Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (b.1951)

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Prince Luitpold
File:Prince Luitpold.jpg
Prince Luitpold in July 2012
Born (1951-04-14) 14 April 1951 (age 73)
Schloß Leutstetten, Leutstetten, Bavaria
Spouse Katrin Beatrix Wiegand (m. 1979)
Issue Princess Auguste
Princess Alice
Prince Ludwig
Prince Heinrich
Prince Karl
Full name
Luitpold Rupprecht Heinrich
House Wittelsbach
Father Prince Ludwig of Bavaria
Mother Princess Irmingard of Bavaria

Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (German: Luitpold Rupprecht Heinrich Prinz von Bayern) (born 14 April 1951) is a member of the House of Wittelsbach, which reigned as kings of Bavaria until 1918,[1] and a CEO of König Ludwig GmbH & Co. KG Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg.

Early life

Prince 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 Prince Luitpold married Katrin Beatrix Wiegand, the daughter of Gerd Wiegand and his wife Ellen Schumacher.[1] The civil wedding took place at Starnberg and the religious ceremony followed a day later at the Andechs Abbey in Bavaria. Initially the union was considered morganatic, but on 3 March 1999 the marriage was declared to be dynastic .[1] The couple had five children:[1]

  • Princess Auguste Marie Phillipa (born 1979), a research zoologist (working under the name Auguste M.P. von Bayern) who investigates animal cognition as a collaborator of Alex Kacelnik; she is married to Prince Ferdinand of Lippe-Weissenfeld and has a two sons:
    • Prince Louis-Ferdinand Ludwig Beatus Bernhard Christopher Julio Patrick of Lippe-Weissenfeld (born 16 September 2013).
    • Prince Carl-Philipp zur Lippe-Weißenfeld (born 22 December 2015)
  • Princess Alice (born 1981), a cognitive biology researcher and manager of the University of Vienna's Goffin Lab (working under the name Alice Auersperg); she is married to Prince Lukas of Auersperg and has a daughter and a son:
    • Princess Olivia Sophie Marie Gobertina of Auersperg (born 13 April 2013).[2]
    • Prince Ludwig of Auersperg (born 8 April 2015)
  • Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (born 1982).
  • Prince Heinrich of Bavaria (born 1986).
  • Prince Karl of Bavaria (born 1987).

Later life

Prince Luitpold is the CEO of a brewery located at Kaltenberg Castle (König Ludwig GmbH & Co. KG Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg) and an organizer of the annual jousting tournament at Kaltenberg. He owns the Bavarian castles of Leutstetten and Kaltenberg, in which he lives with his family.[1]

  • Schloss Leutstetten-2.jpg

    Leutstetten Castle

  • Schloss kaltenberg.jpg

    Kaltenberg Castle

Because the current head and heir of the Royal House of Bavaria, Duke Franz and his younger brother Max, have no male offspring, Luitpold and his son Prince Ludwig are next in line to inherit representation of the House of Bavaria's historically royal legacy.[1]

Ancestry

Family of Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (b.1951)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 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

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 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.
  2. ↑ http://www.nettyroyal.nl/geneanews13.html
  1. Die Wittelsbacher. Geschichte unserer Familie. Adalbert, Prinz von Bayern. Prestel Verlag, München, 1979
Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (b.1951)
Born: 14 April 1951
Lines of succession
Preceded by Line of succession to the Bavarian throne
2nd position		 Succeeded by
Prince Ludwig
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