Maria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergne was a noblewoman born into the House of La Tour d'Auvergne.
Background
She was the Margravine of Bergen op Zoom in her own right from 1710 at the death of her father. Born in France, she was the only child of François-Egon de La Tour d'Auvergne and his wife, Maria Anne de Ligne, daughter of Philippe Charles de Ligne d'Arenberg, Duke of Arenberg.
Career
She was the mother of Charles Theodore, Elector of Bavaria. The couple had no children. She has descendants only through her son's illegitimate issue, including the Polish Counts Raczynski.
Count Palatine Charles Philip Theodore of Sulzbach (11 December 1724 – 16 February 1799) married Countess Elizabeth Augusta of Sulzbach, no issue. Married again to Archduchess Maria Leopoldine of Austria-Este, no issue. Only illegitimate descendants exist.
Countess Palatine Marie Anne Louise Henriette of Sulzbach (20 May 1728 – 25 June 1728) died in infancy
Titles and styles
24 October 1708 – 26 July 1710 Her Highness Maria Henriette de La Tour d'Auvergne
26 July 1710 - 15 February 1722 Her Highness The Margravine of Bergen op Zoom
15 February 1722 – 28 July 1728 Her Highness The Hereditary Princess of Sulzbach.
Membership
As a member of the House of La Tour d'Auvergne, she was entitled to the style of Her Highness as she was a male line descendant of the family.