Prince Alfons of Bavaria

Prince Alfons
Prince Alfons of Bavaria
Born	24 January 1862 Munich, Bavaria
Died	8 January 1933 (aged 70) Munich, Bavaria
Burial	Michaelskirche, Munich, Bavaria
Spouse	Princess Louise Victoire d'Orléans-Alençon (m. 1891)
Issue	Prince Joseph Clemens Princess Elisabeth Maria
Full name German: Alfons Maria Franz von Assisi Klemens Max Emanuel
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Prince Adalbert of Bavaria
Mother	Infanta Amalia of Spain

Prince Alfons of Bavaria (German: Alfons Maria Franz von Assisi Klemens Max Emanuel Prinz von Bayern; 24 January 1862 – 8 January 1933) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry.

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 and in 1892 became commander of the Bavarian Schweren-Reiter-Regiment. In 1905 he reached the rank General of Cavalry, finishing his career as the commander of 7 K.B. Chevaulegers-Regiment.

Marriage

On 15 April 1891 Prince Alfons married Princess Louise Victoire d'Orléans-Alençon, the daughter of Duke Ferdinand of Alençon and Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria. The wedding took place at the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Bavaria. The couple had two children:

• Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (1902–1990)
• Princess Elisabeth Maria of Bavaria (1913–2005)

Death

Prince Alfons of Bavaria died on 8 January 1933 at Munich and is buried in the Colombarium in the Michaelskirche in Munich, Bavaria.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Alfons of Bavaria

16. Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken               8. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria                       17. Maria Franziska of Sulzbach               4. Ludwig I of Bavaria                             18. Landgrave George William of Hesse-Darmstadt               9. Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt                       19. Luise of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg               2. Prince Adalbert of Bavaria                                   20. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen               10. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg                       21. Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar               5. Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen                             22. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg               11. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz                       23. Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt               1. Prince Alfons of Bavaria                                         24. Charles III of Spain               12. Charles IV of Spain                       25. Maria Amalia of Saxony               6. Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain                             26. Philip, Duke of Parma               13. Maria Luisa of Parma                       27. Louise Élisabeth of France               3. Infanta Amelia Philippina of Spain                                   28. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies               14. Francis I of the Two Sicilies                       29. Maria Carolina of Austria               7. Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies                             30. Charles IV of Spain               15. Maria Isabella of Spain                       31. Maria Luisa of Parma

Decorations and awards

• Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
• Iron Cross, 2nd class
• Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Wendish Crown with gems (22 July 1904)

References

• Das Bayernbuch vom Kriege 1914-1918. Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen, Friedrichfranz Feeser, Chr. Belser AG, Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 1930
• Die Wittelsbacher. Geschichte unserer Familie. Prestel Verlag, München, 1979