Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (b.1951)

Prince Luitpold
Prince Luitpold in July 2012
Born	14 April 1951 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
Religion	Catholicism

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, 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 and four grandchildren:^[1]

• Princess Auguste Marie Philippa (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 Isabella Maria (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 Heinrich of Bavaria (born 1982), studied political science and law, chairman of Hilfsverein Nymphenburg, a charitable organization founded in 1964 by the royal family and the Bavarian Red Cross, with activities in development aid
• Prince Heinrich Rudolf of Bavaria (born 1986).
• Prince Karl Rupprecht 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]

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  Leutstetten Castle
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  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

Ancestors 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. 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