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HRH The Crown Prince of Bavaria

Titles	Crown Prince of Bavaria
Biographical Information
Born	21 January 1937 (age 88) Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Spouse	Countess Elisabeth Douglas (m. 1967)
Issue	Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein Princess Marie Caroline Helena, Hereditary Duchess of Genoa Elisabeth, Grand Duchess of Baden Maria Anna, Baroness Maltzahn
Name	Max Emanuel Ludwig Maria
House	Wittelsbach
Father	King Albrecht of Bavaria
Mother	Countess Maria of Trakostjan
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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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.

Name	Birth	Marriage
Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein	28 October 1967	Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (m. 1993); has issue
Princess Marie Caroline	23 June 1969	Prince Albrecht of Wurttemberg (m. 1991); has issue
Helena, Hereditary Duchess of Genoa	6 May 1972	Vittorio, Hereditary Duke of Genoa (m. 2007); has issue
Elisabeth, Grand Duchess of Baden	4 October 1973	Bernhard, Grand Duke of Baden (m. 2001) has issue
Maria Anna, Baroness Maltzahn	7 May 1975	Andreas, Baron Maltzahn (m. 2007); has issue

Residences[edit | edit source]

Munich Residenz; Main Residence (March-May; September-November)
Nymphenburg Palace; Summer Residence (June-August)
Neuschwanstein Castle; Winter Residence (December-February)

Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]

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

National Honours[edit | edit source]

Order of St. Hubert (1967)

Order of St. George (1955)

Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown (2013)

Foreign Honours[edit | edit source]

TBA

Ancestry[edit | edit source]


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
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[edit | edit source]


Max, Crown Prince of Bavaria House of Wittelsbach Born: 21 January 1937
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Bavarian throne	Followed by
Franz	1st in the line of succession	Princess Marie Caroline of Bavaria

Notes[edit | edit source]

Face: Christopher Lloyd

@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 |-
 |'''Issue'''
-|Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein
+|[[Princess Sophie of Bavaria|Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein]]
-Princess Marie Caroline
+[[Princess Marie Caroline of Bavaria|Princess Marie Caroline]]<br>
-Helena, Hereditary Duchess of Genoa
+[[Princess Helena of Bavaria|Helena, Hereditary Duchess of Genoa]]<br>
-Elisabeth, Grand Duchess of Baden
+[[Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria (b. 1973)|Elisabeth, Grand Duchess of Baden]]<br>
-Maria Anna, Baroness Maltzahn
+[[Princess Maria Anna of Bavaria (b. 1975)|Maria Anna, Baroness Maltzahn]]
 |-
 |'''Name'''
-|Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria
+|Max Emanuel Ludwig Maria
 |-
 |'''House'''
@@ Line 40: / Line 40: @@
 |Roman Catholic
 |}
-'''General'''
+'''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==
-TBA
+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==
-TBA
+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
+|-
+|[[File:Wittelsbach_Sophie_1967.jpg|center|frameless|150x150px]]
+|[[Princess Sophie of Bavaria|Sophie, Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein]]
+|28 October 1967
+|
+|[[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
+|
+|[[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
+|
+|[[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
+|
+|[[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==
@@ Line 57: / Line 96: @@
 ==Titles and Honours==
-* '''1933-1955'''   Prince Franz of Bavaria
+* '''1937-2013'''   Prince Max of Bavaria
-* '''1955-1996'''   Franz, Crown Prince of Bavaria
+* '''2013-present'''   Max, Crown Prince of Bavaria
-* '''1996-present'''   Franz, King of Bavaria
 ===National Honours===
-[[File:Honours_Bavaria_Order_of_St._Hubert.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. Hubert (1973)
+[[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 (1951)
+[[File:Honours_Bavaria_Order_of_St._George.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. George (1955)
-[[File:Honours_Bavaria_Order_of_Max_Joseph.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Max Joseph (1996)
+[[File:Honours_Bavaria_Order_of_Merit_of_the_Bavarian_Crown.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown (2013)
-[[File:Honours_Bavaria_Order_of_Merit_of_the_Bavarian_Crown.png|frameless|75x75px]] Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown (1965)
-[[File:Honours_Bavaria_Order_of_St._Michael.gif|frameless|75x75px]] Order of St. Michael (1996)
 ===Foreign Honours===
@@ Line 131: / Line 165: @@
 [[Princess Maria of Liechtenstein]]
 |}
+==Lines of Succession==
+{| class="wikitable wiki-table"
+|+
+! colspan="3" |Max, Crown Prince of Bavaria
+House of Wittelsbach
+Born: 21 January 1937
+|-
+| 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]]