Prince Franz-Josef of Bavaria

Infobox Monarch


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royal house =House of Wittelsbach
father =Prince Rasso of Bavaria
mother =Archduchess Theresa of Austria
date of birth =birth date and age|1957|9|21
place of birth =Schloß Leutstetten, Leutstetten, Bavaria
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Prince Franz-Josef of Bavaria (German: "Franz-Josef Michael Maria Ignatius Prinz von Bayern") (b. September 21, 1957) is a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a member of the Roman Catholic Order of Saint Benedict.

Early life

Prince Rasso was born at Schloß Leutstetten near Starnberg, Bavaria. He is the eldest son of Prince Rasso of Bavaria and his wife Archduchess Theresa of Austria.

Later life

The prince is a Benedictine monk, a member of the Roman Catholic Order of Saint Benedict. Until 1996, he lived under the name "Pater Florian" at the St. Ottilien Archabbey in Emming in southern Bavaria. Since 1996, Prince Franz-Josef has been living at the Peramiho Abbey in Tanzania.

Because the current head of the Royal House of Bavaria, Duke Franz and his younger brother Max have no male offsprings, Franz-Josef's uncle Prince Ludwig will become the next in line in the Bavarian Succession. Prince Franz-Josef is currently 8th.

References

* Die Wittelsbacher. Geschichte unserer Familie. Adalbert, Prinz von Bayern. Prestel Verlag, München, 1979

Notes

* Home page of the St. Ottilien Archabbey (in German): http://www.erzabtei.de/html/
* Home page of the St. Benedict's Abbey in Peramiho, Tanzania: http://www.inkamana.org/ohio/peramiho.htm