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Aug 7, 2023 · Franz, who succeeded as Duke of Bavaria in 2016, has been in a relationship with Dr Thomas Greinwald since 1980. The pair have never married. In 2021, the couple appeared together in an official portrait in what is thought to be the first public acknowledgement of a same-sex relationship by the head of a current or former royal dynasty.
Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Herzog von Bayern (born 14 July 1933), commonly known by the courtesy title Duke of Bavaria, is the head of the House of Wittelsbach, the former ruling family of the Kingdom of Bavaria. His great-grandfather King Ludwig III was the last ruling monarch of Bavaria, being deposed in 1918.
- 8 July 1996 – present
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Aug 18, 2021 · Franz, Duke of Bavaria, is the current Head of the House of Wittelsbach and Pretender to the former throne of Bavaria. He is also the current heir to the Jacobite Succession. Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria, Prince of Bavaria was born in Munich on July 14, 1933, the son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria and Countess Maria Draskovich of Trakostjan.
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Nov 30, 2022 · Francis II, Duke of Bavaria, is the first gay head of a European Royal family who has never been in the closet. He and his husband Thomas Greinwald have been together for many years. He is the King of England, Scotland & Wales as the Jacobite pretender to the throne according to some Jacobite organizations (who follow the line of the last ...
Duke François of Bavaria has joined the ranks of late-in-life come-outers when he posted a photo of himself and his companion, Thomas Greinwald, reports TÊTU. The French website calls it "the very first coming out of European royalty."
Jun 13, 2021 · Duke Franz of Bavaria with his longtime partner Dr. Thomas Greinwald and their dog. This is the first time a Head of a Royal House is posing in an official photograph with his same-sex partner 🏳️🌈 🥰 #loveislove
Jul 14, 2023 · Since 1980, the Duke of Bavaria has resided with his partner, Thomas Greinwald, though they have never been married and only first appeared in public as a couple in 2023, at the Wedding of the future Heir, Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, who is third in the line of succession after the Duke’s brother, Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria, and his father ...
