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Early life. Alfons was born in Munich, Bavaria. He was the second son of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria and his wife Infanta Amalia of Spain . In 1880, as so many young men of his age, Alfons joined the army, soon after becoming a young courtier protege to Ludwig II of Bavaria, and in 1892 became commander of the Bavarian Schweren-Reiter-Regiment.
Franz Joseph I (1830–1916), Austrian Emperor. Franz Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria, heir to the thrones of Austria-Hungary, whose assassination in 1914 sparked World War I. Franz Karl, Archduke of Austria (1802–1878), father of two emperors. Franz Salvator, Archduke of Austria (1866–1939), Tuscan branch of the House of Habsburg.
La 18 mai 1949 când Franz avea 16 ani, bunicul său Rupert, Prinț Moștenitor al Bavariei a recunoscut căsătoria părinților săi ca dinastică și Franz a devenit Duce de Bavaria. Familia Wittelsbach s-a opus regimului nazist din Germania și în 1940 tatăl lui Franz și-a dus familia în Ungaria. În octombrie 1944, când Germania a ...
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand Maria Karl Heinrich Adalbert Franz Philipp Andreas Konstantin of Bavaria [1] (22 October 1859 – 23 November 1949) was a member of the Bavarian House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry. Following his marriage to Infanta María de la Paz of Spain, he was also created an Infante of Spain.
Prince Heinrich. House. Wittelsbach. Father. Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria. Mother. Archduchess Augusta of Austria. Prince Arnulf of Bavaria ( German: Franz Joseph Arnulf Adalbert Maria Prinz von Bayern; 6 July 1852 – 12 November 1907) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Infantry .
The present head of the House of Wittelsbach, Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria, Duke of Bavaria, is the current Grand Master of the order. Structure and requirements. Initially, hierarchy of membership was relatively flat. The statutes called for a grand master, in this case the Duke of Jülich, four masters, and a provost, or arms master. Of ...
May 1, 2022 · Franz, Duke of Bavaria. Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Herzog von Bayern (born 14 July 1933, as Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Prinz von Bayern), styled as His Royal Highness The Duke of Bavaria, is head of the Wittelsbach family, the former ruling family of the Kingdom of Bavaria. His great-grandfather Ludwig III was the last King of ...
