Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria
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| Albrecht | |
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| Duke of Bavaria | |
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| Albrecht with his younger half-brother, Prince Heinrich, in 1922. | |
| Spouse | Countess Maria Draskovich of Trakostjan Countess Marie-Jenke Keglevich of Buzin |
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| Princess Marie Gabrielle Antonia José Princess Marie Charlotte Juliana Franz, Duke of Bavaria Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria |
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| House | House of Wittelsbach |
| Father | Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria |
| Mother | Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria |
| Born | 3 May 1905 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire |
| Died | 8 July 1996 (aged 91) Castle Berg, Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany |
| Burial | Wittelsbach cemetery, Andechs Abbey, Bavaria |
Albrecht Luitpold Ferdinand Michael, Duke of Bavaria, of Franconia and in Swabia, Count Palatine of the Rhine (3 May 1905 – 8 July 1996), was the son of Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria and his first wife, Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria. He was the one surviving child from that marriage. His paternal grandfather was Ludwig III of Bavaria, the last King of Bavaria who was deposed in 1918.
His family, the House of Wittelsbach, were opposed to the regime of Nazi Germany and in 1940 Albrecht took his family to his estate at Sárvár, Vas, Hungary. In October 1944, when Germany occupied Hungary, the Wittelsbachs were arrested and imprisoned in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp at Oranienburg, Brandenburg. In April 1945 they were moved to the Dachau concentration camp, where they were liberated by the United States Army.
Albrecht became Head of the Royal Family of Bavaria with the death of his father on 2 August 1955. From that date he was also the Jacobite Pretender as Albert I.
Marriage and children [edit]
On 1930, Albrecht married Countess Maria Franziska Juliana Johanna Draskovich of Trakostjan (1904–1969). Four children were born from this marriage:
- Princess Marie Gabrielle Antonia José (born 1931). Married Georg, Fürst von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (born 1928) and they have six children:
- Countess Walburga von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (born 1958).
- Countess Gabriele von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (born 1959).
- Countess Monika von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (born 1961).
- Erich, Hereditary Count von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (born 1962).
- Countess Adelheid of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (born 1964).
- Countess Elisabeth von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (born 1966).
- Princess Marie Charlotte Juliana (born 1931, Gabrielle's twin). Married Paul, Fürst von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (born 1930-2011) and they have four children:
- Alexander, Fürst von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (born 1958).
- Countess Maria-Anna von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (born 1960).
- Countess Georgina von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (born 1962).
- Count Bertram von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (born 1966).
- Franz, Duke of Bavaria (born 14 July 1933).
- Max-Emanuel Ludwig Maria, Duke in Bavaria (born 1937), married the Swedish Countess Elisabeth Christina Douglas (born 1940) and they have five daughters, who bear the titles Princess of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria.
- Duchess Sophie Elisabeth Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria (born 28 October 1967). Married Alois, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein.
- Duchess Marie Caroline Hedwig Eleonore in Bavaria (born 1969). Married Duke Philipp of Württemberg.
- Duchess Helene Eugenie Maria Donatha Mechthild in Bavaria (born 1972).
- Duchess Elizabeth Marie Charlotte Franziska in Bavaria (born 1973). Married Daniel Terberger.
- Duchess Maria Anna Henriette Gabrielle Julia in Bavaria (born 1973). Married Klaus Runow.
In 1971, Albrecht married Countess Marie-Jenke Clara Clementine Antonia Stephanie Walburga Paula Keglevich of Buzin (1921–1983). They had no issue.
Ancestry [edit]
Bibliography [edit]
- McFerran, Noel S. "Albert". The Jacobite Heritage.
- McFerran, Noel S. "The Royal Family, the Nazis, and the Second World War". The Jacobite Heritage.
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Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria
Born: 3 May 1905 Died: 8 July 1996 |
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| Preceded by Crown Prince Rupprecht |
— TITULAR — King of Bavaria 2 August 1955 – 8 July 1996 Reason for succession failure: Kingdom abolished in 1918 |
Succeeded by Duke Franz |
| Jacobite succession 2 August 1955 – 8 July 1996 |
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- 1905 births
- 1996 deaths
- People from Munich
- House of Wittelsbach
- Princes of Bavaria
- Jacobite pretenders
- Pretenders to the Bavarian throne
- Knights of the Golden Fleece
- Grand Masters of the Order of Saint Hubert
- Grand Masters of the Royal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception
- Dachau concentration camp survivors
- Sachsenhausen concentration camp survivors
