#House of Wittelsbach

[foreverinthepagesofhistory]

VERY rare photo of Empress Elisabeth “Sisi” of Austria smiling at the camera, 1870s (?) 🤍✨🥹

Source: Pinterest

#awww <3 #empress elisabeth of austria #elisabeth of austria #empress sisi #sisi of austria #Austrian royal family #rare #rare photos #house of wittelsbach #duchess Elisabeth of Bavaria #1870s

[royal-confessions]

“The crown that used to be worn by the queens of Bavaria is truly enchanting.” - Submitted by cenacevedo15

#house of wittelsbach #tiara #popular

[archduchessofnowhere]

Letter from Duchess Ludovika in Bavaria to her niece, Countess Théodolinde of Württenberg (née Princess of Leuchtenberg):

Munich, 20 April, 1846

... I would not have thought of taking on a sub-governess, as I have an excellent nanny for the younger girls, with whom my Charles [Karl Theodor] is still with; but Hélène's character makes me wish to separate her from her sister Elise [Elisabeth]; without being mean, she has nevertheless influenced her sister, who is much gentler and of a very conscientious nature, but the elder one undermines her, and I am convinced that it is necessary to separate them as much as possible. My intention is: that the governess should manage the education, but so that she can take care of each one separately, I would like to take Mlle Richelle for fear of detouring from one to the other during this time. Also to take charge of French entirely, and to convey the lessons of M Zesage [?]. These are my intentions, but I can't make up my mind until I've heard back from the lady to whom I'd like to entrust my daughters. In the meantime I forgot to mention the reason for all these changes, which is that Miss Nembald is marrying Count Spreti, and will be leaving my daughters in the course of the summer! Thank God I always have good news from Louis [Ludwig Wilhelm], who is in such good hands! It's a great reassurance, and the 5 [children] I have left give me, as you can see, no shortage of work. For my Charles, I have the good fortune to have an excellent nanny capable of teaching him German, French, arithmetic etc. like a man, and who imposes more on him than a governor ever did on his brother, because he loves her very much - but it is not a small thing to rule this world! because other than that I have 2 teachers attached to our house who follow us on the campaign, one teacher of religion and the other, universal, for everything, because he teaches everything we can ask including Greek and Latin, for the boys and music. I kept him when Louis left, as he had only been with us for a few years. If he had had him earlier, he would have taken his education in a different direction, which would undoubtedly have been more successful...

#how did elisabeth became the wild child and helene the quite one in pop history howwww #anyway interesting letter because it shows ludovika was the one in charge of her kid's education #and it also shows it was a pretty conventional education for the time. note how greek and latin was only ''for the boys'' #and also how the nanny can teach ''like a man'' because she *check's notes* knows maths #btw the letter was in french! this doesn't seem to have been usual for ludovika since all the other letters are written in german #with the exception of this and two others for theodoline. you can take a beauharnais out of france but not france out of a beauharnais #ludovika of bavaria duchess in bavaria #theodolinde of leuchtenberg countess of württenberg #empress elisabeth of austria #karl theodor duke in bavaria #helene in bavaria hereditary princess of thurn und taxis #duke ludwig wilhelm in bavaria #house of wittelsbach

[roehenstart]

Elizabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Duchess of Orléans (1652-1722). By Pierre Mignard.

#pierre mignard #royaume de france #maison de bourbon #maison d'orléans #bourbon orleans #elizabeth charlotte of the palatinate #duchesse d'orléans #madame palatine #liselotte von der pfalz #house of wittelsbach #german aristocracy #haus wittelsbach #museo del prado

[dreamconsumer]

Portrait of Prince Joseph Ferdinand of Bavaria. By Augustin Coppens.

#augustin coppens #haus wittelsbach #bayern #bavaria #monarquía española #josé fernando de baviera #casa de baviera #german aristocracy #house of wittelsbach

[empress-alexandra]

Princess Mathilde of Bavaria, 1898.

#Princess Mathilde of Bavaria #house of wittelsbach #wittelsbach #german royalty #German royal family #german royals #1898 #1890s #victorian #colored photography #colored #b&w picture coloring #bavarian royal family #1890s fashion

[tiny-librarian]

A portrait of Maria Josepha of Bavaria, Holy Roman Empress as the second wife of Joseph II.

#maria josepha of bavaria #holy roman empress #18th century #18th century art #house of habsburg lorraine #house of wittelsbach #long live the queue

[elsalouisa]

"Avast cry of joy and love welcomed the apparition of the queen on the esplanade where the shot was hailing : with the graceful freedom of her nineteen years, she advanced with an audacious step, smiling under the feathers of her hat, and girded by a corset refulgent as a corslet. Without a movement of the lashes at the whistling of the balls, she fixed upon the soldiers her glance, that was as intoxicating as the waving of flags, and under that gaze pride strove to widen the wounds, while those unhurt regretted not having the glory of a red spot. From time to time, men blood-spattered and powder-stained, with burning eyes in a blackened countenance, and with garments reduced to bits, as if by the jaws of a ruminant, threw themselves towards her from the cannons, calling her by name and kissing the hem of her gown.

" How beautiful she was, and how worthy of her throne ! " exclaimed the prince, who recovered the most masculine accents of his voice in lauding that worth. " Her presence had a magnetic power upon the soldiers, and when she was there all became lions. The 22d of January was the most glorious of the siege because she remained upon the batteries until nightfall."

A pause almost of recollection succeeded, in which each of us in imagination contemplated the ideal figure of the heroine on a field of ruins and corpses.

" Tears were strangers to her eyes," said Violante, slowly, absorbed in distant memories, " at the last hour when I saw her weeping, I was as awed and astonished as if before an unforeseen and almost incredible fact. Kissing me, she made my face all wet,"

After an interval she added, " She wore a hat with a little green feather."

And a second or so later she continued :

" She had a great emerald at her throat."

Gabriele D'Annunzio "The maidens of the rocks"

#novels #house of wittelsbach #queen maria sophia of naples

[athqera]

she was described as very amiable, charming and remarkably beautiful. She was an exemplary wife and mother, and she was well-loved by her family and her in-laws [she is also the half-aunt of empress elisabeth "sisi" of austria] ❦

fc: mine

#princess augusta of bavaria #princess augusta #princess of bavaria #duchess of leuchtenberg #morwenna chynoweth #morwenna carne #poldark #poldarkedit #ellise chappell #period drama edit #period edit #history edit #fancast #house of wittelsbach #augusta of bavaria

[aristo-men]

Prince Ludwig Heinrich of Bavaria (1982-). He’s the grandson of King Ludwig III of Bavaria.

#aristocraticdudes #aristocrat #house of wittelsbach

[emvidal]

Prince Ludwig and his Dutch-Canadian wife, Sophie Evekink, celebrated with a reception hosted at the palace by Ludwig’s cousin and Head of the House of Wittelsbach, Duke Franz of Bavaria. Dressed in their finest hats and sharpest suits, family and friends congregated beneath a cloudless sky in the sprawling grounds to toast the newlyweds.

#house of wittelsbach

[foreverinthepagesofhistory]

What is your favorite royal house and favorite royal? (and why) conrasts btw!

Hi anon!

I think my favorite royal house obviously has to be the House of Romanov (russian royal family)!! This is the obvious choice because I love NAOTMAA and their life and history, but my love really just spans for them from the 1800s and up really. The early Romanovs aren’t my specialty nor my favorites.

But other royal houses that I love that stretch far beyond the 1800s are The Hapsburgs (Austria and Spain), The Wittelsbachs (Bavaria), The Tudors (England), The Hohenzollerns (Germany), and the many other royal houses of England (the Anglo Saxons, Normans, Plantagenets, Stuarts, Hanoverians, Saxe-Coburg and Gothas, and Windsors. These are all awesome because they just have such RICH history!

Thank you for your ask!

#answered ask #royal houses #house of wittelsbach #house of Hapsburg #romanovs #romanov #tudors

[royal-confessions]

“The best royal wedding dresses of this century: Norway - Mette Marit, Sweden - Victoria, Denmark - Marie, Belgium - Elisabetta, UK - Gabriella Windsor, Luxembourg - Stephanie, Liechtenstein - Maria Anunciata, Monaco - Charlene, Jordan - Rajwa, defunct royals - Sophie Evekink/Ekaterina Malysheva” - Submitted by Anonymous

#wedding dress #crown princess mette marit #crown princess victoria #lady gabriella windsor #princess marie #archduchess elisabetta #princess charlene #hereditary grand duchess stephanie #princess rajwa #Princess Maria Anunciata of Liechtenstein #Ekaterina Malysheva #house of wittelsbach

[archduchessofnowhere]

The daughters of King Ludwig I of Bavaria, by Joseph Karl Stieler. Mathilde, Adelgunde, Hildegard and Alexandra.

#mathilde caroline of bavaria grand duchess of hesse and by rhine #adelgunde of bavaria duchess of modena #hildegard of bavaria archduchess of austria teschen #princess alexandra of bavaria #artist: joseph karl stieler #house of wittelsbach

[roehenstart]

Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria (1869-1955).

Son of Ludwig III of Bavaria, he was opposed to the Nazi regime in Germany. After the war he aspired to the restoration of the monarchy in Bavaria. Between 60-70% of the post-war population was in favour of the restoration, due to the good memory of the Wittelsbach government and the anti-Nazi attitude. As late as September 1954, 70 Bavarian parliamentarians declared themselves in favour of the monarchy. But opposition from the American occupation authorities prevented the restoration process going ahead.

#haus wittelsbach #german aristocracy #crown prince #ruprecht von bayern #house of wittelsbach

[dreamconsumer]

Archduchess Sophie of Austria, Princess of Bavaria. By Josef Kriehuber.

#josef kriehuber #kaisertum österreich #haus habsburg lothringen #erzherzogin #archduchess #house of habsburg lorraine #haus wittelsbach #german aristocracy #house of wittelsbach