Prince Alfons of Bavaria

Infobox_Prince| name = Prince Alfons of Bavaria


caption =
consort =Princess Louise Victoire d'Orléans-Alençon
royal house =House of Wittelsbach
father =Prince Adalbert of Bavaria
mother =Infanta Amalia Felipina del Pilar of Spain
date of birth =birth date|1862|1|24|mf=y
place of birth =Munich, Bavaria
date of death =death date and age|1933|1|8|1862|1|24|mf=y
place of death =Munich, Bavaria
place of burial=Michaelskirche, Munich, Bavaria|

Prince Alfons of Bavaria ( _de. Alfons Maria Franz von Assisi Klemens Max Emanuel Prinz von Bayern) (January 24, 1862 - January 08, 1933) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry.

Early life

Alfons was born in Munich, Bavaria. He was the second son of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria and his wife Infanta Amalia Felipina del Pilar of Spain.In 1880, as so many young men of his age, Alfons joined the army 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

On April 15, 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

Prince Alfons of Bavaria died on January 8, 1933 at Munich and is buried in the Colombarium in the Michaelskirche in Munich, Bavaria.

References

* "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