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Prince Luitpold
Prince Luitpold in July 2012
Born (1951-04-14) 14 April 1951 (age 73)
Schloß Leutstetten, Leutstetten, Bavaria
Spouse
Katrin Beatrix Wiegand
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(m. 1979)​
IssuePrincess Auguste
Princess Alice
Prince Ludwig
Prince Heinrich
Prince Karl
Names
Luitpold Rupprecht Heinrich
HouseWittelsbach
FatherPrince Ludwig of Bavaria
MotherPrincess Irmingard of Bavaria

Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (German: Luitpold Rupprecht Heinrich Prinz von Bayern) (born 14 April 1951) is a member of the House of Wittelsbach, which reigned as kings of Bavaria until 1918,[1] and a CEO of König Ludwig GmbH & Co. KG Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg.

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).[1]

Marriage

On 25 June 1979 Prince Luitpold married Katrin Beatrix Wiegand, the daughter of Gerd Wiegand and his wife Ellen Schumacher.[1] The civil wedding took place at Starnberg and the religious ceremony followed a day later at the Andechs Abbey in Bavaria. Initially the union was considered morganatic, but on 3 March 1999 the marriage was declared to be dynastic .[1] The couple had five children and four grandchildren:[1]

  • Princess Auguste Marie Phillipa (born 1979), a research zoologist (working under the name Auguste M.P. von Bayern) who investigates animal cognition as a collaborator of Alex Kacelnik; she is married to Prince Ferdinand of Lippe-Weissenfeld and has a two sons:
    • Prince Louis-Ferdinand Ludwig Beatus Bernhard Christopher Julio Patrick of Lippe-Weissenfeld (born 16 September 2013).
    • Prince Carl-Philipp zur Lippe-Weißenfeld (born 22 December 2015)
  • Princess Alice Isabella Maria (born 1981), a cognitive biology researcher and manager of the University of Vienna's Goffin Lab (working under the name Alice Auersperg); she is married to Prince Lukas of Auersperg and has a daughter and a son:
    • Princess Olivia Sophie Marie Gobertina of Auersperg (born 13 April 2013).[2]
    • Prince Ludwig of Auersperg (born 8 April 2015)
  • Prince Ludwig Heinrich of Bavaria (born 1982).
  • Prince Heinrich Rudolf of Bavaria (born 1986).
  • Prince Karl Rupprecht of Bavaria (born 1987).

Later life

Prince Luitpold is the CEO of a brewery located at Kaltenberg Castle (König Ludwig GmbH & Co. KG Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg) and an organizer of the annual jousting tournament at Kaltenberg. He owns the Bavarian castles of Leutstetten and Kaltenberg, in which he lives with his family.[1]

  • Leutstetten Castle
    Leutstetten Castle
  • Kaltenberg Castle
    Kaltenberg Castle

Because the current head and heir of the Royal House of Bavaria, Duke Franz and his younger brother Max, have no male offspring, Luitpold and his son Prince Ludwig are next in line to inherit representation of the House of Bavaria's historically royal legacy.[1]

Ancestry

Family of Luitpold Prinz von Bayern
16. Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria
8. Ludwig III of Bavaria
17. Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria
4. Prince Franz of Bavaria
18. Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este
9. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este
19. Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria
2. Prince Ludwig of Bavaria
20. Rudophe, Duke of Croÿ
10. Karl Alfred, Duke of Croÿ
21. Princess Nathalie de Ligne
5. Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ
22. Engelbert Auguste, 8th Duke d'Arenberg
11. Princess Ludmilla d'Arenberg
23. Princess Eleonore d'Arenberg
1. Prince Luitpold of Bavaria
24. Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (= 16)
12. Ludwig III of Bavaria (= 8)
25. Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria (= 17)
6. Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
26. Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este (= 18)
13. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (= 9)
27. Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (= 19)
3. Princess Irmingard of Bavaria
28. Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
14. William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg
29. Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau
7. Princess Antonia of Luxembourg
30. Miguel of Portugal
15. Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal
31. Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g 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.
  2. ^ http://www.nettyroyal.nl/geneanews13.html
  1. Die Wittelsbacher. Geschichte unserer Familie. Adalbert, Prinz von Bayern. Prestel Verlag, München, 1979
Luitpold Prinz von Bayern
Born: 14 April 1951
Lines of succession
Preceded by Line of succession to the Bavarian throne
2nd position 		Succeeded by


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