Prince Heinrich of Bavaria (1922-1958)

Prince Heinrich of Bavaria (1922-1958)

Infobox_Prince| name = Prince Heinrich of Bavaria


caption =
consort =Anne Marie de Lustrac
royal house =House of Wittelsbach
father =Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria
mother =Princess Antonia of Luxembourg
date of birth =birth date|1922|3|28|mf=y
place of birth = Schloss Hohenburg near Lenggries, Bavaria
date of death =death date and age|1958|2|14|1922|3|28|mf=y
place of death = car crash in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina
place of burial=Andechs Abbey cemetery, Bavaria|

Prince Heinrich of Bavaria (German: "Heinrich Franz Wilhelm Prinz von Bayern") (March 28, 1922 - February 14, 1958) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach.

Early life

Prince Heinrich was born at Schloss Hohenburg in Bavaria and was the eldest son from the second marriage of Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria and his wife Princess Antonia of Luxembourg.

Marriage

On July 31, 1951 Prince Heinrich married Anne Marie de Lustrac, the daughter of Baron Jean de Lustrac and his wife Helen Reid. The ceremony took place in Saint-Jean-de-Luz on the Basque coast in France. The couple did not have any children together.

Later life

The prince was a Knight of the Order of Saint Hubert.

Death

Prince Heinrich of Bavaria lost his life in tragic car accident in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina in the Andes on February 14, 1958. He is buried at the Andechs Abbey cemetery in Bavaria.

Prince Heinrich's wife, Anne Marie de Lustrac, died also in a car crash in Milan, Italy on August 16, 1999.

References

* "Die Wittelsbacher. Geschichte unserer Familie". Adalbert, Prinz von Bayern. Prestel Verlag, München, 1979
* "The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy". C. Arnold McNaughton, in 3 volumes. London, U.K. Garnstone Press, 1973, volume 1


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