Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria

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Mathilde Caroline
Portrait by Joseph Karl Stieler, 1830
Grand Duchess consort of Hesse and by Rhine
Tenure	5 March 1848 – 25 May 1862
Born	(1813-08-30)30 August 1813 Augsburg, Kingdom of Bavaria, Confederation of the Rhine
Died	25 May 1862(1862-05-25) (aged 48) Darmstadt, Grand Duchy of Hesse and by Rhine, German Confederation
Spouse	Louis III, Grand Duke of Hesse ​ ​ (m. 1833)​
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Ludwig I of Bavaria
Mother	Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen

Princess Mathilde Caroline of Bavaria (German: Mathilde Karoline Friederike Wilhelmine Charlotte von Bayern) (Augsburg, 30 August 1813 – Darmstadt, 25 May 1862) was the second child and eldest daughter of Ludwig I of Bavaria and Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen.