Luitpold Prinz von Bayern
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| Luitpold Prinz von Bayern | |||||
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 Prince Luitpold in July 2012 | |||||
| Born | 14 April 1951 Schloß Leutstetten, Leutstetten, Bavaria, West Germany | ||||
| Spouse |
Katrin Beatrix Wiegand
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| House | Wittelsbach | ||||
| Father | Prince Ludwig of Bavaria | ||||
| Mother | Princess Irmingard of Bavaria | ||||
| Religion | Roman Catholic | ||||
Luitpold Rupprecht Heinrich Prinz von Bayern (born 14 April 1951) is a member and second in line of succession to the headship of the House of Wittelsbach, which reigned as Kings of Bavaria until 1918,[1] and the head of König Ludwig Schlossbrauerei.
Early life[edit]
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).[1]
Marriage[edit]
On 25 June 1979, Luitpold married Katrin Beatrix Wiegand (born 19 September 1951 in Munich), daughter of Gerd Wiegand (1922 in Cottbus – 1994 in Munich), architect, and first wife Ellen Schumacher.[1][2][3] Initially the union was considered morganatic, but on 3 March 1999, the marriage was declared retroactively to be dynastic on the condition their children contracted dynastic marriages.[1] The couple had five children:[1]
- Auguste Marie Philippa of Bavaria (born 1979), Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, who married Ferdinand of Lippe-Weißenfeld (born 1976) on 5 June 2010 in Andechs Abbey in Munich.
- Alice Isabella Maria of Bavaria (born 1981), married Lukas of Auersperg (born 1981) on 29 August 2009.
- Ludwig Heinrich of Bavaria (born 1982),[4] who married Sophie-Alexandra Evekink,[5] a doctoral student at the Law Faculty of the University of Oxford, on 20 May 2023 at the Theatine Church in Munich.[6]
- Heinrich Rudolf of Bavaria (born 1986), married on 22 April 2017 to Henriette Gruse (born 1982) in Andechs Abbey in Munich.
- Karl Rupprecht of Bavaria (born 1987)
Business activities[edit]
Luitpold is the proprietor and CEO of a brewery located at Kaltenberg Castle (König Ludwig GmbH & Co. KG Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg) which was founded in 1871, and largely extended by him. He who also purchased Marthabräu brewery at Fürstenfeldbruck in 1980, where his wheat beer is produced.[7] At Kaltenberg he also organizes an annual jousting tournament.
In 2011 he purchased the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory, founded in 1745 by Maximilian III Joseph, Prince-Elector of Bavaria.
Luitpold owns the Bavarian castles of Leutstetten and Kaltenberg, in which he lives with his family.[1]
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Leutstetten Castle -
Kaltenberg Castle
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Ancestry[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XVI. "Haus Bayern". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp. 3, 6-7,9. ISBN 978-3-7980-0824-3.
- ^ Burke's Royal Families of the World, Europe and Latin America
- ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels
- ^ See German article: Ludwig Prinz von Bayern
- ^ Bridger-Linning, Stephanie (19 May 2023). "Royal wedding of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, one of the world's most eligible bachelors, will take place tomorrow". Tatler. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
- ^ Burack, Emily (18 August 2022). "Prince Ludwig of Bavaria Is Engaged to an Oxford PhD Student". Town and Country. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
- ^ "Standorte – König Ludwig". koenig-ludwig-brauerei.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- Die Wittelsbacher. Geschichte unserer Familie. Adalbert, Prinz von Bayern. Prestel Verlag, München, 1979
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