Genealogy of the Royal Family of Bavaria¹

House of Wittelsbach

HM Maximilian I Maria Michael Johann Baptist Franz von Paula Joseph Kaspar Ignatius Johann Nepomuk King of Bavaria ("Max")
(Born as: HSH Maximilian Maria Michael Johann Baptist Franz von Paula Joseph Kaspar Ignatius Johann Nepomuk Count Palatine of the Rhine of Zweibrücken)
(Since February 16th, 1799:) HSH Maximilian IV Maria Michael Johann Baptist Franz von Paula Joseph Kaspar Ignatius Johann Nepomuk Elector of Bavaria
* Schloß Mannheim, May 27th, 1756
† Schloß Nymphenburg, October 23rd, 1825
Count Palatine of the Rhine of Zweibrücken, 1795; Elector of Bavaria, February 16th, 1799; King of Bavaria, December 26th, 1805

Married:

1. Darmstadt, September 30th, 1785:
   HSH Marie Wilhelmine Auguste Landgravine of Hesse-Darmstadt
   * Darmstadt, April 14th, 1765
   † Rohrbach am Neckar, March 30th, 1796
   
2. Karlsruhe, March 9th, 1797:
   HSH Friederike Karoline Wilhelmine Margravine von Baden
   (Since July 25th, 1803:) HSH Friederike Karoline Wilhelmine Princess and Margravine von Baden
   (Since July 25th, 1806:) HGDH Friederike Karoline Wilhelmine Grand-Ducal Princess and Margravine von Baden
   * Karlsruhe, July 13th, 1776
   † Munich, November 13th, 1841
   

Children from the first marriage:

1. HM Ludwig I Karl August King of Bavaria
2. HRH Augusta Amalia Ludovika Georgia Princess of Bavaria
   (Born as: HSH Augusta Amalia Ludovika Georgia Countess Palatine of the Rhine of Zweibrücken)
   (Since February 16th, 1799:) HSH Augusta Amalia Ludovika Georgia Princess of Bavaria
   * Strassbourg, June 21st, 1788
   † Munich, May 13th, 1851
   

   Married:

   Munich, January 14th, 1806:
   Eugène Rose de Beauharnais
   (Since June 14th, 1804:) HIH Eugène Rose de Beauharnais Prince Français
   (Since June 7th, 1805:) HIH Eugène Rose de Beauharnais Prince Français, Viceroy of Italy
   (Since March 1st, 1810:) HIH Eugène Rose de Beauharnais Prince Français, Viceroy of Italy, Hereditary Grand Duke of Frankfurt
   (Since November 14th, 1817:) HRH Eugène Rose de Beauharnais Duke von Leuchtenberg, Prince von Eichstadt
   * Paris, September 3rd, 1781
   † Munich, February 21st, 1824
   Created HIH Prince Français by Emperor Napoléon I, June 14th, 1804; Viceroy of Italy, June 7th, 1805; Hereditary Grand Duke of Frankfurt, March 1st, 1810; created HRH Duke von Leuchtenberg and Prince von Eichstadt by King Maximilian I of Bavaria, November 14th, 1817
   

3. HSH Amalie Marie Auguste Countess Palatine of the Rhine of Zweibrücken
   * Mannheim, October 9th, 1790
   † Darmstadt, January 24th, 1794
4. HRH Charlotte Auguste Princess of Bavaria
   (Born as: HSH Charlotte Auguste Countess Palatine of the Rhine of Zweibrücken)
   (Since February 16th, 1799:) HSH Charlotte Auguste Princess of Bavaria
   (In Austria styled as: Empress Karoline Auguste)
   * Mannheim, February 8th, 1792
   † Vienna, February 9th, 1873
   

   Married:

   1. Munich, June 8th, 1808:
      HM Wilhelm I King von Württemberg
      (Born as: HSH Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Duke von Württemberg)
      (Since December 22nd, 1797:) HSH Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Hereditary Duke von Württemberg
      (Since February 25th, 1803:) HSH Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Hereditary Prince von Württemberg
      (Since December 26th, 1805:) HRH Friedrich Wilhelm Karl Crown Prince von Württemberg
      * Lüben, September 27th, 1781
      † Schloß Rosenstein, June 25th, 1864
      Hereditary Duke von Württemberg, December 22nd, 1797; Hereditary Prince von Württemberg, February 25th, 1803; Crown Prince von Württemberg, December 26th, 1805
      King von Württemberg, October 13th, 1816
      (Divorced: August 31st, 1814)
      
   2. (by proxy) Munich, October 29th and (in person) Hofpfarrkirche des Heiligen Augustinus, Vienna, November 10th, 1816:
      HIM Franz Joseph Karl Emperor of Austria, King of Hungary and Bohemia
      (Born as: HI & RH Franz Joseph Karl Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Prince of Tuscany)
      (Since March 1st, 1792:) HIM Franz II Joseph Karl Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, King in Germany, of Jerusalem, Hungary and Bohemia, Archduke of Austria
      (Since August 11th, 1804:) HIM Franz II Joseph Karl Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, Emperor of Austria, King in Germany, of Jerusalem, Hungary and Bohemia
      * Florence, February 12th, 1768
      † Vienna, March 2nd, 1835
      Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire, King of Hungary and Bohemia, Archduke of Austria, Duke of Milan, March 1st, 1792 (deposed as Duke of Milan: May 9th, 1796; abdicated as Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire: August 6th, 1806); Grand Duke of Cracow, October 24th, 1795; Duke of Friaul, Lord of Cattaro, 1797; Emperor of Austria, August 11th, 1804; Duke of Milan, April 28th, 1814 - April 7th, 1815; King of Lombardia-Venice, April 7th, 1815; King of Illyria, Duke of Salzburg, Duke of Ragusa and Zara, Prince of Triente and Brixen, June 10th, 1815
5. HRH Karl Theodor Maximilian August Prince of Bavaria
   (Born as: HSH Karl Theodor Maximilian August Count Palatine of the Rhine of Zweibrücken)
   (Since February 16th, 1799:) HSH Karl Theodor Maximilian August Prince of Bavaria
   * Mannheim, July 7th, 1795
   † Tegernsee, August 16th, 1875

   Married:

   1. (morganatic) October 1st, 1823:
      Maria Anna Sophie Pétin
      * Neuburg an der Donau, July 27th, 1796
      † Tegernsee, February 26th, 1838
      Created Freifrau von Bayrstorff, October 1st, 1823
   2. (morganatic) May 7th, 1859:
      Henriette Schoeller
      * Munich, December 27th, 1815
      † Munich, April 20th, 1866
      Created Frau von Frankenburg, May 20th, 1859

   Children from the first marriage:

   1. Caroline Sophie Countess von Bayrstorff
      * Munich, October 17th, 1816
      † Munich, May 25th, 1889
      (Born out of wedlock)

      Married:

      Munich, May 1st, 1834:
      Adolf Freiherr von Gumppenberg
      * Munich, February 24th, 1804
      † Munich, December 16th, 1877

   2. Maximiliane Theodore Countess von Bayrstorff
      * Munich, September 30th, 1823
      † Munich, March 19th, 1885
      (Born out of wedlock)

      Married:

      Munich, July 7th, 1841:
      August Count von Drechsel zu Deufstetten
      * Munich, March 28th, 1810
      † Munich, May 20th, 1880

   3. Franziska Sophie Countess von Bayrstorff
      * Munich, October 10th, 1827
      † Starnberg, March 2nd, 1912

      Married:

      Tegernsee, July 7th, 1845:
      Paulo Martins Viscount d'Almeida
      * Rio de Janeiro, June 18th, 1806
      † Munich, April 5th, 1874

Children from the second marriage:

6. Stillborn son
   * Munich, September 5th, 1799
7. HSH Karl Friedrich Ludwig Wilhelm Maximilian Joseph Prince of Bavaria
   * Amberg, October 28th, 1800
   † Munich, February 12th, 1803
8. HRH Elisabeth Ludovika Princess of Bavaria ("Elise")
   (Born as: HSH Elisabeth Ludovika Princess of Bavaria)
   * Munich, November 13th, 1801
   † Dresden, December 14th, 1873

   Married:

   Berlin, November 29th, 1823:
   HM Friedrich Wilhelm IV King of Prussia ("Fritz")
   (Born as: HRH Friedrich Wilhelm Prince of Prussia)
   (Since November 16th, 1797:) HRH Friedrich Wilhelm Crown Prince of Prussia, Hereditary Prince of Brandenburg
   * Berlin, October 15th, 1795
   † Palace Sans Souci, Potsdam, January 2nd, 1861
   Crown Prince of Prussia, Hereditary Prince of Brandenburg, November 17th, 1797
   King of Prussia, June 7th, 1840
   

9. HRH Amalie Auguste Princess of Bavaria
   (Born as: HSH Amalie Auguste Princess of Bavaria)
   * Munich, November 13th, 1801
   † Dresden, November 8th, 1877
   

   Married:

   (by proxy) Munich, November 10th and (in person) Dresden, November 21st, 1822:
   HM Johann Nepomuk Maria Joseph Anton Xaver Vincenz Aloys Franz de Paula Stanislaus Bernhard Paul Felix Damasus King of Saxony
   (Born as: HSH Johann Nepomuk Maria Joseph Anton Xaver Vincenz Aloys Franz de Paula Stanislaus Bernhard Paul Felix Damasus Prince of Saxony)
   (Since December 11th, 1806:) HRH Johann Nepomuk Maria Joseph Anton Xaver Vincenz Aloys Franz de Paula Stanislaus Bernhard Paul Felix Damasus Prince of Saxony
   * Dresden, December 12th, 1801
   † Schloß Pillnitz near Dresden, October 29th, 1873
   Heir Pressumptive to the Throne, June 6th, 1836
   King of Saxony, August 9th, 1854
   

10. HRH Friederike Sophie Dorothea Wilhelmine Princess of Bavaria
    (Born as: HSH Friederike Sophie Dorothea Wilhelmine Princess of Bavaria)
    * Munich, January 27th, 1805
    † Vienna, May 28th, 1872

    Married:

    Vienna, November 4th, 1824:
    HI & RH Franz Karl Joseph Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia
    * Vienna, December 7th, 1802
    † Vienna, March 8th, 1878
    Heir Pressumptive to the Throne of Austria-Hungary, March 2nd, 1835 (renounced his right of succession in favor of his son: December 2nd, 1848)
    

11. HRH Marie Anne Leopoldine Elisabeth Wilhelmine Princess of Bavaria
    (Born as: HSH Marie Anne Leopoldine Elisabeth Wilhelmine Princess of Bavaria)
    * Munich, January 27th, 1805
    † Wachwitz, September 13th, 1877
    

    Married:

    Dresden, April 24th, 1833:
    HM Friedrich August II Albert Maria Clemens Joseph Vincenz Aloys Nepomuk Johann Baptista Nikolaus Raphael Peter Xaver Franz de Paula Venantius Felix King of Saxony
    (Born as: HSH Friedrich August Albert Maria Clemens Joseph Vincenz Aloys Nepomuk Johann Baptista Nikolaus Raphael Peter Xaver Franz de Paula Venantius Felix Prince of Saxony)
    (Since December 11th, 1806:) HRH Friedrich August Albert Maria Clemens Joseph Vincenz Aloys Nepomuk Johann Baptista Nikolaus Raphael Peter Xaver Franz de Paula Venantius Felix Prince of Saxony
    * Dresden, May 18th, 1797
    † (accident) Gasthof Neuner, Brennbichel, August 9th, 1854
    Heir Pressumptive to the Throne, September 1st, 1830
    King of Saxony, June 6th, 1836
    

12. HRH Marie Ludovika Wilhelmine Princess of Bavaria
13. HRH Maximiliana Josepha Caroline Princess of Bavaria
    * Schloß Nymphenburg, July 21st, 1810
    † Munich, February 4th, 1821

HM Ludwig I Karl August King of Bavaria
(Born as: HSH Ludwig Karl August Count Palatine of the Rhine of Zweibrücken)
(Since February 16th, 1799:) HSH Ludwig Karl August Hereditary Prince of Bavaria
(Since December 26th, 1805:) HRH Ludwig Karl August Crown Prince of Bavaria
* Strassbourg, August 25th, 1786
† Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, February 29th, 1868
Hereditary Prince of Bavaria, February 16th, 1799; Crown Prince of Bavaria, December 26th, 1805
King of Bavaria, October 23rd, 1825 (abdicated: March 20th, 1848)

Married:

Munich, October 12th, 1810:
HH Therese Charlotte Luise Friederike Amalie Princess of Saxe-Hildburghausen, Duchess of Saxony
* Hunting-Lodge Seidlingstadt near Hildburghausen, July 8th, 1792
† Residenz, Munich, October 26th, 1854

Children from this marriage:

1. HM Maximilian II Joseph King of Bavaria
   (Born as: HRH Maximilian Joseph Prince of Bavaria)
   (Since October 23rd, 1825:) HRH Maximilian Joseph Crown Prince of Bavaria
   * Munich, November 28th, 1811
   † Munich, March 10th, 1864
   Crown Prince of Bavaria, October 23rd, 1825
   King of Bavaria, March 20th, 1848
   

   Married:

   (by proxy) Berlin, October 5th and (in person) Allerheiligen Hofkirche, Residenz, Munich, October 12th, 1842:
   HRH Friederike Franziska Auguste Marie Hedwig Princess of Prussia
   * Berlin, October 15th, 1825
   † Schloß Hohenschwangau, May 27th, 1889
   

   Children from this marriage:

   1. Miscarriage
      Spring 1843
   2. HM Ludwig II Otto Friedrich Wilhelm King of Bavaria
      (Born as: HRH Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm Prince of Bavaria)
      (Since March 20th, 1848:) HRH Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm Crown Prince of Bavaria
      * Schloß Nymphenburg, August 25th, 1845
      † (drowned) Starnbergersee, June 13th, 1886
      Crown Prince of Bavaria, March 20th, 1848
      King of Bavaria, March 10th, 1864
      
   3. HM Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar King of Bavaria
      (Born as: HRH Otto Wilhelm Luitpold Adalbert Waldemar Prince of Bavaria)
      * Königsbau, Residenz, Munich, April 27th, 1848
      † Fürstenried Castle, October 11th, 1916
      King of Bavaria, June 13th, 1886 (deposed, November 5th, 1913)
      
2. HRH Mathilde Caroline Friederike Wilhelmine Charlotte Princess of Bavaria
   * Augsburg, August 30th, 1813
   † Darmstadt, May 25th, 1862
   

   Married:

   Munich, December 26th, 1833:
   HRH Ludwig III Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
   (Born as: HGDH Ludwig Prince of Hesse)
   (Since July 7th, 1816:) HGDH Ludwig Prince of Hesse and by Rhine
   (Since April 6th, 1830:) HRH Ludwig Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine
   * Darmstadt, June 9th, 1806
   † Seeheim, June 13th, 1877
   Hereditary Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, April 6th, 1830
   Grand Duke of Hesse and by Rhine, June 16th, 1848
   

3. HRH Otto Friedrich Ludwig Prince of Bavaria
   (Since May 27th, 1832:) HM Otto King of the Hellenes
   * Salzburg, January 1st, 1815
   † Bamberg, July 26th, 1867
   King of the Hellenes, May 27th, 1832 (fled the country after an insurrection, October 24th, 1862)
   

   Married:

   Oldenburg, November 22nd, 1836:
   HH Marie Friederike Amalie Duchess of Oldenburg
   * Oldenburg, December 21st, 1818
   † Bamberg, May 20th, 1875

   Child from this marriage:

   1. Miscarriage
      
4. HRH Theodelinde Charlotte Luise Princess of Bavaria
   * Würzburg, October 7th, 1816
   † Würzburg, April 9th, 1817
5. HRH Luitpold Karl Joseph Wilhelm Ludwig Prince of Bavaria
6. HRH Adelgunde Auguste Charlotte Caroline Elisabeth Amalie Marie Sophie Luise Princess of Bavaria ("Duni")
   * Würzburg, March 19th, 1823
   † Munich, October 28th, 1914

   Married:

   Munich, March 30th, 1842:
   HI & RH Francesco V Ferdinand, Duke of Modena, Reggio and Mirandola, Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia
   * Modena, June 1st, 1819
   † Vienna, November 20th, 1875
   Duke of Modena, Reggio and Mirandola, January 21st, 1846 (deposed when Modena was annexed to Italy 1860)

7. HRH Hildegard Luise Charlotte Theresia Friederike Princess of Bavaria
   * Würzburg, June 10th, 1825
   † Vienna, April 2nd, 1864

   Married:

   Allerheiligen Hofkirche, Residenz, Munich, May 1st, 1844:
   HI & RH Albrecht Friedrich Rudolf Dominik Prince Imperial and Archduke of Austria, Prince Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Duke von Teschen
   * Vienna, August 3rd, 1817
   † Schloß Arco, February 18th, 1895
   Duke von Teschen, April 30th, 1847
   

8. HRH Alexandra Amalie Princess of Bavaria
   * Aschaffenburg, August 26th, 1826
   † Schloß Nymphenburg, September 21st, 1875
   Abbess of the Royal Ladies Convent of Saint Anna in Munich and Würzburg
9. HRH Adalbert Wilhelm Georg Ludwig Prince of Bavaria
   

HRH Luitpold Karl Joseph Wilhelm Ludwig Prince of Bavaria
* Würzburg, March 12th, 1821
† Munich, December 12th, 1912
Prince-Regent of Bavaria, June 10th, 1886

Married:

Dom, Florence, April 15th, 1844:
HI & RH Auguste Ferdinanda Luisa Maria Giovanna Giuseppa Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess of Tuscany
* Florence, April 1st, 1825
† Munich, April 26th, 1864

Children from this marriage:

1. HM Ludwig III Leopold Joseph Maria Aloys Alfred King of Bavaria
2. HRH Leopold Maximilian Joseph Maria Arnulf Prince of Bavaria
3. HRH Therese Charlotte Marianne Auguste Princess of Bavaria
   * Munich, November 12th, 1850
   † Lindau, September 19th, 1925
   
4. HRH Franz Joseph Arnulf Adalbert Maria Prince of Bavaria
   * Munich, July 6th, 1852
   † Venice, November 12th, 1907

   Married:

   Vienna, April 12th, 1882:
   HSH Therese Marie Josephine Martha Princess von und zu Liechtenstein
   * Liechtenstein Palace, July 28th, 1850
   † Munich, March 13th, 1938
   

   Child from this marriage:

   1. HRH Heinrich Luitpold Prince of Bavaria
      * Munich, June 24th, 1884
      † (killed in action) Monte Sule, Transylvania, November 8th, 1916
      

HM Ludwig III Leopold Joseph Maria Aloys Alfred King of Bavaria
(Born as: HRH Ludwig Leopold Joseph Maria Aloys Alfred Prince of Bavaria)
* Munich, January 7th, 1845
† Sárvár Castle, October 18th, 1921
Prince-Regent of Bavaria, December 12th, 1912
King of Bavaria, November 5th, 1913 (abdicated: November 13th, 1918)

Married:

Hofpfarrkirche des Heiligen Augustinus, Vienna, February 20th, 1868:
HI & RH Marie Therese Henriette Dorothee Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria, Princess Royal of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess of Modena
* Brünn, July 2nd, 1849
† Wildenwart Castle, February 3rd, 1919

Children from this marriage:

1. HRH Rupprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand Crown Prince of Bavaria
2. HRH Adelgunde Marie Auguste Therese Princess of Bavaria
   * Munich, October 17th, 1870
   † Sigmaringen, January 4th, 1958

   Married:

   Munich, January 20th, 1915:
   HRH Wilhelm August Karl Joseph Peter Ferdinand Benedikt Prince von Hohenzollern
   (Born as: HSH Wilhelm August Karl Joseph Peter Ferdinand Benedikt Prince von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen)
   (Since September 3rd, 1869:) HSH Wilhelm August Karl Joseph Peter Ferdinand Benedikt Prince von Hohenzollern
   * Benrath Castle, March 7th, 1864
   † Sigmaringen, October 22nd, 1927
   Prince von Hohenzollern, December 17th, 1913

3. HRH Maria Ludwiga Theresia Princess of Bavaria
   * Villa Amsee, July 6th, 1872
   † Villa Amsee, June 10th, 1954

   Married:

   Munich, May 31st, 1897:
   HRH Ferdinando Pio Maria Prince of Bourbon-Two Sicilies, Duke di Calabria
   * Rome, July 25th, 1869
   † Lindau, January 7th, 1960
   Heir Apparent, December 27th, 1894
   Head of the Royal Family of the Two Sicilies, May 26th, 1934

4. HRH Karl Maria Luitpold Prince of Bavaria
   * Villa Amsee, April 1st, 1874
   † Munich, May 9th, 1927
5. HRH Franz Maria Luitpold Prince of Bavaria
6. HRH Mathilde Marie Theresia Henriette Christine Luitpolda Princess of Bavaria
   * Villa Amsee, August 17th, 1877
   † Davos, August 6th, 1906

   Married:

   Munich, May 1st, 1900:
   HSH Ludwig Gaston Klemens Maria Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
   (Since May 2nd, 1881:) HH Ludwig Gaston Klemens Maria Prince of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
   * Ebenthal, September 15th, 1870
   † Innsbruck, January 23rd, 1942

7. HRH Wolfgang Maria Leopold Prince of Bavaria
   * Villa Amsee, July 2nd, 1879
   † Munich, January 31st, 1895
8. HRH Hildegarde Maria Christina Therese Princess of Bavaria
   * Munich, March 5th, 1881
   † Wildenwart Castle, February 2nd, 1948
9. HRH Notburga Karolina Maria Theresia Princess of Bavaria
   * Villa Amsee, March 19th, 1883
   † Munich, March 24th, 1883
10. HRH Wiltrud Marie Alix Princess of Bavaria
    * Munich, November 10th, 1884
    † Oberstdorf, March 28th, 1975

    Married:

    (civil) Munich, November 25th and (religious) Munich, November 26th, 1924:
    HSH Wilhelm Karl Florestan Gero Crescentius 2nd Duke von Urach, Count von Württemberg
    (Born as: HSH Wilhelm Karl Florestan Gero Crescentius Hereditary Prince von Urach, Count von Württemberg)
    * Monaco, March 3rd, 1864
    † Rapallo, March 24th, 1928
    Hereditary Prince von Urach, March 3rd, 1864
    2nd Duke von Urach, July 17th, 1869

11. HRH Helmtrud Marie Amalie Princess of Bavaria
    * Munich, March 22nd, 1886
    † Wildenwart Castle, June 23rd, 1977
12. HRH Dietlinde Maria Theresia Josepha Adelgunde Princess of Bavaria
    * Munich, January 2nd, 1888
    † Munich, February 14th, 1889
13. HRH Gundelinde Maria Josepha Princess of Bavaria
    * Munich, August 26th, 1891
    † Moos Castle near Langenisarhofen, August 16th, 1983

    Married:

    Wildenwart Castle, February 23rd, 1919:
    Johann Georg Heribert Maria Joseph Benedikt Ignatius Christian Count von Preysing-Lichtenegg-Moos
    * Moos Castle near Langenisarhofen, December 17th, 1887
    † Munich, March 17th, 1924

HRH Rupprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand Crown Prince of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria, Franken and Swabia, Count Palatine of the Rhine
(Born as: HRH Rupprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand Prince of Bavaria)
(Since November 5th, 1913:) HRH Rupprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand Crown Prince of Bavaria
* Munich, May 18th, 1869
† Schloß Leutstetten, August 2nd, 1955
Crown Prince of Bavaria, November 5th, 1913
Head of the Royal Family of Bavaria, October 18th, 1921
Commander-in-Chief of the 6th Army of Germany in Lothringen 1914; Fieldmarshal of Bavaria 1916

Married:

1. Munich, July 10th, 1900:
   HRH Marie Gabriele Mathilde Isabella Therese Antoinette Sophie Duchess in Bavaria
   * Tegernsee, October 9th, 1878
   † (kidney collapse) Sorrento, October 24th, 1912
   
2. (civil) Schloß Hohenburg near Lenggries, April 6th and (religious) Lenggries, April 7th, 1921:
   HGDH Antonia Roberta Sophie Wilhelmine Princess de Luxembourg, Princess de Nassau
   * Schloß Hohenburg near Lenggries, October 7th, 1899
   † Sanatorium, Lenzerheide, July 31st, 1954
   

Children from the first marriage:

1. HRH Luitpold Maximilian Ludwig Karl Prince of Bavaria
   * Bamberg, May 8th, 1901
   † (infantile paralysis) Berchtesgaden, August 27th, 1914
2. HRH Irmingard Maria Therese José Cäcilia Adelheid Michaela Antonia Adelgunde Princess of Bavaria
   * Bad Kreuth, September 21st, 1902
   † (diphtheria) Tegernsee, April 21st, 1903
3. HRH Albrecht Luitpold Ferdinand Michael Duke of Bavaria, Franken and Swabia, Count Palatine of the Rhine
4. Stillborn daughter
   * December 6th, 1906
5. HRH Rudolf Friedrich Rupprecht Prince of Bavaria
   * Munich, May 30th, 1909
   † (diabetes) Schloß Nymphenburg, June 26th, 1912

Children from the second marriage:

6. HRH Heinrich Franz Wilhelm Prince of Bavaria
   * Hohenburg Castle near Lenggries, March 28th, 1922
   † San Carlos de Bariloche, February, 14th, 1958

   Married:

   St. Jean de Luz, July 31st, 1951:
   Anne Marie de Lustrac
   * Neuilly-sur-Seine, Hauts-de-Seine, September 27th, 1927
   † (car crash) Milan, August 16th, 1999
   

7. HRH Irmingard Marie Josefa Princess of Bavaria
   * Berchtesgaden, May 29th, 1923

   Married:

   (civil) Leutstetten Castle, July 19th and (religious) Schloß Nymphenburg, July 20th, 1950:
   HRH Ludwig Karl Maria Anton Joseph Prince of Bavaria
   * Schloß Nymphenburg, June 22nd, 1913

8. HRH Editha Marie Gabrielle Anna Princess of Bavaria
9. HRH Hilda Hildegard Marie Gabriele Princess of Bavaria
10. HRH Gabriele Adelgunde Marie Theresia Antonia Princess of Bavaria
11. HRH Sophie Marie Therese Princess of Bavaria
    

HRH Albrecht Luitpold Ferdinand Michael Duke of Bavaria, Franken and Swabia, Count Palatine of the Rhine
(Born as: HRH Albrecht Luitpold Ferdinand Michael Prince of Bavaria)
* Munich, May 3rd, 1905
† Berg Castle, July 8th, 1996
Head of the Royal Family of Bavaria, August 2nd, 1955

Married:

1. Berchtesgaden, September 3rd, 1930:
   Maria Franziska Juliana Johanna Countess Draskovich von Trakostjan ("Marita")
   * Vienna, March 8th, 1904
   † Wildbad Kreuth, June 10th, 1969
2. (civil) Munich, April 21st and (religious) Munich, April 22nd, 1971:
   Marie-Jenke Clara Clementine Antonia Stephanie Walburga Paula Countess Keglevich von Buzin ("Eugenie")
   * Budapest, April 23rd, 1921
   † (car crash) Weichselboden near Mariazell, October 5th, 1983

Children from the first marriage:

1. HRH Marie Gabrielle Antonia José Princess of Bavaria
2. HRH Marie Charlotte Juliana Princess of Bavaria
3. HRH Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Duke of Bavaria, Franken and Swabia, Count Palatine of the Rhine
   (Born as: HRH Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Prince of Bavaria)
   * Munich, July 14th, 1933
   Head of the Royal Family of Bavaria, July 8th, 1996
   
4. HRH Max-Emanuel Ludwig Maria Prince of Bavaria
   (Since January 16th, 1973:) HRH Max-Emanuel Ludwig Maria Prince of Bavaria, Duke in Bavaria
   * Munich, January 21st, 1937
   Duke in Bavaria, January 16th, 1973

   Married:

   (civil) Bad Kreuth, January 10th and (religious) Munich, January 24th, 1967:
   Elizabeth Christina Countess Douglas
   * Stockholm, December 31st, 1940
   

   Children from this marriage:

   1. HRH Sophie Elisabeth Marie Gabrielle Princess of Bavaria
      (Since January 16th, 1973:) HRH Sophie Elisabeth Marie Gabrielle Princess of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria
      * Munich, October 28th, 1967
      

      Married:

      Pfarrkirche Sankt Florin, Vaduz, July 3rd, 1993:
      HSH Alois Philipp Maria Prince von und zu Liechtenstein
      (Since November 13th, 1989:) HSH Alois Philipp Maria Hereditary Prince von und zu Liechtenstein
      * Zurich, June 11th, 1968
      Hereditary Prince von und zu Liechtenstein, November 13th, 1989
      

   2. HRH Marie Caroline Hedwig Eleonore Princess of Bavaria
      (Since January 16th, 1973:) HRH Marie Caroline Hedwig Eleonore Princess of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria
      * Munich, June 23rd, 1969

      Married:

      (civil) Schloß Altshausen, June 28th and (religious) Schloß Tegernsee, July 27th, 1991:
      HRH Philipp Albrecht Christoph Ulrich Maria Duke von Württemberg
      * Friedrichshafen, November 1st, 1964

   3. HRH Helene Eugenie Maria Donatha Mechthild Princess of Bavaria
      (Since January 16th, 1973:) HRH Helene Eugenie Maria Donatha Mechthild Princess of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria
      * Munich, May 6th, 1972
   4. HRH Elizabeth Marie Charlotte Franziska Princess of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria
      * Munich, October 4th, 1973
   5. HRH Maria Anna Henriette Gabrielle Julia Princess of Bavaria, Duchess in Bavaria
      * Munich, May 7th, 1975

Footnotes:

1. With special thanks to Hein Bruins, Brigitte Gastel Lloyd, Netty Leistra and Paul Theroff.

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