Luitpold Prinz von Bayern

Bavarian prince

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Katrin Beatrix Wiegand

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Princess Auguste of Lippe-Weissenfeld
Princess Alice of Auersperg
Prince Ludwig
Prince Heinrich
Prince Karl

Names
German: Luitpold Rupprecht Heinrich Prinz von Bayern

HouseWittelsbachFatherPrince Ludwig of BavariaMotherPrincess Irmingard of BavariaReligionRoman 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 Ludwig Schlossbrauerei.

Early life

Luitpold was born at Schloß Leutstetten near Starnberg, in Bavaria. He is the only surviving child of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (1913–2008) and his wife Princess Irmingard of Bavaria (1923–2010).^[1]

Marriage

On 25 June 1979, Luitpold married Katrin Beatrix Wiegand (born 19 September 1951 in Munich), daughter of Gerd Wiegand (1922 in Cottbus – 1994 in Munich), architect, and first wife Ellen Schumacher.^[1]^[2]^[3] Initially the union was considered morganatic, but on 3 March 1999, the marriage was declared retroactively to be dynastic on the condition their children contracted dynastic marriages.^[1] The couple had five children:^[1]

Auguste Marie Philippa of Bavaria (born 1979), Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge, who married Ferdinand of Lippe-Weißenfeld (born 1976) on 5 June 2010 in Andechs Abbey in Munich.
Alice Isabella Maria of Bavaria (born 1981), married Lukas of Auersperg (born 1981) on 29 August 2009.
Ludwig Heinrich of Bavaria (born 1982),^[4] who married Sophie-Alexandra Evekink,^[5] a doctoral student at the Law Faculty of the University of Oxford, on 20 May 2023 at the Theatine Church in Munich.^[6]
Heinrich Rudolf of Bavaria (born 1986), married on 22 April 2017 to Henriette Gruse (born 1982) in Andechs Abbey in Munich.
Karl Rupprecht of Bavaria (born 1987)

Business activities

Luitpold is the proprietor and CEO of a brewery located at Kaltenberg Castle (König Ludwig GmbH & Co. KG Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg) which was founded in 1871, and largely extended by him. He who also purchased Marthabräu brewery at Fürstenfeldbruck in 1980, where his wheat beer is produced.^[7] At Kaltenberg he also organizes an annual jousting tournament.

In 2011 he purchased the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory, founded in 1745 by Maximilian III Joseph, Prince-Elector of Bavaria.

Luitpold owns the Bavarian castles of Leutstetten and Kaltenberg, in which he lives with his family.^[1]

Leutstetten Castle
Kaltenberg Castle

Ancestry

Ancestors of Luitpold Prinz von Bayern

16. Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria

8. Ludwig III of Bavaria

17. Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria

4. Prince Franz of Bavaria

18. Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este

9. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este

19. Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria

2. Prince Ludwig of Bavaria

20. Rudophe, Duke of Croÿ

10. Karl Alfred, Duke of Croÿ

21. Princess Nathalie de Ligne

5. Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ

22. Engelbert Auguste, 8th Duke d'Arenberg

11. Princess Ludmilla d'Arenberg

23. Princess Eleonore d'Arenberg

1. Prince Luitpold of Bavaria

24. Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria (= 16)

12. Ludwig III of Bavaria (= 8)

25. Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria (= 17)

6. Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria

26. Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este (= 18)

13. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este (= 9)

27. Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria (= 19)

3. Princess Irmingard of Bavaria

28. Adolphe, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

14. William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

29. Princess Adelheid-Marie of Anhalt-Dessau

7. Princess Antonia of Luxembourg

30. Miguel of Portugal

15. Infanta Marie Anne of Portugal

31. Princess Adelaide of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Rosenberg

References

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XVI. "Haus Bayern". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp. 3, 6-7,9. ISBN 978-3-7980-0824-3.
^ Burke's Royal Families of the World, Europe and Latin America
^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels
^ See German article: Ludwig Prinz von Bayern
^ Bridger-Linning, Stephanie (19 May 2023). "Royal wedding of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, one of the world's most eligible bachelors, will take place tomorrow". Tatler. Retrieved 20 May 2023.
^ Burack, Emily (18 August 2022). "Prince Ludwig of Bavaria Is Engaged to an Oxford PhD Student". Town and Country. Retrieved 28 September 2022.
^ "Standorte – König Ludwig". koenig-ludwig-brauerei.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.

Die Wittelsbacher. Geschichte unserer Familie. Adalbert, Prinz von Bayern. Prestel Verlag, München, 1979

Lines of succession
Luitpold Prinz von Bayern House of Wittelsbach Born: 14 April 1951
Max Emanuel in Bayern	— TITULAR — Line of succession to the Bavarian throne 2nd position	Succeeded by Prince Ludwig of Bavaria