Princess Augusta of Bavaria [SEP] father
Princess Augusta of Bavaria
Princess Augusta of Bavaria, Duchess of Leuchtenberg () (Strasbourg, 21 June 1788 – Munich, 13 May 1851) was the second child and eldest daughter of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt. By marriage, she was a French Princess.
Early life.
Augusta-Amelie of Bavaria was the eldest daughter of Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt. She lost her mother in 1795 from lung problems and her father remarried two
Louise. One such candidate was Prince Max of Bavaria, the heir-presumptive of Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria. The Elector sent an ambassador to Friedrichsfelde in 1785, most likely to inspect Louise's general appearance and character. In the end however, Louise was considered too young, as Prince Max had wanted to marry her within the year; her father conversely refused to part from her until she was eighteen. Max soon afterwards married Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt instead.
Another possible candidate was Prince Frederick