Elisabeth in Bavaria
Elisabeth Gabriele Valerie Marie, Duchess in Bavaria
Daughter of Karl Theodor Duke in Bavaria (1839-1909) by his second wife Maria Josepha Infanta of Portugal (1857-1943).
Born: Possenhofen, Bavaria 25. Jul 1876
Married: Munich 2. Oct 1900 Albert I King of the Belgians (1875-1934), son of Philippe Prince of Belgium, Comte de Flandre (1837-1905) and Marie Princess of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen (1845-1912).
Issue:
Léopold III King of the Belgians 1934-1951 (1901-1983) m. 1926 Astrid Princess of Sweden (1905-1935); m. 1941 Lilian Baels (1916-2002)
Charles Prince of Belgium, Comte de Flandre (1903-1983)
Marie-José Princess of Belgium (1906-2001) m. 1930 Umberto II King of Italy (1904-1983)
Died: Brussels 23. Nov 1965
Buried: Église Notre-Dame de Laeken, Brussels
Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürsten I, Vol XVII, Starke Verlag 2004; Georges Dufoux ”Les Saxe-Cobourg-Gotha. Une dynastie mythique”, Fontainbleau 2000