Duchess Maria Elisabeth in Bavaria

Duchess Maria Elisabeth in Bavaria
Princess of Wagram
Princess of Neuchâtel
Born (1784-05-05)5 May 1784
Landshut, Electorate of Bavaria
Died 1 June 1849(1849-06-01) (aged 65)
Paris, France
Spouse Louis-Alexandre Berthier
Issue Napoléon Alexandre Berthier
Caroline Josephine, comtesse d'Hautpoul
Marie Anne, duchesse de Plaisance
Full name
German: Maria Elisabeth Amalie Franziska
House Wittelsbach
Father Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria
Mother Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld

Duchess Maria Elisabeth Amalie Franziska in Bavaria (5 May 1784 1 June 1849) was a Duchess in Bavaria as a member of the Palatine Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen line of the House of Wittelsbach and through her marriage to Louis-Alexandre Berthier became Princess of Wagram and Princess of Neuchâtel.

Life

Maria Elisabeth was born in Landshut, Electorate of Bavaria, the only daughter and second child of Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria and his wife Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, sister of the future king Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria. She died in Paris, France, aged 65.

Marriage and issue

Maria Elisabeth married Louis-Alexandre Berthier (20 February 1753 – 1 June 1815), 1st Prince de Wagram, 1st Sovereign Prince of Neuchâtel and a Marshal of France, on 9 March 1808. They had one son and two daughters :

The Princess in 1832 by François-Gabriel Lépaulle

Ancestry

References

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