Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria (1831–1920)
| Ludwig Wilhelm | |
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| Duke in Bavaria | |
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| Born | 21 June 1831 Munich, German Empire |
| Died | 6 November 1920 (aged 89) Munich, Weimar Republic |
| Burial | Ostfriedhof, Munich |
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| Issue | Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich Karl Emanuel, Baron von Wallersee |
| House | Wittelsbach |
| Father | Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria |
| Mother | Princess Ludovika of Bavaria |
Ludwig Wilhelm (21 June 1831 – 6 November 1920) was a Duke in Bavaria and a member of the ducal branch of the House of Wittelsbach.
Biography
Ludwig Wilhelm (often called Louis) was the eldest child of Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, and was the brother of Empress Sisi.
He pursued a career in the Royal Bavarian Army, becoming a major in the 1st Royal Bavarian Chevau-légers "Emperor Nicholas of Russia" and eventually rising to the rank of General of the Cavalry by July 1883.
Relationships and issue
He renounced his rights as firstborn to marry the actress Henriette Mendel, who was created Baroness von Wallersee on their marriage.[1]
Louis became father in 1858 of a daughter Marie Louise Mendel, who, as Marie Louise von Larisch-Wallersee ("jene Gräfin Larisch"), was later involved in the Mayerling Incident.
In 1859 his son Karl Emanuel was born but died shortly after. Following the death of Baroness Wallersee in 1891, Louis remarried in 1892 to actress Antonie Barth, who was created Baroness von Bartolf. The marriage ended in divorce in 1913, after it was discovered that she had an extramarital affair with her second husband, from which she bore a daughter.
Death
In November 1920 Louis died of a cardiac arrest-induced stroke and is buried in Munich's Ostfriedhof.
Honours
He received the following orders and decorations:[2]
Kingdom of Bavaria:
- Knight of St. Hubert
- Knight of the Military Merit Order, 2nd Class with Swords
- Jubilee Medal
- Army Memorial Cross (1866)
- Service Award Cross, 2nd Class
Baden: Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1898[3]
Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold
Grand Duchy of Hesse: Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 1 June 1854[4]
Austrian Empire:[5]
Kingdom of Prussia:
- Knight of the Black Eagle
- Commemoration Medal of the Silver Wedding of Emperor Wilhelm I and Empress Augusta
Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown, 1848[6]
Two Sicilies: Grand Cross of St. Ferdinand and Merit
Ancestry
References
- ^ "Mendel, Henriette." 1906 Jewish Encyclopedia.
- ^ Hof- und - Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern (1908), "Landtag des Königreiches: Mitglieder der Kammer der Reichsräte", p. 157
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Baden (1910), "Großherzogliche Orden", p. 40
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Großherzogtum Hessen (1879), "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen" p. 10
- ^ "Ritter-Orden", Hof- und Staatshandbuch der Österreichisch-Ungarischen Monarchie, 1918, pp. 50, 54, retrieved 6 April 2021
- ^ Staatshandbuch für den Freistaat Sachsen: 1873. Heinrich. 1873. p. 3.
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