The Family Tree of Ludwig II
Ludwig II'S Family Tree (1864-1886)
Ludwig's Line
| Elizabeth's Line |
Generation I: Maximilian I Joseph(1756-1825), Elector of Bavaria 1799-1805 1st King of Bavaria 1805-1825 married (1) *Wilhelmine Augusta of Hesse Darmstadt (1765-1796) in 1785.
| Generation I:
Maximilian I Joseph(1756-1825), Elector of Bavaria 1799-1805 King of Bavaria 1805-1825 married (2) Caroline of Baden (1776-1841). |
Generation II: *Ludwig I(1786-1868), King of Bavaria (1825-1848) married (1)Therese of Saxe-Hildburghhausen (1793-1854). Ludwig I was forced to abdicate on March 20, 1848.
| Generation II: Ludovica (Luise) (1805-1877) married Maximilian Joseph, Duke of Bavaria. |
Generation III: Maximilian II(1811-1864), King of Bavaria 1848-1864. married Marie of Prussia (1825-1889) | Gen. III: Elizabeth, (1837-1898) Ludovich's favorite cousin. She married Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria, in 1854.
..............Sophia (1847-1897), the sister of Elizabeth whom Ludovich was engaged to marry, but the engagement was cancelled, so she married Ferdinand, Duke of Alencon, in 1868. |
Gen. IV: Ludwig II (1845-1886), King of Bavaria 1864-1886. He loved art and architecture. ..............Otto I (1848-1916), King of Bavaria 1886-1913 was thought to have been born prematurely. | Gen. IV: Children of Elizabeth and Franz Joseph of Austria:
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This page is designed and updated by Maggie Sypniewski
Last updated on March 15, 2002.