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Luitpold Rupprecht Heinrich Prinz von Bayern (born 14 April 1951) is a member and second in line of succession to the headship of the House of Wittelsbach, which reigned as Kings of Bavaria until 1918, and the head of König Ludwig Schlossbrauerei.
Early life
Luitpold was born at Schloß Leutstetten near Starnberg, in Bavaria. He is the only surviving child of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (1913–2008) and his wife Princess Irmingard of Bavaria (1923–2010).
Marriage
On 25 June 1979, Luitpold married Katrin Beatrix Wiegand (born 19 September 1951 in Munich), daughter of Gerd Wiegand (1922 in Cottbus – 1994 in Munich), architect, and first wife Ellen Schumacher. Initially the union was considered morganatic, but on 3 March 1999, the marriage was declared retroactively to be dynastic on the condition their children contracted dynastic marriages. The couple had five children.
Business activities
Luitpold is the proprietor and CEO of a brewery located at Kaltenberg Castle (König Ludwig GmbH & Co. KG Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg) which was founded in 1871, and largely extended by him. He who also purchased Marthabräu brewery at Fürstenfeldbruck in 1980, where his wheat beer is produced. At Kaltenberg he also organizes an annual jousting tournament.
In 2011 he purchased the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory, founded in 1745 by Maximilian III Joseph, Prince-Elector of Bavaria.
Luitpold owns the Bavarian castles of Leutstetten and Kaltenberg, in which he lives with his family.
Ancestry
References
Die Wittelsbacher. Geschichte unserer Familie. Adalbert, Prinz von Bayern. Prestel Verlag, München, 1979
Kata Kunci Pencarian:
- Ludwig III dari Bayern
- Luitpold Prinz von Bayern
- Prince Franz of Bavaria
- Luitpold
- Franz von Bayern
- Konstantin Prinz von Bayern
- Prince Karl of Bavaria (1874–1927)
- Prince Konrad of Bavaria
- Otto, King of Bavaria
- Leopold Prinz von Bayern
- Ludwig III of Bavaria
