Princess Mathilde of Bavaria is betrothed to Prince August of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, according to a New York Times dispatch. The engagement was announced today.
Princess Mathilde Marie Theresia Henriette Christine Luitpolda was born on August 17, 1877. She is the sixth child of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria and Archduchess Marie Therese of Austria. Her grandfather, Luitpold in the Prince Regent for King Otto who suffers from mental illness.
The New York Times, however, named the wrong brother. Princess Mathilde's fiance is August's younger brother, Prince Ludwig Gaston Clemens of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, who was the fourth child of Prince Ludwig of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha and Princess Leopoldina of Brazil.
Prince August was married in 1894 to Archduchess Karoline of Austria.
Prince Ludwig is seven years older than his future wife. A date for the wedding was not announced.
Prince Ludwig is seven years older than his future wife. A date for the wedding was not announced.
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