King Rupprecht of Bavaria: Difference between revisions

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HM The King of Bavaria

Titles	King of Bavaria
Reign	18 October 1921 - 2 August 1955
Coronation	21 May 1922
Predecessor	Ludwig III
Successor	Albrecht
Biographical Information
Born	18 May 1869 Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Died	2 August 1955 (aged 86) Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany
Spouse	Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria (m. 1900; w. 1912) Princess Antonia of Luxembourg (m. 1921; w. 1954)
Issue	Prince Luitpold Princess Irmingard Albrecht Prince Rudolf Prince Heinrich Princess Irmingard Princess Editha Princess Hilda Princess Gabriele Princess Sophie
Name	Rupprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand
House	Wittelsbach
Father	King Ludwig III of Bavaria
Mother	Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este
Religion	Roman Catholic

General

Life[edit | edit source]

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Marriage and Issue[edit | edit source]

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Name	Birth	Death	Marriage
Prince Luitpold	8 May 1901	27 August 1914 (aged 13)	Died in adolescence
Princess Irmingard	21 September 1902	21 April 1903 (aged 7 months)	Died in infancy
Albrecht	3 May 1905	8 July 1996 (aged 91)	(1) Countess Maria of Trakostjan (m. 1930); had issue (2) Countess Marie Eugenie of Buzin (m. 1971); no issue
Prince Rudolf	30 May 1909	26 June 1912 (aged 3)	Died in childhood
Prince Heinrich	28 March 1922	14 February 1958 (aged 35)	Anne Marie de Lustrac (m. 1951); no issue
Princess Irmingard	29 May 1923	23 October 2010 (aged 87)	Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (m. 1950); had issue
Princess Editha	16 September 1924	4 May 2013 (aged 88)	Died unmarried and without issue
Princess Hilda	24 March 1926	5 May 2002 (aged 76)	Died unmarried and without issue
Princess Gabriele	10 May 1927	19 April 2019 (aged 91)	Duke Carl of Croy (m. 1953); had issue
Princess Sophie	20 June 1935		Duke Jean of Arenberg (m. 1955); has issue

Titles and Honours[edit | edit source]

1869-1913 Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
1913-1921 Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
1921-1955 Rupprecht, King of Bavaria

Ancestry[edit | edit source]


Parents	Grandparents	Great-Grandparents	Great-Great-Grandparents
King Ludwig III of Bavaria	Prince Luitpold of Bavaria Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria	King Ludwig I of Bavaria Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen Grand Duke Leopold II of Tuscany Princess Maria Anna of Saxony	King Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt Duke Frederick of Saxe-Altenburg Princess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz Grand Duke Ferdinand III of Tuscany Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily Prince Maximilian of Saxony Princess Carolina of Parma
Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este	Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria	Duke Francis IV of Modena Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy Archduke Joseph of Austria Princess Maria Dorothea of Wurttemberg	Archduke Ferdinand Karl of Austria-Este Maria Beatrice d'Este King Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este Emperor Leopold II of the Holy Roman Empire Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain Prince Louis of Wurttemberg Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg

Notes[edit | edit source]

Face: Tyrone Power, Sr.

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 |'''Titles'''
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 |-
 |'''Spouse'''
-|[[Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria]]<br>
+|[[Princess Marie Gabrielle of Bavaria]]
 (m. 1900; w. 1912)<br>
 [[Princess Antonia of Luxembourg]]<br>
-(m. 1921; d. 1955)
+(m. 1921; w. 1954)
 |-
 |'''Issue'''
-|[[Prince Luitpold of Bavaria|Prince Luitpold]]<br>
+|[[Prince Luitpold of Bavaria|Prince Luitpold]]
 [[Princess Irmingard of Bavaria|Princess Irmingard]]<br>
 [[King Albrecht of Bavaria|Albrecht]]<br>
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 [[Princess Hilda of Bavaria|Princess Hilda]]<br>
 [[Princess Gabriele of Bavaria|Princess Gabriele]]<br>
-[[Princess Sophie of Bavaria|Princess Sophie]]
+[[Princess Sophie of Bavaria (b. 1935)|Princess Sophie]]
 |-
 |'''Name'''
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 !Marriage
 |-
-|
+|[[File:Wittelsbach.png|center|frameless|110x110px]]
-|
+|[[Prince Luitpold of Bavaria|Prince Luitpold]]
-|
+|8 May 1901
-|
+|27 August 1914 (aged 13)
-|
+|Died in adolescence
+|-
+|[[File:Wittelsbach.png|center|frameless|110x110px]]
+|[[Princess Irmingard of Bavaria|Princess Irmingard]]
+|21 September 1902
+|21 April 1903 (aged 7 months)
+|Died in infancy
+|-
+|[[File:Wittelsbach_Albrecht.jpg|center|frameless|150x150px]]
+|[[King Albrecht of Bavaria|Albrecht]]
+|3 May 1905
+|8 July 1996 (aged 91)
+|(1) [[Countess Maria of Trakostjan]] (m. 1930); had issue
+(2) [[Countess Marie Eugenie of Buzin]] (m. 1971); no issue
+|-
+|[[File:Wittelsbach.png|center|frameless|110x110px]]
+|[[Prince Rudolf of Bavaria|Prince Rudolf]]
+|30 May 1909
+|26 June 1912 (aged 3)
+|Died in childhood
+|-
+|[[File:Wittelsbach Heinrich.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
+|[[Prince Heinrich of Bavaria|Prince Heinrich]]
+|28 March 1922
+|14 February 1958 (aged 35)
+|[[Anne Marie de Lustrac]] (m. 1951); no issue
+|-
+|[[File:Wittelsbach Irmingard.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
+|[[Princess Irmingard of Bavaria (b. 1923)|Princess Irmingard]]
+|29 May 1923
+|23 October 2010 (aged 87)
+|[[Prince Ludwig of Bavaria]] (m. 1950); had issue
+|-
+|[[File:Wittelsbach Editha.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
+|[[Princess Editha of Bavaria|Princess Editha]]
+|16 September 1924
+|4 May 2013 (aged 88)
+|Died unmarried and without issue
+|-
+|[[File:Wittelsbach Hilda.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
+|[[Princess Hilda of Bavaria|Princess Hilda]]
+|24 March 1926
+|5 May 2002 (aged 76)
+|Died unmarried and without issue
 |-
-|
+|[[File:Wittelsbach Gabriele.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
-|
+|[[Princess Gabriele of Bavaria|Princess Gabriele]]
-|
+|10 May 1927
-|
+|19 April 2019 (aged 91)
-|
+|[[Duke Carl of Croy]] (m. 1953); had issue
 |-
+|[[File:Wittelsbach Sophie 1935.png|center|frameless|150x150px]]
+|[[Princess Sophie of Bavaria (b. 1935)|Princess Sophie]]
+|20 June 1935
 |
-|
+|[[Duke Jean of Arenberg]] (m. 1955); has issue
-|
-|
-|
 |}
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 |-
 |[[King Ludwig III of Bavaria]]
-|[[Prince Luitpold of Bavaria]]<br>
+|[[Prince Luitpold of Bavaria]]
 [[Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria]]
 |[[King Ludwig I of Bavaria]]
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 |-
 |[[Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este]]
-|[[Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este]]<br>
+|[[Archduke Ferdinand of Austria-Este]]
 [[Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria]]
 |[[Duke Francis IV of Modena]]
 [[Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy]]
-[[Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary]]
+[[Archduke Joseph of Austria]]
 [[Princess Maria Dorothea of Wurttemberg]]
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 [[Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg]]
 |}
+== Notes ==
+Face: Tyrone Power, Sr.
 [[Category:Bavaria]]
 [[Category:House Wittelsbach]]
 [[Category:Monarchs of Bavaria]]