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LINE ONE: BAVARIA

Titles of the House: Cadet Members of the Royal Family bear the title of Prince or Princess of Bavaria with the qualification of Royal Highness, they are by right Duke or Duchess of Bavaria, Count or Countess Palatine of the Rhine.

(To History of Bavarian Royal House)

FRANZ Bonaventura Adalbert Maria, DUKE OF BAVARIA, Duke of Upper and Lower Bavaria, and of the Upper Palatinate, Duke of Franconia and Swabia, Electoral Count of the Rhine, b at Munich 14 Jul 1933, Senior Representative of the House of Stuart, of the Dukes of Modena, and of the Kings of Cyprus and Jerusalem, Grand Master Order of Saint Hubert, and of the Order of Saint George for the Defence of the Immaculate Conception, of the Orders of Maximilian Joseph, Saint Michael, Theresia, Saint Elizabeth and Saint Anne, Bailiff Gd Cross Hon & Dev Sov Mil Order of Malta, Kt Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece, Dipl Business Studies.
(Schack Str. 1, 80539 Munich, Germany; Schloss Nymphenburg, 80638 Munich, Germany).

Brother & Sisters

Issue of Albrecht Luitpold Ferdinand Michael Duke of Bavaria, Franconia and Swabia, Electoral Count of the Rhine b at Munich 3 May 1905, Senior Representative of the House of Stuart, of the Dukes of Modena, and of the Kings of Cyprus and Jerusalem, Grand Master Order of Saint Hubert, and of the Order of Saint George for the Defence of the Immaculate Conception, of the Orders of Maximilian Joseph, Saint Michael, Theresia, Saint Elizabeth and Saint Anne, Knight of the Golden Fleece, the Annunziata, the Rue Crown of Saxony, etc, d at Munich 8 Jul 1996; m 1stly at Berchtesgaden 3 Sep 1930; Countess Maria (Marita) Draskovich de Trakostjan (b at Vienna 8 Mar 1904; d at Wildbad Kreuth 10 Jun 1969), dau of Count Dionys Draskovich de Trakostjan and Princess Julia of Montenuovo. He m 2ndly at Munich 21 Apr (civil) and 22 Apr (relig) 1971, Countess Marie-Jenke (Eugènie) Clara Clementine Antonia Stephanie Walburga Paula Keglevich de Buzin (b at Budapest 23 Apr 1921; d at Weichselboden bei Mariazell, Austria 5 Oct 1983), dau of Count Stefan Keglevich de Buzin auf Abony and Countess Clara Zichy de Zich und Vásonkeö, and had issue by 1^st,

1. Princess Marie Gabriele Antonia José, b at Munich 30 May 1931, Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth; m at Reichenhofen 31 Aug (civ) and at Nymphenburg 23 Oct (relig) 1957, Georg, 7th Prince (Fürst) of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (b at Würzburg 5 Jun 1928), Dipl Econ, see WALDBURG-ZEIL.
(Schloss Zeil, 88299 Leutkirch im Allgäu, Germany).

2. Princess Marie Charlotte Juliane, b at Munich 30 May 1931 (twin with Princess Marie Gabriele), Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth; m at Berg 1 Sep (civ) and at Nymphenburg 3 Sep (relig) 1955, Paul, 4th Prince (Fürst) von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (b at Isny 28 Nov 1930), see QUADT.
(Schloss Isny, 88316 Isny im Allgäu, Germany).

3. Prince Max Emanuel Ludwig Maria, b at Munich 21 Jan 1937, since 18 Mar 1965 has borne the title of Duke in Bavaria as adopted heir of Duke Ludwig Wilhelm in Bavaria (b 1884; d 1968 - see below), Kt Order of Saint Hubert, Gd Prior Order of Saint George, etc; m at Kreuth 10 Jan (civ) and at Munich 24 Jan (relig) 1967, Countess Elizabeth Christina (b at Stockholm 31 Dec 1940), elder dau of Carl Ludvig, Count Douglas, (Royal Swedish Ambassador) and Ottara Maria Haas-Heye, and has issue, (Princesses of and Duchesses in Bavaria).
(Schloss Wildenwart, 83112 Frasdorf, Germany).

1). Princess & Duchess Sophie Elizabeth Marie Gabrielle, b at Munich 28 Oct 1967, Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth; m at Vaduz, Liechtenstein 3 Jul 1993, Alois Philipp Maria, Hereditary Prince of Liechtenstein (b at Zurich 11 Jun 1968), see LIECHTENSTEIN.
(9490 Vaduz, Liechtenstein).

2). Princess & Duchess Marie-Caroline Hedwig Eleonore, b at Munich 23 Jun 1969, Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth; m at Schloss Altshausen 28 Jun (civ) and Schloss Tegernsee 27 Jul (relig) 1991, Philipp Albrecht, Duke of Württemberg (b at Friedrichshafen 1 Nov 1964), see  ROYAL HOUSE OF WURTTEMBERG.
(88361 Schloss Altshausen, Germany).

3). Princess & Duchess Helene Eugenie Maria Donatha Mechtilde, b at Munich 6 May 1972.

4). Princess & Duchess Elizabeth Marie Charlotte Franziska, b at Munich 4 Oct 1973.

5). Princess & Duchess Maria Anna Henriette Gabriele Julie, b at Munich 7 May 1975.

Half-Brothers & Sisters of Father

Issue of Crown Prince Rupprecht (b 18 May 1869; d 2 Aug 1955), and his second wife, Princess Antonia (Antoinette) of Luxembourg (b 7 Oct 1899; m 7 Apr 1921;  d 31 Jul 1954).

1. Prince Heinrich Franz Wilhelm, b at Schloss Hohenburg near Lenggries 28 Mar 1922; d at San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina 14 Feb 1958, Kt Order of Saint Hubert; m at Saint Jean de Luz 31 Jul 1951, Anne Marie (b at Neuilly-sur-Seine 28 Sep 1927; d Milan, 16 Aug 1999) dau of Jean, Baron of Lustrac and Helen Reid.

2. Princess Irmingard Marie Josefa, b at Berchtesgaden 29 May 1923, Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth; m at Leutstetten 19 Jul (civ) and at Nymphenburg 20 Jul (relig) 1950, Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (b at Nymphenburg 22 Jun 1913 - see below).
(Schloss Leutstetten, 82319 Starnberg, Germany).

3. Princess Editha Marie Gabrielle Anna, b at Schloss Hohenburg near Lenggries 16 Sep 1924, Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth; m 1stly at Milan 12 Nov 1946, Tito Tommaso Maria Brunetti (b at Florence 18 Dec 1905; d nr Piacenza 13 Jul 1954), Engineer. She m 2ndly at Tegernsee, 29 Dec 1959, Prof Gustav Christian Schimert (b at Budapest 28 Nov 1910; d at Munich 16 May 1990), MD, Prof of Circulatory Research Univ of Munich.

4. Princess Hilda Hildegard Marie Gabriele, b at Berchtesgaden 24 Mar 1926, Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth; m at Lima, Peru 12 Feb 1949, Juan Bradstock Edgard Lockett de Loayza (b at Lima 30 Mar 1912; d at Bad Reichenhall 8 Dec 1987), Hon Consul for Peru in Regensburg.

5. Princess Gabriele Adelgunde Marie Theresia Antonia b at Berchtesgaden 10 May 1927, Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth; m at Leutstetten 17 Jun (civ) and 18 Jun (relig) 1953, Carl, 14th Duke of Croÿ (b at Düsseldorf 11 Oct 1914), Lic jur, see  CROŸ.
(Schloss Merfeld, 48249 Dülmen, Westfalen, Germany).

6. Princess Sophie Marie Therese, b at Starnberg 20 Jun 1935, Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth, Dame of Hon & Dev Sov Mil Order of Malta; m at Berchtesgaden 18 Jan (civ) and 20 Jan (relig) 1955, Jean-Engelbert, 12th Duke and Prince of Arenberg (b at The Hague 14 Jul 1921), MA, Dr of Law, see ARENBERG.
(Avenue des Acacias 10, 1006 Lausanne, Switzerland; Champlon-Famenne, 5406 Waha, Belgium).

Brother of Grandfather

Issue of Ludwig III, King of Bavaria (b 7 Jan 1845; d 18 Oct 1921) and Archduchess Maria-Theresia of Austria-Este, Princess of Modena who succ her paternal uncle, Francesco V, Duke of Modena as representative and Heir-Gen of Charles I, King of England and Scotland, and as such was regarded by British legitimists as "Queen Mary IV and III" (b 2 Jul 1849; m 20 Feb 1868; d 3 Feb 1919), having had issue, among whom,

Son

Prince Franz Maria Luitpold, b at Leutstetten 10 Oct 1875; d at Samerhof 25 Jan 1957, Royal Bavarian Major-Gen, Kt Order of Saint Hubert, Grand Prior Order of Saint George, Kt Orders of the Black Eagle, Rue Crown, Comm Mil Order of Maximilian Joseph, Kt Order "Pour le Mérite" , etc; m at Schloss Weilburg, Baden, nr Vienna 8 Jul 1912, Princess Isabella (b at Château de l'Hermitage 7 Oct 1890; d at Starnberg 30 Mar 1982), Gd Mistress of the Bavarian Order of Saint Elisabeth & Dame of Hon Bavarian Order of Theresia, dau of Carl Alfred, Duke von Croÿ and Princess & Duchess Ludmilla d'Arenberg, and had issue,

1). Prince Ludwig Karl Maria Anton Joseph, b at Nymphenburg 22 Jun 1913, Kt Order of Saint Hubert, Grand Prior Order of Saint George, Kt Austrian Order of the Golden Fleece; m at Nymphenburg, Princess Irmingard (b at Berchtesgaden 29 May 1923), Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth, dau of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria and Princess Antonia of Luxembourg & Nassau (see above), and has issue,
(Schloss Leutstetten, 82319 Starnberg, Germany).

(1). Prince Luitpold Rupprecht Heinrich, b at Leutstetten 14 Apr 1951, Kt Order of Saint Hubert; m (non-dynastic) at Starnberg 25 Jun (civ) and at Erling-Andechs 26 Jun (relig) 1979, Katrin Beatrix (b at Munich 19 Sep 1951), dau of Gerd Wiegand and Ellen Schumacher, and has issue,
(Schloss Kaltenberg, 82269 Geltendorf, Germany; Schloss Leutstetten, 82319 Starnberg, Germany)

1. Princess Auguste Marie Philippa, b at Landsberg am Lech 11 Oct 1979.

2. Princess Alice Isabelle Marie, b at Landsberg am Lech 25 Jun 1981.

3. Prince Ludwig Heinrich, b at Landsberg am Lech 14 Jun 1982.

4. Prince Heinrich, b at Landsberg am Lech 23 Jan 1986.

5. Prince Karl, b at Munich 10 Mar 1987.

2). Princess Maria Elisabeth Franziska Josepha Therese, b at Nymphenburg 9 Sep 1914, Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth; m at Nymphenburg 19 Aug 1937, Prince Pedro Henrique of Orléans and Bragança (b at Boulogne-sur-Seine 13 Sep 1909; d at Vassouras, Brazil 5 Jul 1982), see BOURBON and BRAZIL,
(Rua Custódio Serrao 26/206, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil).

3). Princess Adelgunde Maria Antonia Elisabeth Josefa, b at Nymphenburg 9 Jun 1917, Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth; m at Leutstetten 2 Jun 1948, Zdenko, Baron of Hoenning-O'Carroll (b at Sünching 6 Aug 1906; m 1stly at Krimitz 16 May 1934, Princess Margarete von Lobkowicz b 4 Jul 1913, d 13 Feb 1946; he d at Sünching 8 May 1996), Farmer. 
(93104 Schloss Sünching, nr Regensburg, Germany).

4). Princess Eleonore Therese Marie Josephe Gabriele, b at Nymphenburg 11 Sep 1918, Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth; m at Leutstetten 2 Aug (civ) and at Nymphenburg 14 Aug (relig) 1951, Konstantin, Count of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (b at Schloss Zeil 15 Mar 1909; d at Feldafing 27 Feb 1972), see WADLBURG-ZEIL.
(Dünzelbach 89, 82272 Moorenweis, Germany).

5). Princess Dorothea Therese Marie Franziska, b at Leutstetten 25 May 1920, Dame Orders of Theresia & Saint Elisabeth; m at Sarvar, Hungary 2 Aug (civ) and 3 Aug (relig) 1938, Archduke Gottfried of Austria, Grand Duke of Tuscany (b at Linz 14 Mar 1902; d at Bad Ischl 21 Jan 1984), see TUSCANY
(Fürsten Allee 8, 5020 Salzburg, Austria).

6). Prince Rasso Maximilian Rupprecht, b at Leutstetten 24 May 1926, Kt Orders of Saint Hubert and of the Golden Fleece, Grand Prior Order of Saint George; m at Schloss Wallsee 17 Oct 1955, Archduchess Theresia (b at Schloss Wallsee 9 Jan 1931), Dame Star Cross Order, Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth, dau of Archduke Theodor of Austria, Prince of Tuscany and Countess Maria Theresia von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg, and has issue,
(Kroatisch Ehrendorf 3, 7522 Strem, Austria).

(1). Princess Maria Theresia Anna Walburga Irmingard, b at Hohenschwangau 10 Sep 1956; m at Andechs, nr Starnberg, Bavaria 23 Jul 1977, Thomas (Tamás), Count Kornis von Göncz-Ruszka (b at Budapest 4 Oct 1949).
(Sedlbrunn 1, 86554 Pöttmes, Germany).

(2). Prince Franz Josef Michael Maria Ignatius, b at Leutstetten 21 Sep 1957, Benedictine Monk at the Archabbey Saint Ottilien, known as Fr Florian.
(86941 Saint. Ottilien, Germany).

(3). Princess Elisabeth Maria Immaculata Anastasia, b at Leutstetten 22 Jan 1959; m at Horn, Lower Austria 9 May (civ) and at Eberau, Burgenland 25 May (relig) 1986, Andreas, Count of Kuefstein (b at Vienna 9 Aug 1954), Farmer, see KUEFSTEIN.
(Schloss Greillenstein, 3592 Röhrenbach, Austria).

(4). Prince Wolfgang Rupprecht Maria Theodor, b at Leutstetten, 28 Jan 1960, Grand Prior Order of Saint George, Kt Order of Saint Hubert; m at Starnberg 16 Nov 1990 (civ) and at the Convent of the Augustines of Vorau, Styria 6 Apr 1991 (relig), Countess Beatrice (b at Vienna 29 May 1964), dau of Georg, Count zu Lodron-Laterano and Castelromano and Baroness Alice von Steeb, and has issue,
(Prinzregenten Str. 81, 81675 Munich, Germany)

1. Prince Tassilo, b at Ravensburg 19 Jun 1992.

2. Prince Richard, b at Munich 19 Nov 1993.

3.Prince Philipp, b at Munich 25 May 1996.

(5). Princess Benedikta Maria Gabrielle, b at Starnberg 13 Mar 1961; m at Schloss Haldenwang, Bavaria .. Jun 1989, Rudolf, Baron of Freyberg-Eisenberg (b at Munich 7 Feb 1958).
(Kroatisch Ehrendorf 3, 7522 Strem, Austria).

(6). Prince Christoph Ludwig Maria, b at Leutstetten 5 May 1962, Grand Prior Order of Saint George, Kt Order of Saint Hubert, m at Lenhausen 18 (civ) 20 (relig) Aug 1994 Countess Gudila (b at Lenhausen 14 Oct 1962), dau of Count Hunold von Plettenberg-Lenhausen and Baroness Therese von Lüninck and has issue
(Kroatisch Ehrendorf 3, 7522 Strem, Austria).

1. Prince Corbinian, b at Starnberg 9 Jan 1996.

2. Prince Stanislas, b at Starnberg 24 May 1997.

3. Prince Marcello Maria Aloysius Franz Hubertus, b at Starnberg 12 Oct 1998.

(7). Princess Gisela, b at Leutstetten 10 Sep 1964; m at Andechs 29 Aug 1987, Alexander Gessaphe who bears the title of Prince of Sachsen-Gessaphe and has been adopted as Heir to the Headship of the Royal House of Saxony by resolution of the surviving dynasts of the House (b at Munich 12 Feb 1954), eldest son of Roberto Gessaphe and Princess Maria Anna Josepha of Saxony, see SAXONY.
(Kroatisch Ehrendorf 3, 7522 Strem, Austria).

Brother of Great-Grandfather

Issue of Luitpold, Prince of Bavaria (b 12 Mar 1821; d 12 Dec 1912), Prince Regent (9 Jun 1886 - 12 Dec 1912) for his nephews King Ludwig II and King Otto I, Gen-Field Marshal Bavarian Army, Insp-Gen Bavarian Army, etc (b 12 Mar 1821; d 12 Dec 1912) and Archduchess Augusta of Austria-Tuscany (b 1 Apr 1825; m 15 Apr 1844; d 26 Apr 1864), having had issue, among whom,

Sons

1. Prince Leopold Maximilian Joseph Maria Arnulf, b at Munich 9 Feb 1846; d at Munich 28 Sep 1930, Royal Bavarian & Royal Prussian Gen-Field Marshal, Kt Gd Cross Bavarian Mil Order of Max Joseph, Kt Order of the Golden Fleece; m at Vienna 20 Apr 1873, Archduchess Gisela (b at Laxenburg 12 Jul 1856; d at Munich 27 Jul 1932), Dame Star Cross Order, dau of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria and Duchess Elisabeth in Bavaria, and had issue, among whom,

Son

Prince Konrad Luitpold Franz Joseph Maria, b at Munich 22 Nov 1883; d at Hinterstein 6 Sep 1969, Royal Bavarian Major (Ret), Kt Bavarian Order of Saint George, Kt Orders of the Black Eagle, of the Golden Fleece & of Annunciata; m at Chateau d'Aglié, Piedmont 8 Jan 1921, Princess Bona Margherita (b at Chateau d'Aglié 1 Aug 1896; d at Rome 2 Feb 1971), Dame Star Cross Order, Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth, dau of Prince Tommaso of Savoy, 2nd Duke of Genoa and Princess Isabella of Bavaria, having had issue,

(1). Princess Amalie Isabella Marie Gisela Margarete, b at Munich 15 Dec 1921; d at Milan 28 Mar 1985; m at Lugano 25 Aug 1949, Umberto Poletti (b at Milan 21 Jun 1921), cr Count Poletti-Galimberti di Assandri by King Umberto II of Italy, Engineer, Architect.
(Via Saint. Andrea, 20100 Milan, Italy).

(2). Prince Eugen Leopold Adelaide Thomas Maria, b at Munich 16 Jul 1925; d at Grasse, Dept Alpes-Maritimes, France 1 Jan 1997, Kt Order of Saint Hubert, Gd Prior Order of Saint George, Kt of Hon & Dev Sov Mil Order of Malta; m at Munich 16 Nov (civ) and at Innsbruck 21 Nov (relig) 1970, Countess Helene (b at Vienna 4 Apr 1921; m 1stly at Hohenosterwitz 15 Aug 1953, Prince Konstantin of Bavaria who d at Hechingen 30 Jul 1969), Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth, Dame Star Cross Order, dau of Franz, Prince (Fürst) von Khevenhüller-Metsch and Princess Anna zu Fürstenberg.
(Via La Farina 49, 50100 Florence, Italy).

2. Prince Adalbert Wilhelm Georg Ludwig, b at Munich 19 Jul 1828; d at Nymphenburg 21 Sep 1875, Major-Gen Bavarian Army, Kt Order of Saint Hubert, Gd Cross Order of Saint George, Gd Cross Order of Carlos III of Spain, etc; m at Madrid 25 Aug 1856, Infanta Amalia Felipe (b at Madrid 12 Oct 1834; d at Schloss Nymphenburg 27 Aug 1905), Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth,dau of Infante Don Francisco de Paula of Spain, Duke of Cadiz, and had issue,

Sons

1). Prince Ludwig Ferdinand Maria Karl Heinrich Adalbert Franz Philipp Andreas Konstantin, b at Madrid 22 Oct 1859; d at Schloss Nymphenburg 23 Nov 1949, MD, Gen of Cavalry Bavarian Army, sometime Inspector-Gen Royal Spanish Mil Med Corps and Hon Surgeon Royal Spanish Academy; m at Madrid 2 Apr 1883, Infanta Maria de la Paz (b at Madrid 23 Jun 1862; d at Schloss Nymphenburg 4 Dec 1946), Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth,dau of Isabel II, Queen of Spain and Infante Don Francisco de Asis of Spain, titular King of Spain, and had issue, among whom,

Sons

(1). Prince Ferdinand Maria Ludwig Franz von Assisi Isabellus Adalbert Ildefons Martin Bonifaz Joseph Isidro, b at Madrid 10 May 1884; d at Madrid 5 Apr 1958, Infante of Spain, naturalized in Spain 20 Oct 1905; renounced his rights as a member of the Royal House of Bavaria 29 Jun 1914 following his second, non-dynastic marriage but received ad personam the right, title, rank and arms of a Prince of Bavaria 3 Aug 1914, Kt Spanish Order of the Golden Fleece, Gd Cross Order of Charles III, etc; m 1stly at Madrid 12 Jan 1906, Infanta Maria Teresa (b at Madrid 12 Nov 1882; d there 23 Sep 1912), Dame Star Cross Order, Dame Order of Maria Luisa, Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth, dau of Alfonso XII, King of Spain and Archduchess Maria Christina of Austria. He m 2ndly at Fuentarrabia 1 Oct 1914, Maria Luisa (b at Madrid 3 Dec 1870; d there 22 Apr 1955), cr Duchess of Talavera de la Reina and Grandee of Spain by King Alfonso XIII 25 Jun / 2 Sep 1914 (ad personam), and Infanta of Spain with the qualification of Royal Highness 17 May 1927, dau of Luis de Silva y Fernández de Córdova, 10th Count de Pié de Concha, 17th Marquess de Zahara, etc and Maria de los Dolores Fernández de Henestrosa y Fernández de Córdoba, and had issue by his first wife,

1. Infante & Prince Luis Alfonso Fernando Cristino Adalberto Teresa María de Guadalupe Santiago Isidro Ramón José Antonio María de la Espectación y Todos los Santos, b at Madrid 12 Dec 1906; d there 14 May 1983, Kt Order of the Golden Fleece, Pres Spanish Assembly & Bailiff Gd Cross Hon & Dev Sov Mil Order of Malta, Kt Order of Saint Januarius, Bailiff Gd Cross & Pres of Deputation Constantinian Order of Saint George, Kt Order of Santiago, etc, Lt-Col.

2. Infante & Prince José Eugenio Alfonso Fernando Mariano Teresa Antonio Jesús Santiago Isidro Ramón Braulio y Todos los Santos, b at Madrid 26 Mar 1909; d at Nice 16 Aug 1966, Kt Orders of the Golden Fleece, Saint Januarius, Bailiff Gd Cross Constantinian Order of Saint George, Kt Order of Santiago, ; m (non-dynastic in Bavaria & Spain) at Urrugne, nr Saint Jean de Luz, Basses-Pyrénées, France 25 Jul 1933, María de la Asuncion Solange (Marisol) (b at London 30 Sep 1913, cr Countess de Odiel by King Alfonso XIII of Spain Jul 1933 (this title not included among the titles of the Kingdom), dau of Fernando de Mesia y Stuart, Count of Mora, Duke of Tamames (nephew of the Empress Eugénie of France) and Marie Solane de Lesseps of the Vicomtes de Lesseps, and had issue (who uses the titles Prince or Princess de Baviera),

1). María Cristina Paz Teresa Alfonsa Eugenia Rita y Todos los Santos, b at Paris 6 Feb 1935, assumed title of Countess of Odiel following maternal cession; m at Madrid 12 Jul 1967, Juan Manuel de Urquijo (b at San Sebastian ....... 1937).
(Darro 22, Madrid 2, Spain).

2). Fernando Juan Luis José María Santiago y Todos los Santos, b at San Remo, Italy 3 Apr 1937; m at Biarritz, France 14 May 1966, Sofía (b at Barcelona 13 Oct 1941), dau of José de Arquer and Sofía Aris de Moysi and has issue
(Henares 8, Madrid 2, Spain).

(1). Cristina, b at Geneva 7 Feb 1974.

3). María Teresa Luisa Fernanda y Todos los Santos, b at Madrid 11 Jan 1941; m there 23 Nov 1963, Alfonso Marquez y Patiño Castillejo y Losada, Marquess of Castro (b at San Sebastian 7 Aug 1936; d at ... 24 Mar 1994).

3. Infanta & Princess María de las Mercedes Teresa María de la Paz Fernanda Adalberta Cristina Antonia Isidora Raimunda Josefa Jesusa Fausta y Todos los Santos Francisca Borgias, b at Madrid 3 Oct 1911; d at Madrid 11 Sep 1953; m at San Sebastian 29 Aug 1946, Irakly, Prince Bagration-Muchransky (b at Tiflis, Georgia 21 Mar/3 Apr 1909; d at Madrid 30 Nov 1977). See BAGRATION (GEORGIA)

4. Infanta & Princess Maria del Pilar Adelgunda Luitpolda Maria de la Paz Teresa Luisa Fernanda Cristina Antonia Isidra Ramona Atocha Maria de las Mercedes Simona de Rojas y Todos los Santos, b at Madrid 15 Sep 1912; d there 9 May 1918.

(2). Prince Adalbert Alfons Maria Ascension Antonius Hubertus Joseph omnes sancti, b at Nymphenburg 3 Jun 1886; d at Munich 29 Dec 1970, Kt Orders of the Golden Fleece, and Saint Januarius,Gd Cross Order of Saint George, Bailiff Gd Cross Constantinian Order of Saint George, PhD, sometime Federal German Ambassador to Spain; m at Salzburg 12 Jun 1919, Countess Augusta (b at Znaim 20 Jun 1899; d at Munich 21 Jan 1978), dau of Otto, Count von Seefried,  and Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria, and had issue,

1. Prince Konstantin Leopold Ludwig Adalbert Georg Thadeus Josef Petrus Johannes Antonius Franz von Assisi Assumption et omnes sancti, b at Munich 15 Aug 1920; k in a flying accident at Hechingen 30 Jul 1969, Writer and Editor; m 1stly at Sigmaringen 31 Aug 1942 (m diss by div at ... 1948 and annulled at ... 1950), Princess Maria Adelgunde (b at Sigmaringen 19 Feb 1921), Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth, Gd Cross Constantinian Order of Saint George, dau of Friedrich, Prince of Hohenzollern and Princess Margarete of Saxony, and had issue,

1). Prince Leopold Rupprecht Ludwig Ferdinand Adalbert Friedrich Maria et omnes sancti, b at Schloss Umkirch, nr Freiburg im Breisgau 21 Jun 1943, Businessman, Kt Order of Saint Hubert; m (non dynastic) at Berg, nr Starnberg 21 Oct (civ) and at Aufkirchen, nr Starnberg 19 Nov (relig) 1977, Ursula (b at Velbert, Rheinland 20 Sep 1947), dau of Willi Möhlenkamp and Ingeborg rauckmann, and has issue,
(See Str. 5, 8137 Berg, Germany).

(1). Prince Manuel Maria Alexander Leopold Jerg, b at Starnberg 27 Dec 1972.

(2). Princess Maria del Pilar Birgitta Adelgunde Charlotte, b at Starnberg 3 May 1978.

(3). Princess Maria Felipa Karin Marion Gabriele, b at Starnberg 1 Feb 1981.

(4). Prince Konstantin Eugen Alexander Max-Emanuel Maria Ludwig-Ferdinand Leopold, b at .... 8 Nov 1986.

2). Prince Adalbert Friedrich Johannes Maria et omnes sancti, b at Krauchenwies 27 Dec 1944, Kt Order of Saint Hubert; m 1stly (non dynastic) (civ) at Munich 9 May 1978 (m diss by div at .... 11 Nov 1983), Marion (b at Celle 14 Oct 1945; m 1stly at Frankfurt am Main 24 Apr 1967, Hubertus von Biela; that m diss by div at Frankfurt am Main 3 Apr 1970; she m 3rdly at Las Vegas ... 1983, Rainer Haasslacher), dau of Wilhelm Malkowsky and Margot Massengeil. He m 2ndly (non dynastic) at Munich 21 Feb (civ) and at the Church of Saint Leonhard, nr Schliersee 1 Mar (relig) 1986, Sandra (b at .... 1967), dau of Frank Burghardt and ..., and has issue by 2^nd,
(Theresien Str. 29, 80333 Munich, Germany).

(1). Princess Bernadette Désirée, b at .....1986.

Prince Konstantin m 2ndly at Hochosterwitz 15 Aug 1953, Countess Helene (b at Vienna 4 Apr 1921; m 2ndly at Munich 16 Nov (civ) and at Innsbruck 21 Nov (relig) 1970, Prince Eugen of Bavaria - see above), dau of Franz Eduard, 8th Prince (Fürst) von Khevenhüller-Metsch and Princess Anna zu Fürstenberg, and by her had further issue,

3). Princess Ysabel Helene Anna Augusta Maria de la Paz Ludovica-Fernanda, b at Munich 20 Jul 1954, Painter, Dame of Bavarian Orders of Theresia and Saint Elisabeth; m at Canberra, Australia 12 Feb (civ) and at Munich 30 May (relig) 1976, Alfred, Count Hoyos, Baron zu Stichsenstein (b at Salzburg 17 Jul 1951).
(Jagdhaus, 5330 Fuschl am See, Austria).

2. Prince Alexander Alfons Eugen Viktor Ludwig Adalbert Michael Antonius et omnes sancti, b at Munich 12 Jun 1923, Kt Order of Saint Hubert, Kt Hon & Dev Sov Mil Order of Malta.
(Nördl. Schlossrondell 10, 80638 Munich, Nymphenburg, Germany).

2). Prince Alfons Maria Franz von Assisi Klemens Maz Emanuel, b at Munich 24 Jan 1862; d at ... 8 Jan 1933, Gen Royal Bavarian Cavalry; m at Nymphenburg 15 Apr 1891, Princess Louise (b at Bushy House, nr Teddington, Surrey 9 Jul 1869; d at Munich 4 Feb 1952), Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth, Dame Star Cross Order, dau of Prince Ferdinand of Orléans, Duke of Alençon and Duchess Sophie in Bavaria, and had issue,

(1). Prince Joseph Clemens Maria Ferdinand Ludwig Anton Augustin Alphons Alta Franz von Sales Philipp Nerius, b at Munich 25 May 1902; d at Munich 8 Jan 1990, Art Historian, Kt Order of Saint Hubert, Gd Prior Bavarian Order of Saint George.

(2). Princess Elisabeth Maria Anna Henriette Josepha Sophie Amalia Ferdinanda Ludovika Antonia Theresia Kreszentia Ala Ghislaine, b at Munich 10 Oct 1913, Dame of Hon Order of Theresia, Dame Order of Saint Elisabeth; m 1stly at Nymphenburg 6 May 1939, Franz Joseph, Count von Kageneck (b at Berlin 8 Jan 1915; k in action at Staritza, nr Kalinin 29 Dec 1941). She m 2ndly at Frankfurt an der Oder 9 May (civ) and at Garmisch-Partenkirchen 6 Jun (relig) 1944 (m diss by div at Munich 13 Aug 1953), Ernst Küstner (b at Hanau am Main 18 Jun 1920).
(Naumburger Str. 35, 80993 Munich, Germany).

LINE TWO: (Ducal)

Members of the Ducal Family bore the title of Duke or Duchess in Bavaria with the qualification of Royal Highness; they were by right also Duke or Duchess of Bavaria, Count or Countess Palatine.

LUITPOLD Emanuel Ludwig Maria, DUKE IN BAVARIA, b at Schloss Biederstein 30 Jun 1890; dunm at Kreuth 16 Jan 1973, son of Karl Theodor, Duke in Bavaria (b 9 Aug 1839; d 29 Nov 1909) and his second wife, Infanta Maria Josefa of Portugal (b 19 Mar 1857; m 29 Apr 1874; d 11 Mar 1943), succ his brother, Ludwig Wilhelm, Duke in Bavaria (b 17 Jan 1884; d 5 Nov 1968). He adopted his kinsman Max, Prince of Bavaria 18 Mar 1965 (see above).

LINE B

Princely House of Löwenstein

LINE 1: LÖWENSTEIN-WERTHEIM-FREUDENBERG

ALFRED-ERNST Friedrich Karl Richard Otto Konstantin Kasimir Bernhard, 7th FÜRST (PRINCE) & HERR (LORD) ZU LÖWENSTEIN-WERTHEIM-FREUDENBERG, Count zu Limpurg, Princely Count zu Umpfenbach, Lord zu Breuberg und Mondfeld, President of the Association of the Bavarian Nobility, b at Schloss Triefenstein 19 Sep 1924, succ his father, m at Kreuzwertheim 9 Sep 1950. Ruth-Erika (b at Buggenhagen 25 Jun 1922), dau of Hans Detlef v. Buggenhagen and Baroness Ruth v. Rosenberg, and had issue,
(Haupt Str. 37, 97892 Kreuzwertheim am Main, Germany).

Sisters

Issue of Udo Amelung Karl Friedrich Wilhelm Oleg Paul, 6th Fürst (Prince) zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (b 8 Sep 1896; d 28 Dec 1980) and Countess Margarete zu Castell-Castell. (b 27 Oct 1899; m 3 May 1922; d 24 Dec 1969), dau of Friedrich-Karl, Fürst zu Castell-Castell and Countess Gertrude of Stolberg-Wernigerode, who succ his uncle Ernst, 5^th Fürst zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (b 25 Sep 1854; d 20 Apr 1931).

Brothers of Grandfather

Issue of Wilhelm Paul Ludwig, 4th Fürst zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (b 19 Mar 1817; d 10 Mar 1887) and his 1st wife, Countess Olga Clara of Schönburg-Forderglauchau (b 28 Jan 1831; m 20 April 1852; d 16 Mar 1868), dau of Count Alban of Schönburg-Forderglauchau and Countess Amalie of Jenison-Walworth, among whom,

Son
Prince Wolfgang Wilhelm Gustav Karl Ludwig, b at Drehnow 25 Nov 1890: Major; d at Pulawy, Poland 8/9 Jul 1945, m 1stly at Frankfurt 22 Oct 1920 (m diss by div at Berlin 8 Feb 1938), Princess Olga (b at Bonn 25 Oct 1880; d at Heidelberg 1 Jul 1961; she m 1stly at Langenzell 5 Oct 1898, Heinrich, Prince of Schönburg-Waldenburg who d at Rheda, Westphalia 28 Dec 1945; that m diss by div at Leipzig 20 Aug 1920), dau of Alfred, Prince (Fürst) zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg and Countess Pauline of Reichenbach-Lessonitz. He m 2ndly at Lindau im Bodensee 17 Nov 1938, Eugenie (b at Wurzburg 14 Aug 1900; d at Vilsbiburg 6 Sep 1982), dau of Jakob von Fortenbach and Eugenie Schmidt and had issue by his 2^nd wife,

Son
Prince Wolfram Wilhelm Heinrich Hubertus, b at Berlin 21 Oct 1941, author, used the name "Wolfram zu Mondfeld"; m at Grünwald 10 April 1974 (diss by div at Landshut 8 Dec 1984), Elisa Christiane (b at Berlin 19 Jun 1941), dau of Fritz Ernst Werner Schwennicke and Auguste Marie Wachsmuth, and has issue,
(84I60 Rampoldstetten - Frontenhausen, Germany).

Son
Prince Wolfram Michael Nikolaus Friedrich Jakob, b at Munich 12 Dec 1980.

4^th Fürst Wilhelm m 2ndly morganatically at Paris 25 May 1870 Bertha Philippine Emma Hagen (b at Rostock 26 Mar 1845; d at Seeburg, nr Lucerne 21 Aug 1895), cr Baroness (Freifrau) von Grünau by the Grand Duke of Baden for her and her eventual descendants 1 Jun 1870, dau of Friedrich Hagen and Dorothea Schmidt, and had further issue (bearing the name and title of Baron or Baroness von Grünau and new arms),

Ernst Werner Hugo Albrecht Maximilian Curt, Baron v. Grünau b at Berlin 11 Jan 1910; d at Hausham 28 Dec 1974, m at Berlin 16 Mar 1940 Viktoria Luise Hanke (b at Leignitz 21 Dec 1914; d at ), and had with other issue,

Michael Werner, Baron v. Grünau, b at Bayrischzell 3 Oct 1944; m at Toronto, Canada 25 Aug 1970 (m diss by div ….. 1972) Gayle West, dau of ……..

Brother of Great-Grandfather

Issue of Prince Wilhelm zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg (b 27 Apr 1783 d 15 Aug 1847, yst son of Johann-Karl-Ludwig, 1^st Fürst zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg) and his wife Dorothea-Christina von Kahlden (b 8 Nov 1791; m 26 Jul 1812; d 16 Dec 1860).

Prince Leopold Emil Karl Konrad, b at Geneva 26 Nov 1827; d at Munich 13 Mar 1893 (Catholic), Kt Hon & Dev Sov Mil Order of Malta, m at Hamburg 4 Aug 1861, Amalia Augusta Wollrabe, dau of Ludwig Wollrabe and of Emilie Wagner, (b at Detmold 3 Mar 1836; d Munich 14 Mar 1909), Baroness Wollrabe von Wallrab (cr ad personam, Bavaria, 1 Dec 1869), cr Countess von Löwenstein-Scharffeneck (Bavaria, 15 Jan 1875, matriculated 8 May 1875), the title of the extinct (1633) senior line, with the original Arms of the 1^st Count of Löwenstein, and had issue, among whom,

Son
Prince Maximilian Karl Friedrich, b at Patzau, Bohemia, 13 Jul 1871; d at Vienna 11 Apr 1952, Royal Bav Chamberlain, Rittmeister, m 1stly at Munich 4 Nov 1895 (m diss by div 8 May 1912, she m 2ndly at London 6 Jun 1912 Volrath von Alvensleben), Hon Constance Valerie Sophie de Worms (b at London 28 Apr 1875; d at London 10 Oct 1963), dau of Henry, 1^st Baron Pirbright, of Pirbright (UK Peerage), Baron von Worms, and of Françoise, Baroness v. Todesco. He m 2ndly at Ansbach 20 Dec 1915 Adelaide, Baroness v. Berlichingen (b at Guttenstein 13 Aug 1883; d at Vienna 9 Jun 1970), dau of Reinhard, Baron v. Berlichingen and of Ada Müller, and had among other issue by his first wife,

Sons
(1). Prince Felicien Leopold Friedrich Ludwig Hubertus, b at Salzburg 13 Mar 1903; d at Ventimiglia 6 Sep 1974, m 1stly at Munich 6 Jul 1932 (m diss by div 23 Jul 1947; she m 2ndly at Edgewater, New Jersey, 24 Aug 1948, Peter Rosoff, b at Ekaterinaslav, Ukraine, 6 Nov 1903; d at London 14 Mar 1979) Bianca Henrietta Maria Fischler, Countess von Treuberg (b at Munich 29 Sep 1913; d at Paris 19 May 1984), dau of Ernst Fischler, 4^th Count of Treuberg, representative of Bela Maria de Alcántara Brasileira, Duchess of Goyaz, and Hetta von Kauffmann-Asser. He m 2ndly at London, 6 Aug 1947, Diana Gollancz (b at London 18 Dec 1921; d at London 1 Apr 1967), dau of Sir Victor Gollancz and of Ruth Lowy, and had issue by his first wife,

Son
Prince Rupert Louis Ferdinand Frederick Constantine Lofredo Leopold Herbert Maximilian Hubert John Henry, Gd Cross Hon & Dev Sov Mil & Dev Order of Malta, Bailiff Gd Cross Constantinian Order of Saint George, Kt Orders of Saint Januarius, Saint Stephen of Tuscany, Comm Ven Order Saint John, Comm Merito Melitense, V-Pres Brit Assoc, Sov Mil Order of Malta, Pres Brit Assoc & Councillor, Deputation, Constantinian Order Saint George, Banker, b at Palma de Mallorca 24 Aug 1933, m at London, 18 Jul 1957, Josephine Clare Lowry-Corry, JP, Dame Hon & Dev Sov Mil Order of Malta, Dame Gd Cross Constantinian Saint George (b at London 26 Jan 1931), dau of Montague Lowry-Corry, Capt Gren Gds, grt-grt gdson 2^nd Earl Belmore, and of Hon Mary Biddulph, dau of 2^nd Baron Biddulph, and has issue,
(Petersham Lodge, River Lane, Richmond, TW10 7AG)

1). (Prince) Brother Rudolf (Amadeus Josef Karl Ludwig Emmanuel) Loewenstein, OP, b at London 17 Nov 1957.
(Blackfriars, Oxford)

2). Prince Konrad Friedrich Otto Karl Johannes Sylvester, b at London 26 Nov 1958.
(Bruderschaft Saint Petrus, Kirchstrasse 20, D8996 Wigratzabad)

3). Princess Marie-Theodora (Dora) Marjorie, b at London 11 Jul 1966; m at London 26 Sep 1998, Count Manfredi della Gherardesca (b at Florence 5 Aug 1961), yr son of Count Guelfo della Gherardesca and Noble Adriana Guillichini, Patrician of Arezzo.

(2). Prince Hubertus Friedrich Maria, Mem Bundestag, b at Schloss Schönworth 14 Oct 1906; Gr Cross Merit German Fed Rep, Comm with Star Saint Sylvester, d at Bonn 28 Nov 1984, m at Palermo 4 Apr 1929 Helga Schuylenburg (b Loftus, Norway, 27 Aug 1910), dau of Wilhelm-Franz Schuylenburg and his cousin Hermine Cornelia Barendine Schuylenburg, and had issue,
(Lahnstr 50, Bonn-Bad-Godesberg, Germany)

1. Princess Marie Elizabeth, b at New York 26 Nov 1939, m (she reverted to the name Prinzessin zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg, 4 Jun 1998) at Bonn-Bad Godesberg 25 Aug 1972 Gernot Wilhelm Michael Renauer (b at Neustadt a.d. Aisch 10 Jan 1940; d at Bonn-Duisdorf 3 Nov 1994), son of Georg Josef Renauer and Franziska Reitmaier.
(……Köln)

2. Princess Kostanza-Maria, b at Franklin, New Jersey, USA, 4 Jul 1942, m (civilly) at Bonn-Bad-Godesberg 12 Aug 1969 (m diss by div 13 Jul 1978), Manfred Schmidt-Werthern (b at Traunstein 12 Aug 1944), son of Helmuth Schmidt and Reinhild Freiin von Werthern.
(Holsteinstr 30, Berlin, Germany)

3. Princess Margareta-Maria Michaela, b at Wertheim, 3 Oct 1948, m at Bonn 10 Aug 1974, Botho von Schwarzkopf (b at Poggenmühlen, nr Bremen, 17 Feb 1948), son of Joachim von Schwarzkopf and Ise Böcking.
(Poggenmühlen, nr Bremen)

LINE ll: LÖWENSTEIN-WERTHEIM-ROSENBERG

The head of the Line has the title Fürst, and Durhclaucht (Serene Highness); cadets are Princes or Princesses zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg with the qualification by courtesy of Serene Highness.

Sisters

Issue of Karl, 8th Fürst (Prince) zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (b 8 Feb 1904; d 23 Aug 1990), Kt Order of the Golden Fleece, Gd Comm Bavarian Order of Saint George, Bailiff Gd Cross Hon & Dev Sov Mil Order of Malta, and Carolina of the Counts Rignon (b 17 Feb 1904; m 7 Jan 1935; d 20 Sep 1975), Dame Hon & Dev Sov Mil Order of Malta, dau of Count Edoardo Rignon and Maria of the Counts of Robillant.

Issue of Aloys, 7th Fürst zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (b 15 Sep 1971; d 25 Jan 1952) and Countess Josephine Kinsky v. Wchinitz u. Tettau (b at Alderkosteletz 23 Aug 1874; m 27 Sep 1898; d 23 April 1946), dau of Count Friedrich-Karl Kinsky v. Wchinitz u. Tettau and Countess Sophie Mensdorff-Pouilly.

Brother of Father

Issue of Karl, 6th Prince zu Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg (who m 1stly 18 Oct 1859 Princess Adelheid of Isenburg-Birstein, b 10 Feb 1841; d s.p.m. 2 Mar 1861, dau of Prince Victor of Isenburg-Birstein and Princess Marie of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg) who after the death of his 2^nd wife made profession in the Dominican Order (b 21 May 1834; d 8 Nov 1921) and his 2nd wife, Princess Sophie of Liechtenstein (b 11 Jul 1837; m 4 May 1863; d 25 Sep 1899), dau of Aloys, Reigning Prince of Liechtenstein and Countess Paula Kinsky v. Wchinitz u. Tettau..

1. Princess Marie Sophie Cecilie, b at Munich 13 Feb 1922. Sister, Order of the Sacred Heart of Jesus.

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