Prince Alfons of Bavaria

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.

Prince Alfons
Born(1862-01-24)24 January 1862
Munich, Bavaria
Died8 January 1933(1933-01-08) (aged 70)
Munich, Bavaria
Burial
Michaelskirche, Munich
Spouse
​
​
(m. 1891)​
IssuePrince Joseph Clemens
Princess Elisabeth Maria
Full name
German: Alfons Maria Franz von Assisi Klemens Max Emanuel
HouseWittelsbach
FatherPrince Adalbert of Bavaria
MotherInfanta Amalia of Spain

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, soon after becoming a young courtier protege to Ludwig II of Bavaria, 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:

Death

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

Decorations and awards

Ancestry

References
  1. Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Bayern (1908), "Königliche Orden" pp. 7, 11
  2. "Real y distinguida orden de Carlos III". Guía Oficial de España. 1918. pp. 210, 215. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  3. "Caballeros de la insigne orden del toisón de oro", Guía Oficial de España (in Spanish), 1918, p. 208, retrieved 21 March 2019
  4. Italia : Ministero dell'interno (1898). Calendario generale del Regno d'Italia. Unione tipografico-editrice. p. 54.
  • 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
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.