On 20 February 1868, she married the future
Ludwig III of Bavaria, eldest son of Bavaria's
Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria, in the
Augustinerkirche in Vienna. The couple had fallen in love during a visit of Ludwig to Austria to attend the burial of his cousin
Archduchess Mathilda of Austria. Their decision to marry initially angered the Emperor, who had wished for her to marry
Ferdinand IV, Grand Duke of Tuscany. The chief witness was Count Antonius
Schaffgotsch. The family mostly lived on their farms at Leutstetten south of
Munich, where Maria Theresa cultivated rose gardens. She spoke German, Hungarian, Czech, French, and Italian. Maria Theresa became queen consort of
Bavaria in 1913 when her husband the ruling Prince Regent proclaimed himself king as Ludwig III in place of his cousin
Otto, King of Bavaria who was alive but allegedly had a severe mental illness. She became the first
Roman Catholic queen consort since Bavaria had been made a kingdom 1806. In 1914, she hosted festivities during the royal Bavarian jubilee. She appeared with her husband when war was announced. During
World War I, she visited wounded soldiers and encouraged the women of Bavaria to support the troops by providing food and clothes, including with the donations references to legendary heroines. On 7 November 1918, Ludwig III was forced to
abdicate the Bavarian throne, and Maria Theresa fled Munich with her family to Wildenwart Castle near
Frasdorf, in order to escape from the
Bolsheviks. The health of the Queen soon declined and she died there on 3 February 1919, being buried at the local chapel. On 5 November 1921 her remains were transferred to the
Frauenkirche, Munich, along with those of her husband, who had died less than a month before. ==Jacobite succession==