Prince Rasso of Bavaria

Infobox Monarch


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consort =Archduchess Theresa of Austria
royal house =House of Wittelsbach
father =Prince Franz of Bavaria
mother =Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ
date of birth =birth date and age|1926|5|24
place of birth =Schloß Leutstetten, Leutstetten, Bavaria
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Prince Rasso of Bavaria (German: "Rasso Maximilian Rupprecht Prinz von Bayern") (b. May 24, 1926) is a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach.

Early life

Prince Rasso was born at Schloß Leutstetten near Starnberg, Bavaria. He is the second son, and the youngest child, of Prince Franz of Bavaria and his wife Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ.

Marriage

On October 17, 1955 Prince Rasso married Archduchess Theresia of Austria, the daughter of Archduke Theodor Salvator of Austria and Countess Maria Theresia von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg. The wedding took place at Schloß Wallsee near Amstetten in Austria. The couple has seven children:

* Princess Maria-Theresia of Bavaria (b. 1956)
* Prince Franz-Josef of Bavaria (b. 1957)
* Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria (b. 1959)
* Prince Wolfgang of Bavaria (b. 1960)
* Princess Benedikta of Bavaria (b. 1961)
* Prince Christoph of Bavaria (b. 1962)
* Princess Gisela of Bavaria (b. 1964)

Later life

The prince is a Grand Prior of the Bavarian Order of Saint George, Knight of the Order of Saint Hubert and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece.Because the current head of the Royal House of Bavaria, Duke Franz and his younger brother Max have no male offsprings, Rasso's brother Prince Ludwig will become the next in line in the Bavarian Succession. Prince Rasso is currently 7th.

References

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