Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (b.1951)
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| Prince Luitpold of Bavaria | |
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| Spouse | Katrin Beatrix Wiegand |
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| Princess Auguste Princess Alice Prince Ludwig Prince Heinrich Prince Karl |
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| House | House of Wittelsbach |
| Father | Prince Ludwig of Bavaria |
| Mother | Princess Irmingard of Bavaria |
| Born | 14 April 1951 Schloß Leutstetten, Leutstetten, Bavaria |
Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (German: Luitpold Rupprecht Heinrich Prinz von Bayern) (born 14 April 1951) is a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a CEO of König Ludwig GmbH & Co. KG Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg.
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[edit] Early life
Prince Luitpold was born at Schloß Leutstetten near Starnberg, in Bavaria. He is the only surviving child of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (1913–2008) and his wife Princess Irmingard of Bavaria (1923–2010).
[edit] Marriage
On 25 June 1979 Prince Luitpold married Katrin Beatrix Wiegand, the daughter of Gerd Wiegand and his wife Ellen Schumacher. The civil wedding took place at Starnberg and the religious ceremony followed a day later at the Andechs Abbey in Andechs, Bavaria. Initially the union was considered morganatic, but on 3 March 1999, the marriage was decreed to be dynastic in accordance with the Bavarian house laws. The couple had five children:
- Princess Augusta of Bavaria (b. 1979) who is married to Prince Ferdinand of Lippe-Weissenfeld.[1]
- Princess Alice of Bavaria (b. 1981) who is married to Prince Lukas of Auersperg.[2]
- Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (b. 1982)
- Prince Heinrich of Bavaria (b. 1986)
- Prince Karl of Bavaria (b. 1987)
[edit] Later life
Prince Luitpold is the CEO of brewery located at Kaltenberg Castle (König Ludwig GmbH & Co. KG Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg) and an organizer of the annual jousting tournament at Kaltenberg.
Because the current head of the Royal House of Bavaria, Duke Franz and his younger brother Max are old and have no male offspring, Luitpold and his son Prince Ludwig will very likely inherit the Bavarian Succession.
[edit] Ancestry
[edit] References
- ^ Paul Theroff’s Royal Genealogy Site – Bavaria
- ^ "Nobiliana "Auersperg/Bayern, OO 29 August 2009" – posted by Netty.
- Die Wittelsbacher. Geschichte unserer Familie. Adalbert, Prinz von Bayern. Prestel Verlag, München, 1979
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Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (b.1951)
Born: 14 April 1951 |
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| Preceded by Prince Max of Bavaria |
Line of succession to the Bavarian throne 2nd position |
Succeeded by Prince Ludwig of Bavaria |
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