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On Monday 22. July  the official reception on the occasion of the 80th birthday of Duke Franz of Bavaria took place at Schleißheim Castle outside of Munich. Already on Satruday 20. July there had been an mass and and a reception for relatives and Nymphenburg Castle. It was therefore a big feast. From the blue - white sky the sun seemed to the illustrious guests in the castle grounds . Besides family members and personal friends also bavarian  Prime Minister Horst Seehofer (CSU ), several cabinet members and the Cardinals Reinhard Marx and Friedrich Wetter accepted the invitation . In the castle garden of the birthday boy took off a Ehrenzug . Hundreds of mountain troops , folk costumes , historical civil and militia took part. A highlight was probably the march past of the Bavarian Dachshund Dachshunds six clubs for the confessed dog lover too. The brass band played the Bavarian Defiliermarsch , the Bavaria anthem and a Duke F...

He would be King of Bavaria  Duke Franz of Bavaria is now 80 He avoids the red carpet. If the celebrities waving at the festive opening of the Bayreuth Festival in the cameras  Duke Franz of Bavariais not there.  The head of the Wittelsbach family takes the side entrance. Glamorous appearances are not his thing. The nobleman - he would be King of Bavaria, if there was still a monarchy in this country - appears reticent in public on. This Sunday the passionate collector of modern art and graphic, patron and recognized art expert turn 80 years old. The Duke is a great supporter of the Pinakothek of the modern  in Munich and found it important works of art from its collection available. He advises numerous museums in Bavaria. He brings his expertise as a member of the International Council for the "Museum of Modern Art" in New York a. In 2008 he became an honorary doctorate from the Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU) in Munich. The Duke - his n...

On Friday 21.06. Prince Leopold of Bavaria celebrated his 70th birthday. he is the great-great-great-great-grandson of King Ludwig I. of Bavaria and head of the so called adalbertinian line of the House of Wittelsbach. He became known as racer in the German touring car scene a name. Today he has with " Poldi " her own fashion label , he also acts as representative for the brand car manufacturer BMW . In old age, he can not get to rest, as the father of four children colourfull recently revealed : He must still work with 70 and can not just eat up the family fortune . But the nobles also stated that he passionately engages with  his duties. Article in Bunte   On the occasion of his upcoming birthday he gave a short Interview to BILD.   BILD : How do you feel at 70? Leopold "Poldi" of Bavaria: "I feel like 50! Everybody in our family are very old. 90 often occurs. If one does a lot of sports like me, you can see the curve tha...

  According to Royal Musings Princess Editha ob Bavaria passed away on Saturday 04.05.2013 at the age of 88. She was born on 126.09.1924 at Hohenburg as second daughter and thrid child of the last bavarian Crown Prince Rupprecht and his second wife Antonia, née Princess of Luxembourg. In 1946 she married Tito Brunetti by whom she had 3 daughters. After his death in 1954 she married in 1959 Gustav Schimert who passed away in 1990. From her second marriage she had 3 sons. Article at Royal Musings

Duke Franz of Bavaria has cancer. Yesterday it was announced by adaminstration of the Royal Houses that he has lymphatic cancer. He already had to cancel severy engagements last week. He will now undergo Chemotheraphie which will last for siome mionths. According to his doctors there are good chances of beeing cured http://www.mittelbayerische.de/nachrichten/oberpfalz-bayern/artikel/sorge-um-herzog-franz-von-bayern/851142/sorge-um-herzog-franz-von-bayern.html .

Photo and Copyright Ulrike B. On Saturday 12.05.2012 the Wieskirche near Steingaden a famous Roccco piligrimate Church and Tourist Atttraction saw a Royal Wedding. At this day Princess Felipa of Bavaria, the younger daughter of Prince Leopold (Poldi) of bavaria and his wife Ursula (Uschi) née Möhlenkamp married there the Filmproducer Christian Dienst. Unfortunately the weather on this day turned out to be quiet rainy and cold. I arrived at the Church short before 10 a clock when it was still open for Tourists and had a chance to go in and look around before it was closed. Little later the first guests started to arrive most of them walked the way from the Parkplace below the Church. Only the most important guest where droven in Cars. A little bit late the bride and her father finally arrived around 10 mins. after noon. Luckily at that time the rain was very light so that no umbreally was needed. The bride wore a gown by munich Designer Natascha Müllerschön and a diamond tiara usually w...

On 12 May Princess Felipa of Bavaria will marry Christian Dienst at the Wieskirche nr. Steingaden. the bride is the older daughter of Prince Leopold of Bavaria and his wife Ursula née Möhlenkamp. The bride will wear a dress designed by munich designer Natascha Müllerschön and among the bridal chidlren will by her nephew and niece Prince Leopold and Princess Alva.  Both grom and bride will have 6 witnesses. The Service  service will be opened wiith the Prince of Denmark-March, followed by the Spatzenmesse, Laudate dominum and Ave Verum (Mozart). At the end Wassermusik by Händel will be played. After the Wedding there will be a reception at Hohenschwangau. For the reception in the evening 360 guests are expected.  http://www.merkur-online.de/nachrichten/boulevard/felipa-bayern-traumhochzeit-hause-wittelsbach-wieskirche-2311504.html http://www.merkur-online.de/lokales/steingaden/prinzessinnen-hochzeit-wies-2309506.html

    Prince Rasso of Bavaria passed way at his home at Tutzing near Lake Starberg on 12.09.2011 at the age of 85.  He was born in 1926 as youngest child of Prince Franz of Bavaria and his wife Isabella, nee Princess of Croy and a grandson of the last bavarian King Ludwig III. In the late 1930's his parents and Family lived in Hungary and only returned to Germany after 1945. In 1955 Prince Rasso married Archduchess Therese of Austria, Princess of Tuscany and had 7 children with her.  In his private life he breeded dachshunds.

A memorial mass took place on Monday 13.06.2011 in honor of the famous King Ludwig II. of Bavaria who died exactly 125 years ago a mysterious death. The Mass took place at the shore of Lake Starnberg. The mass was also attended by members of the Wittelbach Family among them: Duke Franz of Bavaria, Duke Max and Duchess Elizabeth in Bavaria, prince Luitpold and Princess Beatrix, Prince Rasso and Princess Therese, Prince Leopold and Princess Ursula, Prince Ludwig, Prince Manuel and Princess Anna and Duchess Helene in Bavaria. Photos more Photos http://www.sueddeutsche.de/muenchen/starnberg/gedenkfeier-fuer-ludwig-ii-der-kini-ein-symbol-unerfuellter-traeume-1.1107956 http://www.merkur-online.de/lokales/berg/ludwig-ii-hunderte-erinnern-maerchenkoenig-1281804.html

Princess Maria Elisabeth of Orleans and Bragança, née Princess of Bavaria passed away at her appartement at the Jardim Botânico at Rio de Janeiro. She was 96 years and 8 months old and the last member of the bavrian Royal Family born when Bavaria was still a Kingdom. She was born on 09.09.1914 at Nymphenburg Castle as daughter of Prince Franz of Bavaria and his wife Isabella, née Princess of Croy and was a granddaughter of the last King of Bavaria, Ludwig III. On 19.08.1937 she married at Nymphenburg Prince PedroHnerique of Orleans and Bragança, the head of Imperial Family of Brazil. The couple had together 12 children 8 sons and 4 daughter. Her husband died on 05.07.1981 and was succeeded as headof the Family be their oldest son Prince Luiz Gastão.   http://www.ovb-online.de/nachrichten/bayern-lby/maria-elisabeth-bayern-brasilien-gestorben-1243795.html http://odia.terra.com.br/portal/diversaoetv/html/2011/5/adeus_a_imperatriz_mae_noite_kent_de_autografos_a_pre_estreia_de_baby_1644...

Princess  Irmingard of Bavaria passed away on Saturday 23.10.2010 at Leutstetten. The Princess was born on 29.05.1923 at Berchtsgaden as oldest daughter and second child of the last bavarian Crown Prince Rupprecht and his second wife Antonia, née Princess of Luxemburg. After her the couple got four more daughters. She spend her childhood in Berchtesgaden, Hohehenschwangau Castle and the Leuchtenberg Palais in Munich which where the homes of her parents. In 1940 she and her Family had to flly because of the National Sozialists. The princess lived the next 5 years near Florence. In 1944 first her mother and her sisters where arrested by the Gestapo and the Princess 2 months later.  There the Princess fell ill of Typhus. Only in February 1945 she was reunited with her Family when she was able to be transported to the KZ Flössenbürg. In 1950 Princess Irmingard married her first cousin Princess Ludwig of Bavria in a ceremony which took place at Nymphenburg Castle on 20.07.1950. The...

Since 1971 the membes of the Royal Family of Bavaria are b uried at Andechs. In 1980 a special burial ground was etablished. it is down the hill on which the Moastery is located. It can be visited then one has to ask for the key to it at the Klosterpforte. On the far side are the Graves of Duke Albrecht and his 2 wives, Duchess Marie, née Countes Draskovich of Trakostjan and Duchess Marie-Jenke, née Countess Keglevich of Buzin. The late Duke is buried between his 2 wives. On the left side is the Grave of Prince Ludwig. He is at the moment the last Family member who was buried on the Burial Ground. On the right side there are the graves of other Family members Princess Maria del Pilar Prince Adalbert Princess Augusta, née Countess Seefried auf Buttenheim Prince Konstantin Prince Eugen Prince Konrad Princess Bona Margherita, née Princess of Savoy

Today Possenhofen Castle is best known as being the childhoodhome of Empress Elisabeth of Austria, née Duchess in Bavaria but it's History is much older. The Castle was build in 1536 for Jakob Rosenbusch who was Cancellor under Duke Ludwig of Bavaria. In 1600m the Castle came in the posession of the Hans Caspar von Horwarth. In the 30year long War the Castle was destroyed but rebuil by von Horwarth. After the died the Castle was bought by Elector Ferdinand Maria of Bavaria. It then changed his ownership a few times until it ended in the posession of the Counts of la Rosée. 1834 it was then acquired by Duke Maximilian in Bavaria the father of the Empress. It remained in the posession of the Ducal Family until 1940. After that it had different destination. In 1981 the Castle was bought by Prof. Franz Schilke who restored it to it's former Glory. As the Castle is owned prvat it can not be visited but one can walke around an has a good view on it.

On 29. August 2009 the Church of Andechs Monastery saw a real royal-noble Wedding when HRH Princess Alice of Bavaria married there HSH Prince Lukas of Auersperg. The monastery is just a few miles in the southwest of Munich on top of a hill. Just down the hill inside the grounds of the monastery many relatvies of the bride are buried including her grandfather Prince Ludwig who died last year at the age of 95. The brides father Prince Luitpold is second in line to the Headship of the Royal House of Bavaria after the bachelor Duke Franz of Bavaria and his brother Duke Max in Bavaria who only has five daughters but no son. The top of the hill where the Church is was closed to the public who cold stand a little bit down the hill on the side. Many of the Guest arrived on feet and walked down the hill but also a lot where driven up the hill in Cars and small Buses. Among the Guest who where present where Duke Franz of Bavaria, Duke Max and Duchess Elizabeth in Bavaria with their 4 younger da...