Editing Max, Crown Prince of Bavaria

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right"
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! colspan="2" |HRH The Crown Prince of Bavaria
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| colspan="2" |[[File:Wittelsbach Max.png|center|frameless]]
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|'''Titles'''
|Crown Prince of [[Bavaria]]
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! colspan="2" |Biographical Information
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|'''Born'''
|21 January 1937 (age 88)
Munich, Bavaria, Germany
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|'''Spouse'''
|[[Countess Elisabeth Douglas]]
(m. 1967)
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|'''Issue'''
|[[Princess Sophie of Bavaria|Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein]]
[[Princess Marie Caroline of Bavaria|Princess Marie Caroline]]<br>
[[Princess Helena of Bavaria|Helena, Hereditary Duchess of Genoa]]<br>
[[Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria (b. 1973)|Elisabeth, Grand Duchess of Baden]]<br>
[[Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria (b. 1975)|Maria Anna, Baroness Maltzahn]]
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|'''Name'''
|Max Emanuel Ludwig Maria
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|'''House'''
|Wittelsbach
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|'''Father'''
|[[King Albrecht of Bavaria]]
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|'''Mother'''
|[[Countess Maria of Trakostjan]]
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|'''Religion'''
|Roman Catholic
|}
'''Max, Crown Prince of Bavaria''' (born ''Prince Max of Bavaria'' on 21 January 1937) is a member of the Bavarian Royal Family as the brother and heir of '''Franz, King of Bavaria'''. 

==Life==
Franz was born the third child and elder son of '''King Albrecht of Bavaria''' and '''Countess Maria of Trakostjan'''.

After serving as the heir presumptive for over fifteen years, King Franz named Max as Crown Prince of Bavaria in 2013. In 2023, it was announced by King Franz that he had amended the Bavarian succession laws and Max's second daughter, '''Marie Caroline''', would succeed her father as the first Queen regnant of Bavaria (his eldest daughter, '''Sophie''', having renounced her rights of succession). 

==Marriage and Issue==
On 24 January 1967, Max married '''Countess Elisabeth Douglas''' in Flen, Sweden. The couple have five daughters, '''Sophie, Marie Caroline, Helena, Elisabeth,''' and '''Maria Anna'''. 
{| class="wikitable"
!Photo
!Name
!Birth
!Death
!Marriage
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|[[File:Wittelsbach_Sophie_1967.jpg|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Sophie of Bavaria|Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein]]
|28 October 1967
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|[[Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein]] (m. 1993); has issue
|-
|[[File:Wittelsbach_Marie_Caroline.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Marie Caroline of Bavaria|Princess Marie Caroline]]
|23 June 1969
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|[[Prince Albrecht of Wurttemberg]] (m. 1991); has issue
|-
|[[File:Wittelsbach_Helena.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Helena of Bavaria|Helena, Hereditary Duchess of Genoa]]
|6 May 1972
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|[[Vittorio, Hereditary Duke of Genoa]] (m. 2007); has issue
|-
|[[File:Wittelsbach_Elisabeth_1973.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria (b. 1973)|Elisabeth, Grand Duchess of Baden]]
|4 October 1973
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|[[Bernhard, Grand Duke of Baden]] (m. 2001) has issue
|-
|[[File:Wittelsbach_Maria_Anna_1975.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
|[[Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria (b. 1975)|Maria Anna, Baroness Maltzahn]]
|7 May 1975
|
|[[Andreas, Baron Maltzahn]] (m. 2007); has issue
|}

==Residences==
<gallery>
File:Residences Bavaria Munich Residenz.jpg|Munich Residenz; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
File:Residences Bavaria Nymphenburg Palace.jpg|Nymphenburg Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)
File:Residences Bavaria Neuschwanstein Castle.jpg|Neuschwanstein Castle; Winter Residence (December-February)
</gallery>

==Titles and Honours==

* '''1937-2013'''   Prince Max of Bavaria
* '''2013-present'''   Max, Crown Prince of Bavaria

===National Honours===
[[File:Honours_Bavaria_Order_of_St._Hubert.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. Hubert (1967)

[[File:Honours_Bavaria_Order_of_St._George.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. George (1955)

[[File:Honours_Bavaria_Order_of_Merit_of_the_Bavarian_Crown.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown (2013)

===Foreign Honours===
TBA

==Ancestry==
{| class="wikitable"
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!Parents
!Grandparents
!Great-Grandparents
!Great-Great-Grandparents
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|[[King Albrecht of Bavaria]]
|[[King Rupprecht of Bavaria]]
[[Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria]]
|[[King Ludwig III of Bavaria]]
[[Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este]]

[[Prince Karl Theodor of Bavaria]]

[[Infanta Maria Jose of Portugal]]
|[[Prince Luitpold of Bavaria]]
[[Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria]]

[[Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este]]

[[Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria]]

[[Prince Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria]]

[[Princess Ludovika of Bavaria]]

[[King Miguel of Portugal]]

[[Princess Adelaide of Lowenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg]]
|-
|[[Countess Maria of Trakostjan]]
|[[Dionys, Count of Trakostjan]]
[[Princess Juliana of Montenuovo]]
|[[Pal, Count of Trakostjan]]
[[Countess Maria Felicia of Tolna]]

[[Alfred, Prince of Montenuovo]]

[[Princess Francesca of Wchinitz-Tettau]]
|[[Carol, Count of Trakostjan]]
[[Countess Elisabeth of Batthyany-Strattmann]]

[[Dionys, Count of Tolna]]

[[Countess Caroline of Zich-Vasonkeo]]

[[Wilhelm Albrecht, Prince of Montenuovo]]

[[Countess Juliana of Batthyany-Strattmann]]

[[Ferdinand, Prince of Wchinitz-Tettau]]

[[Princess Maria of Liechtenstein]]
|}

==Lines of Succession==
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! colspan="3" |Max, Crown Prince of Bavaria
House of Wittelsbach 

Born: 21 January 1937 
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| colspan="3" |<center>'''Lines of Succession'''</center>
|-
|<center>Preceded by</center>
|<center>Succession to the [[Bavaria|Bavarian]] throne</center>
|<center>Followed by</center>
|-
|<center>[[Franz, King of Bavaria|Franz]]</center>
|<center>1st in the line of succession</center>
|<center>[[Princess Marie Caroline of Bavaria]]</center>
|}
== Notes ==
Face: Christopher Lloyd
[[Category:Bavaria]]
[[Category:House Wittelsbach]]
[[Category:Heirs]]