Louis XIV was married to Marie Theresa of Spain. Louis married a second time but his wife was not a Queen Consort. Louis XIV 's successor, Louis XV, was married to Marie Leszczyńska of Poland.
Louis XV's son, Prince Louis, the Dauphin married twice and both married to women named Marie: Maria Teresa Rafaela of Spain and Maria Josepha of Saxony. Since the doctor was not King of France his wives were not free QueenConsorts. I am through them here only for entertainment purposes only.
Louis XVI was next and he was married to the infamous Archduchess Marie Antoinette of Austria. Their only surviving son, reigned nominally as Louis XVII but since he never really ruled we can omit him.
The next legitimate King of France, Louis XVIII was married to Marie Joséphine of Savoy. Charles X of France was married to Maria Theresa of Savoy.
The Last King of France, the King of the French technically, Louis Philippe, was married to Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily.
That's a lot of Marie's in a row!
Maria Amalia of Naples and Sicily.
I believe that Prussia had two consecutive queens consort named Sophia -- Sophia Charlotte (second wife of King Friedrich I) and Sophia Dorothea (wife of King Friedrich Wilhelm I), who was her niece and daughter-in-law.
Denmark had two consecutive queens consort named Louise -- Princess Louise of Hesse-Cassel (wife of King Christian IX) and Princess Louise of Sweden and Norway (wife of King Frederik VIII), her daughter-in-law.
What are other cases in European royal history, whereby two consecutive queens consort had the same name? I would imagine that with so many queens named Mary, it's plausible this is a repeat name. Of course, queens named Mary typically have had second names to distinguish themselves from one another.
Bavaria had no queen for nearly a quarter of a century, after the death in 1889 of Marie (widow of King Maximilian II and mother of Kings Ludwig II and Otto). As it was, Ludwig III (who was destined to be the last king) assumed the throne in 1913, and his wife was duly proclaimed queen on the occasion. But although she was Marie's *successor* as queen consort, she did not immediately follow her *predecessor*. Also, she was styled as Queen Maria Theresia (not just Maria of Marie). So I'm not sure if this example counts ...
Anyhow, I was just wondering if there have been additional examples.
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