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Ludwig I of Bavaria. Mother. Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen. Signature. Luitpold Karl Joseph Wilhelm Ludwig, Prince Regent of Bavaria (12 March 1821 – 12 December 1912), was the de facto ruler of Bavaria from 1886 to 1912, as regent for his nephews, King Ludwig II and King Otto. His regency arose due to his nephews' mental incapacity.
Luitpold (born March 12, 1821, Würzburg, Bavaria—died Dec. 12, 1912, Munich) was the prince regent of Bavaria from 1886 to 1912, in whose reign Bavaria prospered under a liberal government and Munich became a cultural centre of Europe. The third son of King Louis (Ludwig) I, Luitpold chose a military career and fought on Austria’s side ...
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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 ...
Prince Regent Luitpold is considered one of the most important representatives of Bavarian kingship. There are “Prinzregentenstrassen” and monuments in almost every major city in Bavaria. In Munich, Café Luitpold even named its restaurant after him. Opened in 1888, in the day it was the city's most modern and magnificent café, and ...
The Prince Regent, 1911. source: Wikipedia. At 91 years old, Luitpold died in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, now in Bavaria, Germany on December 12, 1912, after having developed bronchitis. He is buried in the crypt of the Theatinerkirche in Munich. He was succeeded as Regent by his eldest son, who became King Ludwig III the following year, after ...
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The “reigning Prince” Luitpold then continued in office even after Ludwig's tragic death, because Ludwig's younger brother, King Otto I of Bavaria, was also deemed unfit to govern. Even today, the era of the Prince Regent's reign is considered as “the good old days” in Bavaria.
Artwork Details. Title: Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria (1821–1912) Artist: Franz von Lenbach (German, Schrobenhausen 1836–1904 Munich) Date: 1902. Medium: Oil on board. Dimensions: 30 x 24 1/4 in. (76.2 x 61.5 cm) Classification: Paintings. Credit Line: Bequest of Jacob Ruppert, 1939. Accession Number: 39.65.4.
