Princess Amalie Auguste of Bavaria (13 November 1801, in

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– 8 November 1877, in

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) was a Bavarian princess by birth and Queen of Saxony by marriage to King John of Saxony.

Biography

Amalie was the fourth child of King

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and his second wife Caroline of Baden. She was the identical twin sister of Elisabeth Ludovika, later Queen of Prussia as wife of

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. Three other sisters married King Frederick Augustus II of Saxony, Archduke Franz Karl of Austria and Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria. In 1851 Amalie Auguste became chairwoman of Women's Association of Dresden (Frauenverein zu Dresden), an organisation founded by her sister, the then queen. Three years later, her husband inherited the throne and she became queen. In 1859 she reorganized the association as the ''Zentralausschuß obererzgebirgischen und der vogtländischen Frauenvereine'' and established a legal basis for it, under which the organisation continued until 1932.

Marriage and issue

Amalie Auguste married on 21 November 1822 Prince John of Saxony, who reigned as King of Saxony between 1854 and 1873. John and Amelia had nine children, of whom six died at young ages and predeceased her: *Marie Auguste Friederike (1827–1857), died of tuberculosis * Albert (1828–1902). Married Princess Carola, daughter of Crown Prince Gustav of Sweden * Maria Elisabeth (1830–1912). Married first Ferdinando, Prince of

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and

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, and second Niccolò, Marchese Rapallo. *Friedrich August Ernst (1831–1847), died in childhood * George (1832–1904). Married Infanta Maria Anna of Portugal *Maria Sidonia (1834–1862), died of fever * Anna (1836–1859). Married Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany and died in childbirth. * Margaretha (1840–1858). Married her cousin Archduke Karl Ludwig of Austria, and died from typhoid fever. *

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(1845–1867). Married her cousin Karl-Theodor, Duke in Bavaria (brother of

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), died from influenza.

Ancestry

Sources

* Petermann, Karl: Der König Johann und die Königin Amalie von Sachsen, sowie die Feier ihres goldenen Ehejubiläums; in: Erzählungen. O.Author, o.J. , - {{DEFAULTSORT:Amalie Auguste of Bavaria 1801 births 1877 deaths People from Munich Crown princesses of Saxony House of Wittelsbach Queens consort of Saxony Bavarian princesses Saxon princesses Dames of the Order of Saint Isabel German twins Burials at Dresden Cathedral German Roman Catholics ⚭Amalie Auguste of Bavaria Daughters of kings Queen mothers Mothers of Saxon monarchs Daughters of dukes Daughters of prince-electors