maria Raineria, born on 6 September 1909; died on

Ancestry

Family of Princess Auguste of Bavaria (1875–1964)

16. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (=26, 30)               8. Ludwig I of Bavaria                       17. Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt               4. Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria                             18. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg               9. Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen                       19. Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz               2. Leopold of Bavaria                                   20. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany               10. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany                       21. Luisa of Naples and Sicily               5. Archduchess Augusta of Austria                             22. Maximilian, Crown Prince of Saxony               11. Maria Anna of Saxony                       23. Caroline of Bourbon-Parma               1. Princess Auguste of Bavaria                                         24. Francis II of Austria               12. Archduke Franz Karl of Austria                       25. Maria Theresa of Two Sicilies               6. Francis Joseph of Austria                             26. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (=16, 30)               13. Sophie of Bavaria                       27. Princess Caroline of Baden (=31)               3. Archduchess Gisela of Austria                                   28. Duke Pius August in Bavaria               14. Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria                       29. Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg               7. Elisabeth in Bavaria                             30. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria (=16, 26)               15. Princess Ludovika of Bavaria                       31. Princess Caroline of Baden (=27)

World War I

On the outbreak of war with Italy in 1915, Augusta Maria Louise, though in her 40’s and the mother of a son serving as an officer, went to the front with the cavalry regiment of which her husband, the Archduke Josef August, a corps commander, was honorary colonel, and served a common soldier, wearing a saber and riding astride, until the end of the war.

References

• Die Wittelsbacher. Geschichte unserer Familie. Adalbert, Prinz von Bayern. Prestel Verlag, München, 1979