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Elisabeth, Duchess in Bavaria (Elisabeth von Wittelsbach, (25 July 1876 - 23 November 1965) was the queen consort of Albert I of the Belgians and was the mother of Leopold III. The Wittelsbach family were the ruling dynasty of the German kingdom of Bavaria from 1180 to 1918 and of the Rhine Palatinate from 1214 until 1805; in 1815 the latter territory was incorporated into Bavaria, which had been a kingdom since 1806. ...
July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 159 days remaining. ...
1876 is a leap year starting on Saturday. ...
November 23 is the 327th day of the year (328th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 38 days remaining. ...
King George V of the United Kingdom and his consort, Queen Mary A queen consort is the wife and consort of a reigning king. ...
King Albert I Albert I (April 8, 1875 - February 17, 1934) was the third King of the Belgians. ...
Leopold III, Leopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel (November 3, 1901 - September 25, 1983) reigned as King of the Belgians from 1934 until 1951, when he abdicated in favour of his Heir Apparent, his son Baudouin. ...
A daughter of Karl-Theodor, Duke in Bavaria, and his wife, the Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal, she was born at Possenhofen, Bavaria, Germany on July 25, 1876. She was a niece and namesake of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. With an area of 70,553 km² and 12. ...
There are many women who might be known as Elisabeth of Austria: the most noted of these is the Empress Sisi, whose article is found at Elisabeth_of_Bavaria Other Elisabeth of Austrias include: Elisabeth of Austria (1437-1505), wife of Casimir IV of Poland Elisabeth of Austria (1554 - 1592), wife of...
In 1900, she married Prince Albert, Duke of Brabant, the heir to the throne of Belgium. King Albert I died in a climbing accident at Marche-les-Dames, in the Ardennes region of Belgium near Namur. 1900 is a common year starting on Monday. ...
The title Duke of Brabant was created when the counts of Leuven acquired the duchy of Lower Lorraine after the death of Godfrey of Bouillon. ...
In her later years she aggravated the Americans by visiting Russia, China and Poland, trips that led her to being known as the "Red Queen." The Great Wall of China, stretching over 6,700 km, was erected beginning in the 3rd century BC to guard the north from raids by men on horses. ...
The Republic of Poland, a democratic country with a population of 38,626,349 and area of 312,685 km², is located in Central Europe, between Germany to the west, the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south, Ukraine and Belarus to the east, and the Baltic Sea, Lithuania and...
Queen Elisabeth died at the age of 89 on November 23, 1965. She is interred in the Royal vault at the Church of Our Lady, Laeken Cemetery, Brussels, Belgium. |