Caroline Augusta of Bavaria
Princess Caroline Augusta of Bavaria (German: Karoline Auguste; 8 February 1792 – 9 February 1873) was Empress of Austria by marriage to Francis I of Austria. She was the penultimate child and third daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt. She firstly married to Crown Prince William of Württemberg in 1808, but they divorced 1814.
| Caroline Augusta of Bavaria | |
|---|---|
| Crown Princess of Württemberg | |
Portrait by Franz Schrotzberg, 1864 | |
| Empress consort of Austria Queen consort of Hungary | |
| Tenure | 29 October 1816 – 2 March 1835 |
| Coronation | 25 September 1825, St. Martin's Cathedral |
| Born | 8 February 1792 Mannheim, Electoral Palatinate |
| Died | 9 February 1873 (aged 81) Vienna, Austria-Hungary |
| Spouses | William, Crown Prince of Württemberg (later William I)
(m. 1808; div. 1814) |
| House | Wittelsbach |
| Father | Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria |
| Mother | Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt |
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