Prince Alfons of Bavaria
Prince Alfons | |||||
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Born | Munich, Bavaria | 24 January 1862||||
Died | 8 January 1933 Munich, Bavaria | (aged 70)||||
Burial | Michaelskirche, Munich | ||||
Spouse | |||||
Issue | Prince Joseph Clemens Princess Elisabeth Maria | ||||
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House | Wittelsbach | ||||
Father | Prince Adalbert of Bavaria | ||||
Mother | Infanta Amalia of Spain |
Prince Alfons of Bavaria (‹See Tfd›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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]He received the following orders and decorations:[1]
- Kingdom of Bavaria:
- Knight of St. Hubert
- Honorary Grand Prior of the Royal Bavarian House Equestrian Order of St. George, 1880[2]
- St. George Jubilee Medal
- Military Merit Order, 2nd Class with Star
- Jubilee Medal
- Service Award Cross, 2nd Class
- Duchy of Anhalt: Grand Cross of Albert the Bear, 1904[3]
- Ernestine duchies: Grand Cross of the Saxe-Ernestine House Order
- Grand Duchy of Hesse: Grand Cross of the Ludwig Order, 20 September 1900[4]
- Kingdom of Italy: Knight of the Annunciation, 13 April 1883[5]
- Tuscan Grand Ducal Family: Grand Cross of St. Joseph
- Kingdom of Prussia:
- Knight of the Black Eagle
- Iron Cross (1914), 2nd Class
- Hohenzollern: Cross of Honour of the Princely House Order of Hohenzollern, 1st Class
- Mecklenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of the Wendish Crown, with Crown in Ore and Diamonds, 22 July 1904[6]
- Oldenburg: Grand Cross of the Order of Duke Peter Friedrich Ludwig, with Golden Crown
- Kingdom of Romania: Grand Cross of the Star of Romania, with Swords
- Saxe-Weimar-Eisenach: Grand Cross of the White Falcon
- Kingdom of Saxony: Knight of the Rue Crown
- Spain:
- Grand Cross of the Order of Charles III, 26 June 1862; with Collar, 31 May 1883[7]
- Knight of the Military Order of Santiago
- Knight of the Royal Cavalry Armory of Zaragoza
- Knight of the Golden Fleece, 6 February 1906[8]
- Knight of the Royal Nobility Corps of Madrid, 1910[9]
- Württemberg: Grand Cross of the Württemberg Crown
Ancestry
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References
[edit]- ^ "Landtag des Königreiches: Mitglieder der Kammer der Reichsräte", Hof- und - Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern, Munich: Landesamt, 1914, p. 146
- ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Bayern (1908), "Königliche Orden" p. 11
- ^ "Sport & Salon".
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(help) - ^ "Ludewigs-orden", Großherzoglich Hessische Ordensliste (in German), Darmstadt: Staatsverlag, 1914, p. 6 – via hathitrust.org
- ^ Italia : Ministero dell'interno (1898). Calendario generale del Regno d'Italia. Unione tipografico-editrice. p. 54.
- ^ "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen". Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Mecklenburg-Strelitz: 1907 (in German). Neustrelitz: Druck und Debit der Buchdruckerei von G. F. Spalding und Sohn. 1907. p. 14.
- ^ "Real y distinguida orden de Carlos III". Guía Oficial de España. 1918. pp. 210, 215. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
- ^ "Caballeros de la insigne orden del toisón de oro", Guía Oficial de España (in Spanish), 1918, p. 208, retrieved 21 March 2019
- ^ "Real Cuerpo Colegiado de Caballeros Hijosdalgo de la Nobleza, de Madrid", Guóa Oficial de España (in Spanish), 1915, p. 127, retrieved 3 April 2021
- 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
- House of Wittelsbach
- 1862 births
- 1933 deaths
- People from the Kingdom of Bavaria
- Members of the Bavarian Reichsrat
- Bavarian generals
- Burials at St. Michael's Church, Munich
- Recipients of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria)
- Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class
- Grand Crosses of the Order of the Star of Romania
- Knights of the Golden Fleece of Spain
- Knights of Santiago