Princess Amélie Louise d'Arenberg, full German name: Amalie Luise, Prinzessin und Herzogin von Arenberg and full French name: Amélie Louise, princesse et duchesse d'Arenberg, (born 10 April 1789 in Brussels, Austrian Netherlands; died 4 April 1823 in Bamberg, Kingdom of Bavaria) was a member of the House of Arenberg by birth and, through her marriage to Duke Pius August in Bavaria, a member of the Palatinate-Birkenfeld-Gelnhausen line of the House of Wittelsbach. Amélie Louise was a grandmother of Empress Elisabeth of Austria through her son Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria.
Early life
Born in Brussels, Austrian Netherlands, Amélie Louise was the daughter of Prince Louis Marie d'Arenberg and his first wife, Marie Adélaïde Julie de Mailly, dame d'Ivry-sur-Seine.
Marriage and issue
Amélie Louise married Duke Pius August in Bavaria, son of Duke Wilhelm in Bavaria and his wife Countess Palatine Maria Anna of Zweibrücken-Birkenfeld, on 26 May 1807 in Brussels. Pius August and Amélie Louise had one son:
- Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria (4 December 1808 – 15 November 1888)
After their marriage, the couple moved to Bamberg and their son Maximilian Joseph was born the following year. In 1817, Amélie Louise sent her only son to reside with his great uncle Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria, where he studied at the Royal Institute of Education. Amélie Louise did not see him until 1820. Shortly after returning from her second visit to Munich, Amélie Louise died in 1823 in Bamberg. She was interred in the burial crypt of Tegernsee Abbey.
Titles, styles, honours and arms
Titles and styles
- 10 April 1789 – 26 May 1807: Her Serene Highness Princess Amélie Louise d'Arenberg
- 26 May 1807 – 4 April 1823: Her Royal Highness Duchess Amélie Louise in Bavaria
Ancestry
Ancestors of Princess Amélie Louise of Arenberg |
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| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16. Philippe, Duke of Arenberg | | | | | | | | | 8. Léopold-Philippe, Duke of Arenberg | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17. Maria Enrichetta del Carretto Marchesa de Savona e Grana | | | | | | | | | 4. Charles, Duke of Arenberg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 18. Niccolò Pignatelli Duke di Bisaccia | | | | | | | | | 9. Maria Francesca Pignatelli Duchess di Bisaccia | | | | | | | | | | | | | 19. Countess Marie d'Egmond | | | | | | | | | 2. Prince Louis d'Arenberg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 20. Louis-Pierre de La Marck Count of Schleiden | | | | | | | | | 10. Louis Engelbert de La Marck Count of Schleiden | | | | | | | | | | | | | 21. Marie-Marguerite de Rohan-Chabot | | | | | | | | | 5. Louise-Marguerite de La Mark Countess of Schleiden | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 22. René-François de Visdelou, comte de Bienassis | | | | | | | | | 11. Marie Anne de Visdelou | | | | | | | | | | | | | 23. Marguerite Iris de Poix | | | | | | | | | 1. Princess Amélie-Louise d'Arenberg | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 24. Louis de Mailly, comte de Rubempré | | | | | | | | | 12. Louis de Mailly, marquis de Nesle | | | | | | | | | | | | | 25. Marie Anne de Sainte-Hermine | | | | | | | | | 6. Louis Joseph de Mailly, marquis de Nesle | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 26. François de Melun, marquis de Croisilles | | | | | | | | | 13. Anne, vicomtesse de Melun | | | | | | | | | | | | | 27. Marie-Anne Moufle de Champigny | | | | | | | | | 3. Marie Adélaïde Julie de Mailly dame d'Ivry-sur-Seine | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 28. Louis Charles d'Hautefort, marquis de Surville | | | | | | | | | 14. Emmanuel d'Hautefort marquis de Sarcelles | | | | | | | | | | | | | 29. Anne-Louise de Crevant | | | | | | | | | 7. Adélaïde Julie d'Hautefort | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 30. François d'Harcourt, duc de Beuvron | | | | | | | | | 15. Françoise-Claire d'Harcourt | | | | | | | | | | | | | 31. Marie-Madeleine Le Tellier dame de Barbezieux | | | | | | | |
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