Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria

For the article on Ferdinand of Bavaria, the Prince-elector of Cologne, (1577–1650), see Ferdinand of Bavaria (archbishop). For the life and career of the soldier (1550–1608), see Ferdinand of Bavaria (soldier).
Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria
Infante Ferdinand of Spain
Born (1884-05-10)10 May 1884
Madrid, Kingdom of Spain
Died 5 April 1958(1958-04-05) (aged 73)
Madrid, Spanish State
Spouse Infanta María Teresa of Spain
María Luisa de Silva y Fernández de Henestrosa, Duchess of Talavera de la Reina
Issue Infante Luis Alfonso
Infante José Eugenio
Infanta María de las Mercedes
Infanta María del Pilar
Full name
Ferdinand Maria Ludwig Franz von Assisi Isabellus Adalbert Ildefons Martin Bonifaz Joseph Isidro
and
Fernando María Luis Francisco de Asís Isabelo Adalberto Ildefonso Martín Bonifacio José Isidro
House Wittelsbach
Father Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria
Mother Infanta María de la Paz of Spain

Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria (Ferdinand Maria Ludwig Franz von Assisi Isabellus Adalbert Ildefons Martin Bonifaz Joseph Isidro; 10 May 1884 – 5 April 1958) was the eldest son and child of Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria and his wife Infanta María de la Paz of Spain.[1][2][2] Ferdinand became an Infante of Spain on 20 October 1905[1][3] and renounced his rights to the throne of the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1914.

Marriage and issue

Ferdinand married his first cousin, Infanta María Teresa of Spain, second eldest child and daughter[1][2] of Alfonso XII of Spain and his second wife Maria Christina of Austria,[1][2] on 12 January 1906 in Madrid.[1][2] Ferdinand and María Teresa had four children:[1][2]

This marriage and the granted royal rank in Spain meant that Ferdinand (also known as Infante don Fernando María de Baviera y de Borbón), the third-generation Spanish-Bavarian, committed himself to Spain. His second marriage with a Spanish noblewoman changed nothing in that respect.

Ferdinand married for a second time to María Luisa de Silva y Fernández de Henestrosa, Duchess of Talavera de la Reina, daughter of Luis de Silva y Fernández, 10th Count of Pie de Concha and his wife, Maria de los Dolores Fernández de Henestrosa y Fernández de Córdoba, on 1 October 1914 in Fuenterrabía, Spain. Maria Luisa was also granted the title Infanta of Spain.

Later life

Tomb of Prince Ferdinand with members of his family in the crypt of the Almudena Cathedral

Ferdinand survived his mother by 12 years and his father by 9 years. He had Alfonso XIII of Spain as his first cousin and brother-in-law and Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies as another brother-in-law. Spanish claimants Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia, and Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona, were his nephews.

Titles, styles, honours and arms

Titles and styles

Honours

Arms

Ancestry

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Darryl Lundy (24 Jul 2005). "Ferdinand Maria Ludwig Franz Prinz von Bayern". thePeerage.com. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Paul Theroff. "BAVARIA". Paul Theroff's Royal Genealogy Site. Retrieved 2008-11-24.
  3. ↑ Gaceta de Madrid No. 295, 22/10/1905, p. 277.
  4. 1 2 3 Boletín Oficial del Estado
  5. ↑ Boletín Oficial del Estado
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