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Carolina de Austria-Toscana (en alemán: Caroline von Osterrich-Toskana; 5 de septiembre de 1869, Altmünster - 12 de mayo de 1945, Budapest) fue un miembro de la línea Toscana de la Casa de Habsburgo-Lorena, archiduquesa de Austria por nacimiento.
- History of Dresden Cathedral
- The Exterior of Dresden Cathedral
- The Interior of Dresden Cathedral
- Burials in The Founders Crypt
- Burials in The Royal Crypt
- Burials in The New Crypt
- Burials in The Great Crypt
The House of Wettin split into two ruling branches in 1485: the Ernestine branch and the Albertine branch. The Albertine branch, while less prominent, ruled most of Saxony and briefly ruled Poland. In 1697, Friedrich August I, Elector of Saxony converted to Roman Catholicism to obtain the Polish crown. From 1697 to 1706, and again from 1709 until h...
The cathedral was built in the late Baroque style. The structure of the free-standing, high central nave and the lower ambulatoryaisle which completely surrounds the nave, are clearly visible from the outside. The ambulatory aisle served as a procession area. Any form of outdoor Catholic worship was forbidden in Protestant Saxony, and Catholic proc...
The interior is divided into a nave, two aisles, and four corner chapels. A feature unique to Dresden Cathedral is the procession ambulatory, which runs around the entire nave. It was integrated into the church, at the time of construction, because Dresden was a Protestant city and the Catholic processional services had to take place inside. The Hi...
The Founders Crypt is located under the Sacrament Chapel in the south of the cathedral. The Electors and Kings of Saxony from 1694 to 1827 are interred here. The crypt contains nine coffins including the coffins of three children of Friedrich August II, Elector of Saxony, during whose reign the Catholic Church of the Royal Court of Saxony was built...
The two Kings of Saxony from 1830 to 1873 and their wives are interred in the Royal Crypt under the Cross Chapel of the cathedral. The Royal Crypt is the smallest burial place in the church but the sarcophagi are the most ornate. The bronze sarcophagi were decorated in the Neo-Baroque style and each weigh five tons. King Johann’s sarcophagus is dec...
The two Kings of Saxony from 1873 to 1918, along with some of their relatives are interred in the New Crypt under the southeast aisle of the cathedral. The most recent burial in the cathedral is that of Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony son of Friedrich August III, King of Saxony, who became a Roman Catholic priest and renounced his succession rights. ...
Twenty-five coffins of members of the electoral and royal families of Saxony from 1763 to 1898 are interred in the Great Crypt under the northwest aisle of the cathedral. 1. Joseph of Saxony (1754 – 1763), son of Friedrich Christian, Elector of Saxony 2. Karl Maximilian of Saxony (1752 – 1781), son of Friedrich Christian, Elector of Saxony 3. Maria...
María Amelia de Nápoles y Sicilia (Caserta, 26 de abril de 1782-Surrey, 24 de marzo de 1866) fue princesa del Reino de Nápoles y Sicilia, y posteriormente reina de los franceses como la esposa de Luis Felipe I.
María Luisa Fernanda de Borbón y Borbón-Dos Sicilias ( Madrid, 30 de enero de 1832- Sevilla, 2 de febrero de 1897) 1 fue infanta de España desde su nacimiento y duquesa de Montpensier por matrimonio. Biografía. Familia. La infanta María Luisa Fernanda era la segunda y última hija del rey Fernando VII y de su esposa, la reina María Cristina.
On October 21, 1774, 16-year-old Sophia Friederike married 21-year-old Hereditary Prince Frederik of Denmark and Norway, the only child of King Frederik V of Denmark and Norway and his second wife Juliana Maria of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel. When Sophia Friederike first met Frederik, she was disappointed by his less favorable appearance.
