Prince Konrad of Bavaria
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Prince Konrad of Bavaria (22 November 1883 – 6 September 1969) was a member of the Bavaria
n Royal House of Wittelsbach
.
, Bavaria
. He was the youngest child of Prince Leopold of Bavaria
and his wife Archduchess Gisela of Austria
.
During World War I
, like his older brother Georg
, Konrad served in the Bavarian army mainly on the Eastern Front
as a commander of the 2nd Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry “Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria” Konrad reached the rank of Major
and resigned from the military on 6 February 1919.
. The wedding took place at the Castle Aglie in Piedmont
, Italy.
The couple had two children:
and temporarily interned in the hotel Bayerischer Hof, together with among others the German Crown Prince Wilhelm and the former Nazi diplomat Hans Georg von Mackensen. Princess Bona who worked during the war as a nurse, stayed afterwards with her relatives in Savoy
, prohibited from entering Germany, she was not reunited with her family until 1947. In the later years Prince Konrad worked on the Board of German auto-maker NSU
.
region of Bavaria. He is buried at the Andechs Abbey cemetery in Bavaria.
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
n Royal House of Wittelsbach
Wittelsbach
The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria.Members of the family served as Dukes, Electors and Kings of Bavaria , Counts Palatine of the Rhine , Margraves of Brandenburg , Counts of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland , Elector-Archbishops of Cologne , Dukes of...
.
Early life
Konrad was born in MunichMunich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, Bavaria
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
. He was the youngest child of Prince Leopold of Bavaria
Prince Leopold of Bavaria
Leopold Maximilian Joseph Maria Arnulf, Prinz von Bayern was born in Munich, the son of Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria and his wife Archduchess Augusta of Austria...
and his wife Archduchess Gisela of Austria
Archduchess Gisela of Austria
Gisela Louise Marie, Princess Imperial and Archduchess of Austria, Princess of Hungary and Bohemia, Princess of Bavaria was the second daughter and eldest surviving child of Emperor Franz Joseph I of Austria and Empress Elisabeth...
.
During World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
, like his older brother Georg
Prince Georg of Bavaria
Prince Georg of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a Catholic priest.- Birth and family :...
, Konrad served in the Bavarian army mainly on the Eastern Front
Eastern Front (World War I)
The Eastern Front was a theatre of war during World War I in Central and, primarily, Eastern Europe. The term is in contrast to the Western Front. Despite the geographical separation, the events in the two theatres strongly influenced each other...
as a commander of the 2nd Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry “Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria” Konrad reached the rank of Major
Major
Major is a rank of commissioned officer, with corresponding ranks existing in almost every military in the world.When used unhyphenated, in conjunction with no other indicator of rank, the term refers to the rank just senior to that of an Army captain and just below the rank of lieutenant colonel. ...
and resigned from the military on 6 February 1919.
Marriage
On 8 January 1921 Prince Konrad married Princess Bona Margherita of Savoy-Genoa, the daughter of Prince Tomaso of Savoy-Genoa and Princess Isabella of BavariaPrincess Isabella of Bavaria
Princess Isabella Maria Elisabeth of Bavaria was the third child and eldest daughter of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria and his wife Infanta Amelia Philippina of Spain...
. The wedding took place at the Castle Aglie in Piedmont
Piedmont
Piedmont is one of the 20 regions of Italy. It has an area of 25,402 square kilometres and a population of about 4.4 million. The capital of Piedmont is Turin. The main local language is Piedmontese. Occitan is also spoken by a minority in the Occitan Valleys situated in the Provinces of...
, Italy.
The couple had two children:
| Name | |Death | Prince Eugen of Bavaria Prince Eugen of Bavaria Prince Eugen of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach.-Early life:Prince Eugen was born in Munich and was the only son of Prince Konrad of Bavaria and his wife Princess Bona Margherita of Savoy-Genoa.-Marriage:On 16 November 1970 Prince Eugen married Countess Helene von... | 16 July 1925 | 1 January 1997 | married Countess Helene von Khevenhüller-Metsch; no issue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Post WWII
At the end of the Second World War, Prince Konrad was arrested by the French military at Hinterstein, brought to LindauLindau
Lindau is a Bavarian town and an island on the eastern side of Lake Constance, the Bodensee. It is the capital of the Landkreis or rural district of Lindau. The historic city of Lindau is located on an island which is connected with the mainland by bridge and railway.- History :The name Lindau was...
and temporarily interned in the hotel Bayerischer Hof, together with among others the German Crown Prince Wilhelm and the former Nazi diplomat Hans Georg von Mackensen. Princess Bona who worked during the war as a nurse, stayed afterwards with her relatives in Savoy
Savoy
Savoy is a region of France. It comprises roughly the territory of the Western Alps situated between Lake Geneva in the north and Monaco and the Mediterranean coast in the south....
, prohibited from entering Germany, she was not reunited with her family until 1947. In the later years Prince Konrad worked on the Board of German auto-maker NSU
NSU Motorenwerke AG
NSU Motorenwerke AG, normally just NSU, was a German manufacturer of automobiles, motorcycles and pedal cycles, founded in 1873. It was acquired by Volkswagen Group in 1969...
.
Death
Prince Konrad of Bavaria died on 6 September 1969 at Hinterstein in the OberallgäuOberallgäu
Oberallgäu is a district in Bavaria, Germany. It is bounded by the districts of Unterallgäu and Ostallgäu, the Austrian states Tyrol and Vorarlberg, the district of Lindau, and the state of Baden-Württemberg...
region of Bavaria. He is buried at the Andechs Abbey cemetery in Bavaria.
Ancestry
Sources
- Schad, Martha,Kaiserin Elisabeth und ihre Töchter. München, Langen Müller, 1998