Henriette Adelaide of Savoy

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Henriette Adelaide of Savoy was a 17th-century Italian princess of the House of Savoy who became Electress of Bavaria and played a significant role in fostering Baroque culture and Catholic piety at the Bavarian court.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Electress of Bavaria
House of Savoy
member of royalty
noblewoman
princess
birthDate 1636-11-06
birthPlace Duchy of Savoy
Turin
burialPlace Theatine Church, Munich
child Karl Ferdinand of Bavaria
Ludwig Amadeus of Bavaria
Maria Anna Victoria of Bavaria
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
Violante Beatrix of Bavaria
countryOfCitizenship Duchy of Savoy
culture Italian Baroque
deathDate 1676-03-13
deathPlace Electorate of Bavaria
Munich
era 17th century
father Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy
givenName Adelaide
Henriette
knownFor introducing Italian Baroque art and architecture to Bavaria
political influence at the Bavarian court
strengthening Catholicism in Bavaria
languageSpoken French
German
Italian
memberOf House of Savoy
mother Christine of France
nobleTitle Electress of Bavaria NERFINISHED
Princess of Savoy
notableWork patronage of the Theatine Church, Munich
promotion of Italian Baroque culture at the Bavarian court
support for Catholic piety and religious reform in Bavaria
positionHeld Electress of Bavaria
Regent of Bavaria
regencyEndTime 1676
regencyFor Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
regencyStartTime 1670
religion Roman Catholicism
residence Munich Residenz
Nymphenburg Palace
sibling Charles Emmanuel II, Duke of Savoy
spouse Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria
spouseEndTime 1676
spouseStartTime 1650


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