Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria

Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (German: Joseph Clemens Maria Ferdinand Ludwig Anton Augustin Alphons Alta Franz von Sales Philipp Nerius Prinz von Bayern) (25 May 1902 – 8 January 1990) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a leading German Art Historian.

Prince Joseph Clemens
Born(1902-05-25)25 May 1902
Munich, Bavaria
Died8 January 1990(1990-01-08) (aged 87)
Munich, Bavaria
Burial
Michaelskirche, Munich
Full name
German: Joseph Clemens Maria Ferdinand Ludwig Anton Augustin Alphons Alta Franz von Sales Philipp Nerius
HouseWittelsbach
FatherPrince Alfons of Bavaria
MotherPrincess Louise of Orléans

Early life

Joseph Clemens was born in Munich, Bavaria. He was the first child and only son of Prince Alfons of Bavaria and his wife Princess Louise Victoire d'Orléans-Alençon.

Later life

The prince studied Art History and later became one of the leading Art Historians in Germany and Europe. He was also a Grand Prior of the Bavarian Order of Saint George and Knight of the Order of Saint Hubert.

Ancestry

References
  • Die Wittelsbacher. Geschichte unserer Familie. Adalbert, Prinz von Bayern. Prestel Verlag, München, 1979
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