Prince Karl of Bavaria (1874–1927)

Prince Karl
Born	(1874-04-01)1 April 1874 Villa Amsee near Lindau, Bavaria
Died	9 May 1927(1927-05-09) (aged 53) Munich, Bavaria
Burial	Liebfrauendom, Munich, Bavaria
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Ludwig III of Bavaria
Mother	Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria-Este

Prince Karl of Bavaria (German: Karl Maria Luitpold Prinz von Bayern) (1 April 1874 – 9 May 1927) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a Major General in the Bavarian Army.

Early life and military career

Karl was born at Villa Amsee near Lindau in Bavaria. He was the second son of King Ludwig III of Bavaria and his wife Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria-Este. Like his older brother Crown Prince Rupprecht, Karl joined the Bavarian Army and eventually reached the rank of Major General.

Death

Karl died in Munich and is buried in the crypt of the famous Frauenkirche in the Bavarian capital.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Karl of Bavaria (1874–1927)

16. Maximilian I Joseph of Bavaria 8. Ludwig I of Bavaria 17. Princess Augusta Wilhelmine of Hesse-Darmstadt 4. Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria 18. Frederick, Duke of Saxe-Altenburg 9. Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen 19. Duchess Charlotte Georgine of Mecklenburg-Strelitz 2. Ludwig III of Bavaria 20. Ferdinand III, Grand Duke of Tuscany 10. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany 21. Princess Luisa of Naples and Sicily 5. Archduchess Auguste Ferdinande of Austria 22. Maximilian, Hereditary Prince of Saxony 11. Princess Maria Anna of Saxony 23. Princess Carolina of Parma 1. Prince Karl of Bavaria 24. Ferdinand, Archduke of Austria-Este 12. Francis IV, Duke of Modena 25. Maria Beatrice d'Este, Duchess of Massa 6. Archduke Ferdinand Karl Viktor of Austria-Este 26. Victor Emmanuel I of Sardinia 13. Princess Maria Beatrice of Savoy 27. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este 3. Archduchess Maria Theresa of Austria-Este 28. Leopold II, Holy Roman Emperor 14. Archduke Joseph, Palatine of Hungary 29. Infanta Maria Luisa of Spain 7. Archduchess Elisabeth Franziska of Austria 30. Duke Louis of Württemberg 15. Duchess Maria Dorothea of Württemberg 31. Princess Henriette of Nassau-Weilburg

References

• Das Bayernbuch vom Kriege 1914–1918, Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen, Friedrichfranz Feeser, Chr. Belser AG, Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 1930
• C. Arnold McNaughton, The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy, in 3 volumes (London, U.K.: Garnstone Press, 1973), volume 1, page 469.