#Princess Wiltrud of Bavaria

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Maria Theresa of Austria-Este , Queen of Bavaria with 11 of her children:  From left: Crown Prince Rupprecht, Princess Adelgunde, Princess Marie, Prince Karl, Prince Franz, Princess Mathilde, Prince Wolfgang, Princess Hildegard, Princess Wiltrud, Princess Helmtrud and Queen Maria Theresa with Princess Dietlinde in her lap

Dietlinde died at age one and one more princess, Gundelinde, was born after her death. Another daughter,  Notburga, was born between Hildegard and Wiltrud, but only lived for five days.

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Ludwig III of Bavaria with his family, 1885

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Royal Wedding on 26 November 1924.

Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach (60) and Princess Wiltrud of Bavaria (40).

The bridegroom was the eldest son of Wilhelm, Duke of Urach and his second wife, Princess Florestine of Monaco. He was previously married to Duchess Amalie of Bavaria who died in 1912.

The bride was the sixth daughter of King Ludwig III of Bavaria and his wife, Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este.

The bridal couple with Princess Wiltrud's niece and nephew, Countess Maria Theresia and Count Johann Kaspar von Preysing-Lichtenegg-Moos.

The wedding guests

Back row: Prince Eberhard of Urach, Prince Wilhelm of Urach, Prince Karl Aloys of Liechtenstein, Prince Karl Gero of Urach and Prince Albrecht of Urach.

Front row: Princess Margarete of Urach, Princess Karl Aloys of Liechtenstein, Princess Wiltrud of Bavaria, Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach, Princess Karola of Urach and Princess Mechthilde of Urach.

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Princess Maria Theresa of Bavaria, née Archduchess of Austria-Este, with her husband, Ludwig, later King of Bavaria, and their ten children: Rupprecht, Karl, Hildegard, Adelgunde, Marie, Helmtrud, Mathilde, Wiltrude, Franz and Wolfgang in 1885. 

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Princesses Wiltrud and Helmtrud of Bavaria

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Prince Ludwig III of Bavaria and family in 1885.

Back row: Prince Rupprecht, Princess Adelgunde, Prince Ludwig III and his cousin Adelgunde, Duchess of Modena.Prince Ludwig III of Bavaria and family in 1885.

Middle row: Princess Maria Ludwiga, Prince Wolfgang, Princess Ludwig and Princess Wiltrud who is seated on her mother's lap, Princess Hildegard and Princess Mathilde.

Front row: Prince Karl and Prince Franz.

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Wilhelm Karl, Duke of Urach and his wife Duchess Wiltrud née Bavaria, mids 1920s.

Born as Wilhelm Karl Florestan Gero Crescentius, Count of Württemberg, he was the eldest son of Wilhelm (I) Duke of Urach, Count of Württemberg, and his second wife, Princess Florestine of Monaco, daughter of Prince Florestan of Monaco.

Wilhelm was married twice. In 1892, he married Duchess Amalie in Bavaria(1865–1912), daughter of Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria by his first wife Princess Sophie of Saxony, Amalie was a niece of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Nine children were born of this marriage

Sadly Amalie passed away in 1912, following the birth of her ninth child, Princess Mechthilde.

In 1924, Wilhelm married Princess Wiltrud of Bavaria (1884–1975), daughter of King Ludwig III of Bavaria. This marriage was childless

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Then Prince Ludwig of Bavaria with his family in 1899.

Back row: Princess Hildegarde (1881-1948), Princess Mathilde (1877-1906), Princess Maria Theresa née Archduchess of Austria-Este (1849-1919) and Prince Ludwig future King Ludwig II (1845-1921).

Front row: Princess Helmtrud (1886-1977), Princess Gundelinde (1891-1983), Princess Wiltrud (1884-1975) and Prince Karl (1874-1927).