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Elisabeth of Bavaria (Elisabeth Gabriele Valérie Marie; 25 July 1876 – 23 November 1965) was Queen of the Belgians from 23 December 1909 to 17 February 1934 as the wife of King Albert I, and a duchess in Bavaria by birth.

of Bavaria 1805–1872: Ludovika of Bavaria 1808–1892: Maximilian Joseph 1808–1888 Duke in Bavaria: Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria 1801–1873: Frederick William IV 1795–1861 King of Prussia President of the Erfurt Union r. 1849–1850: William I 1797–1888 King of Prussia President of the North German Confederation German Emperor r. 1867 ...

It is here that the parents of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, Duke Max in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, got married in 1828. After the ceremony, the couple left in a red BMW-Cabrio to the reception that took place in Gmund, where the family of the bride resides.

Elisabeth of Austria's mother, Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, and aunt, Princess Sophie of Bavaria, were ambitious sisters from the ruling Wittelsbach family who wanted their children to marry into power. For Ludovika’s daughters, her sister Sophie’s son, Austrian Emperor Franz Joseph I, was a top pick. © Getty Images

Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria 1801–1873: Ludwig I King of Bavaria r. 1825–1848 (1786––1868 ) Theresa of Saxe-Hildburghausen 1792–1854: Karl Theodor Fld Mar. & Insp. Gen. (1795–1875) Pius D. in Bavaria (1786-1837) Maximilian II/V King of Bavaria r. 1848–1864 (1811––1864) Marie of Prussia 1825–1889: Otto King of Greece r. 1832 ...

November 13, 1801 – Birth of Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria, Queen of Prussia, wife of King Friedrich Wilhelm IV of Prussia, in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, now in Bavaria, Germany Elisabeth Ludovika was the daughter of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife Princess Caroline of Baden. She was the twin sister of Amalie Auguste below.

Elisabeth Christine of Brunswick-Lüneburg. Frederika Louisa of Hesse-Darmstadt Frederick William III: Son of 1797–1840 1770 1840 Louise of Mecklenburg-Strelitz. Auguste von Harrach. Frederick William IV: Son of 1840–1861 1795 1861 Elisabeth Ludovika of Bavaria: William I: Brother of 1861–1888 German Emperor from 1871: 1797 1888

Princess Ludovika of Bavaria (Marie Ludovika Wilhelmine; Mary Louise Wilhelmina; 30 August 1808 – 25 January 1892) was the sixth child of King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria and his second wife, Karoline of Baden, and the mother of Empress Elisabeth of Austria. She was born and died in Munich.