Franz, King of Bavaria

HM The King of Bavaria
Titles	King of Bavaria
Reign	8 July 1996 - present
Coronation	18 March 1997
Predecessor	Albrecht
Heir presumptive	Max, Crown Prince of Bavaria
Biographical Information
Born	14 July 1933 (age 91) Munich, Bavaria, Germany
Name	Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria
House	Wittelsbach
Father	King Albrecht of Bavaria
Mother	Countess Maria of Trakostjan
Religion	Roman Catholic

General

Life

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Marriage and Issue

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Residences

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

Titles and Honours

• 1933-1955 Prince Franz of Bavaria
• 1955-1996 Franz, Crown Prince of Bavaria
• 1996-present Franz, King of Bavaria

National Honours

Order of St. Hubert (1973)

Order of St. George (1951)

Order of Max Joseph (1996)

Order of Merit of the Bavarian Crown (1965)

Order of St. Michael (1996)

Foreign Honours

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Ancestry

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

Franz, King of Bavaria House of Wittelsbach Born: 14 July 1933
Lines of Succession
Preceded by	Succession to the Bavarian throne	Followed by
Incumbent preceded by Albrecht	Incumbent	Max, Crown Prince of Bavaria