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.

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 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:

Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (1902–1990)
Princess Elisabeth Maria of Bavaria (1913–2005)

Death

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

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Alfons of Bavaria

16. Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken

8. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria

17. Maria Franziska of Sulzbach

4. Ludwig I of Bavaria

18. Landgrave George William of Hesse-Darmstadt

9. Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt

19. Luise of Leiningen-Dagsburg-Falkenburg

2. Prince Adalbert of Bavaria

20. Ernest Frederick III, Duke of Saxe-Hildburghausen

10. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg

21. Ernestine of Saxe-Weimar

5. Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen

22. Charles II, Grand Duke of Mecklenburg

11. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz

23. Friederike of Hesse-Darmstadt

1. Prince Alfons of Bavaria

24. Charles III of Spain

12. Charles IV of Spain

25. Maria Amalia of Saxony

6. Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain

26. Philip, Duke of Parma

13. Maria Luisa of Parma

27. Louise Élisabeth of France

3. Infanta Amelia Philippina of Spain

28. Ferdinand I of the Two Sicilies

14. Francis I of the Two Sicilies

29. Maria Carolina of Austria

7. Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies

30. Charles IV of Spain

15. Maria Isabella of Spain

31. Maria Luisa of Parma

Decorations and awards

Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Iron Cross, 2nd class
Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Wendish Crown with gems (22 July 1904)

References

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

Princes of Bavaria

The generations are numbered from the ascension of Maximilian I Joseph as King of Bavaria in 1806.

1st generation	Ludwig I Prince Karl Theodor Prince Karl Friedrich

2nd generation	Maximilian II Otto, King of Greece Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria Prince Adalbert

3rd generation	Ludwig II Otto Ludwig III Prince Leopold Prince Arnulf Prince Ludwig Ferdinand Prince Alfons

4th generation	Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria Prince Karl Prince Franz Prince Georg Prince Konrad Prince Heinrich Prince Wolfgang Prince Ferdinand¹,² Prince Adalbert Prince Joseph

5th generation	Prince Luitpold Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria Prince Rudolf Prince Heinrich Prince Ludwig Prince Rasso Prince Eugen Luis Alfonso² José Eugenio² Prince Konstantin Prince Alexander

6th generation	Franz, Duke of Bavaria Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria Prince Luitpold Prince Franz-Josef Prince Wolfgang Prince Christoph Prince Leopold Prince Adalbert

7th generation	Prince Ludwig Prince Heinrich Prince Karl Prince Tassilo Prince Richard Prince Philip Prince Corbinian Prince Stanislaus Prince Marcello Prince Manuel Prince Konstantin Prince Hubertus

8th generation	Prince Leopold Prince Gabriel

¹ renounced the title of Prince and rights to the throne of Bavaria ² also an Infante of Spain

Authority control	WorldCat Identities VIAF: 81281307 GND: 13703492X

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