Princess Henriette Adelaide of Savoy

Henriette Adelaide of Savoy, (Turin, November 6 1636 - Munich, June 13 1676), was the wife of Ferdinand Maria, Elector of Bavaria.

She lost her father Victor Amadeus I, Duke of Savoy when she was just one year old. Her mother was Christine Marie of France (1606-1663), daughter of Henry IV of France and Marie de' Medici, and sister of Louis XIII.

On December 8 1650 she married Ferdinand Maria, future Elector of Bavaria. The next year Ferdinand Maria became Elector, when his father Maximilian died.

Henriette Adelaide had a strong influence on Bavarian politics, in favor of France. This led to an alliance between France and Bavaria against Austria. She also had a great part in the building of Nymphenburg Palace and the Theatinerkirche.

Issue

• Duchess Maria Anna of Bavaria (1660-1690), married Louis, the Grand Dauphin
• Maximilian II (1662–1726), next Kurfürst of Bavaria
• Luise Margarete Antonie, Duchess of Bavaria
• Ludwig Amadeus Victor, Duke of Bavaria
• Kajetan Maria Franz, Duke of Bavaria
• Joseph Clemens Kajetan (1671–1723), Kurfürst and Archbishop of Cologne
• Violante Beatrix, Duchess of Bavaria