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Duke Siegfried August in Bavaria

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Duke Siegfried August
Duke in Bavaria
Siegfried in 1898.
Siegfried in 1898.
Born 10 July 1876
Bamberg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died 12 March 1952 (aged 75)
Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Names
German: Siegfried August Maximilian Maria
House Wittelsbach
Father Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria
Mother Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha

Duke Siegfried in Bavaria (10 July 1876, Bamberg, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire – 12 March 1952, Munich, Bavaria, West Germany) was a Duke in Bavaria and member of the House of Wittelsbach. He was the first of three sons of Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria and Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Siegfried August was the brother of Christoph and Luitpold, Duke in Bavaria.

Family and early life

Duke Siegfried was the eldest son of Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria and his wife Amalie, who was a sister of Prince Philip of Coburg and of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria. Siegfried belonged to the Ducal or non-reigning branch of the ancient dynasty of Wittelsbach.

He was a notable steeplechase rider. When young, the Duke visited America, Japan, China and India, where he shot big game. On his way home paid a visit to Archduke Franz Ferdinand, heir apparent to the Austrian throne in Bohemia, who shared an interest in shooting big game.

Failed Engagement

While staying with Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, Siegfried met his host’s unmarried half-sister, Archduchess Maria Annunciata, daughter of Archduchess Maria Theresa, and they became engaged.[1] The engagement was broken off by the Archduchess two months later, in August 1902, owing to the personality change the Duke had suffered after a riding accident.[2] The Archduchess appealed to the Emperor for permission to enter a canonry for daughters of aristocratic families (the Theresian Institution of Noble Ladies), yet without any vows, while the Duke became prey to melancholia, which in due course developed into insanity, rendering it necessary for his permanent confinement from 1906.

Died

Duke Siegfried August in Bavaria died in Munich, Bavaria on 12 March 1952.

Ancestry

References

  1. Back to citation "Court Circular". The Times. 16 June 1902. Retrieved 21 March 2025.
  2. Back to citation Nemec: Maria Annunciata, 92-116

Bibliography

  • Damien Bilteryst, Olivier Defrance, Joseph van Loon: Les Biederstein, cousins oubliés de la reine Élisabeth, années 1875-1906. Museum Dynasticum, Bruxelles, XXXIV/1 2022.
  • Heinz Häfner: Ein König wird beseitigt: Ludwig II. von Bayern, C. H. Beck Verlag, 2011, pp. 213 - 221, ISBN 3406617859; Scans from the source
  • Norbert Nemec: Erzherzogin Maria Annunziata (1876-1961): Die unbekannte Nichte Kaiser Franz Josephs I., Böhlau Verlag Wien, 2010, ISBN 3205784561, Seiten 92 - 116; Scan from the source
  • von Witzleben, Hermann; von Vignau, Ilka (1976). Die Herzöge in Bayern. Von der Pfalz zum Tegernsee [The dukes in Bavaria. From the Palatinate to Tegernsee] (in German). Munich. ISBN 3-7913-0394-5.

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