Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria

Rupprecht
Crown Prince of Bavaria
Rupprecht in uniform prior to World War I
Head of the House of Wittelsbach
Tenure	18 October 1921 – 2 August 1955
Predecessor	Ludwig III
Successor	Albrecht
Born	(1869-05-18)18 May 1869 Munich, Bavaria
Died	2 August 1955(1955-08-02) (aged 86) Schloß Leutstetten, Starnberg, Bavaria, West Germany
Spouse	Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria (m 10 July 1900) Princess Antonia of Luxembourg (m 7 April 1921)
Issue	Luitpold, Hereditary Prince of Bavaria Princess Irmingard Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria Prince Rudolf Prince Heinrich Princess Irmingard Princess Editha Princess Hilda Gabrielle, Duchess of Croÿ Sophie, Duchess of Arenberg
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Ludwig III of Bavaria
Mother	Maria Theresia of Austria-Este
Burial	Theatine Church, Munich

Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria (Rupprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand; 18 May 1869 – 2 August 1955), was the last heir apparent to the Bavarian throne. During the first half of the First World War.

First marriage

On 10 July 1900. he married Duchess Marie Gabriele in Bavaria, daughter of Duke Karl-Theodor in Bavaria.

Issue

1. Luitpold Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Bavaria (8 May 1901 – 27 August 1914) died of polio.
2. Princess Irmingard of Bavaria (21 September 1902 – 21 April 1903) died of diphtheria.
3. Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria (3 May 1905 – 8 July 1996).
4. Stillborn daughter (6 December 1906)
5. Prince Rudolf of Bavaria (30 May 1909 – 26 June 1912) died of diabetes.

Second marriage

On 7 April 1921, he married Princess Antonia of Luxembourg, daughter of William IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

Issue

1. Prince Heinrich of Bavaria (28 March 1922 – 14 February 1958) Married non-dynastically Anne Marie de Lustrac nut had no issue.
2. Princess Irmingard of Bavaria (29 May 1923 – 23 October 2010). Married her first cousin Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (1913–2008) and had issue.
3. Princess Editha Marie Gabriele Anna of Bavaria (16 September 1924 – 4 May 2013) married (1) Tito Tommaso Maria Brunetti (1905–1954) and (2) Prof. Gustav Christian Schimert (1910–1990). Had issue by both.
4. Princess Hilda of Bavaria (24 March 1926 – 5 May 2002). Married Juan Bradstock Edgar Lockett de Loayza (1912–1987) and had issue.
5. Princess Gabriele Adelgunde of Bavaria (10 May 1927 – 19 April 2019) Married Carl, 14th Duke of Croÿ and had issue.
6. Princess Sophie Marie Therese of Bavaria (b. 20 June 1935) Married Prince Jean-Engelbert, 12th Duke of Arenberg (1921–2011), and has issue.

Titles and styles

• 18 May 1869 – 5 November 1913 His Royal Highness Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria.
• 5 November 1913 – 18 October 1921 His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Bavaria.
• 18 October 1921 – 2 August 1955 His Royal Highness Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria.

Honours

German honours

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  • Knight of St. Hubert
  • Grand Prior of the Upper Palatinate of the Royal Bavarian House Equestrian Order of St. George, 1889
  • Grand Cross of the Military Order of Max Joseph, 23 August 1914
  • Grand Cross of the Military Merit Order, with Swords
• Anhalt:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Albert the Bear, with Swords
  • Friedrich Cross
• Baden:
  • Knight of the House Order of Fidelity, 1887
  • Knight of the Order of Berthold the First, 1887
  • Grand Cross of the Military Karl-Friedrich Merit Order
• Brunswick:
  • Grand Cross of the Order of Henry the Lion
  • War Merit Cross, 2nd Class
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  • Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order, with Swords
  • Cross for Merit in War (Meiningen)
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  • Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 22 March 1893
  • General Honor Decoration
• Prussia:
  • Knight of the Black Eagle, 22 June 1890
  • Iron Cross (1914), 1st and 2nd Classes
  • Pour le Mérite (military), 22 August 1915; with Oak Leaves, 20 December 1916
• Hohenzollern: Cross of Honour of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, 1st Class
• Lippe-Detmold:
  • War Honor Cross for Heroic Deeds
  • War Merit Cross
  • Cross of Honour of the House Order of Lippe, 1st Class with Swords
• Mecklenburg:
  • Grand Cross of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore
  • Military Merit Cross, 1st Class (Schwerin)
• Template:Country data Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown
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  • Knight of the Rue Crown
  • Knight of the Military Order of St. Henry, August 1914; Commander 2nd Class, June 1915; Commander 1st Class, January 1917; Grand Cross, May 1918
• Württemberg:
  • Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown
  • Grand Cross of the Military Merit Order
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  • Grand Cross of the Royal Hungarian Order of St. Stephen, 1893
  • Knight of the Golden Fleece, 1900
  • Military Merit Cross, 1st Class with War Decoration
  • Military Merit Medal (Signum Laudis)
• Belgium: Grand Cordon of the Order of Leopold, 1897
• Template:Flagcountry: Order of the Double Dragon, First Class, Second Grade
• Italian Royal Family:
  • Grand Cross of the Crown of Italy, ca. 1914
  • Knight of the Annunciation, 1948
  • Grand Cross of Saints Maurice and Lazarus, 1948
• Template:Flagcountry: Grand Cordon of the Order of the Chrysanthemum, 16 May 1905
• Luxembourg: Knight of the Gold Lion of Nassau
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  • Order of Osmanieh, 1st Class in Diamonds
  • Turkish War Medal ("Gallipoli Star")
  • Gold Imtiaz Medal with Swords
• Template:Flagcountry: Grand Cross of the Star of Romania
• Template:Flagcountry: Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, with Collar, 8 November 1908
• Sweden: Knight of the Seraphim, 18 September 1897
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• Two Sicilian Royal Family: Grand Cross of St. Ferdinand and Merit
• Template:Flagcountry: Honorary Grand Cross of the Royal Victorian Order