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Luitpold Prinz von Bayern
Prince Luitpold in July 2012
Born (1951-04-14) 14 April 1951 (age 73)
Schloß Leutstetten, Leutstetten, Bavaria, West Germany
Spouse
Katrin Beatrix Wiegand
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(m. 1979)​
Issue5
Names
German: Luitpold Rupprecht Heinrich Prinz von Bayern
HouseWittelsbach
FatherPrince Ludwig of Bavaria
MotherPrincess Irmingard of Bavaria
ReligionRoman Catholic

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,[1] and the head of König Ludwig Schlossbrauerei.

Early life

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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).[1]

Marriage

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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.[1][2][3] 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.[1] The couple had five children.[1]

Business activities

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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.[4] 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.[1]

Ancestry

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels, Fürstliche Häuser XVI. "Haus Bayern". C.A. Starke Verlag, 2001, pp. 3, 6-7,9. ISBN 978-3-7980-0824-3.
  2. ^ Burke's Royal Families of the World, Europe and Latin America
  3. ^ Genealogisches Handbuch des Adels
  4. ^ "Standorte – König Ludwig". koenig-ludwig-brauerei.com. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  1. Die Wittelsbacher. Geschichte unserer Familie. Adalbert, Prinz von Bayern. Prestel Verlag, München, 1979
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