Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (b. 1944)

Infobox Monarch


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consort =Marion Malkowsky and Sandra Burghardt
royal house =House of Wittelsbach
father =Prince Konstantin of Bavaria
mother =Princess Maria Adelgunde von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
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place of birth =Krauchenwies near Sigmaringen, Baden-Württemberg
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Prince Adalbert (Etzi) of Bavaria (German: "Adalbert Friedrich Johannes Maria et omnes sancti Prinz von Bayern") (b. December 27, 1944) is a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach.

Early life

Adalbert was born in Krauchenwies in Baden-Württembergand is the second son of Prince Konstantin of Bavaria and his first wife Princess Maria Adelgunde von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.

Marriage

On May 9, 1978 Prince Adalbert married Marion Malkowsky, the daughter of Wilhelm Malkowski and Margot Massengeil. The wedding took place in Munich. However,the couple was divorced five years later on November 11, 1983.

On February 21, 1986 Prince "Etzi" married for the second time. His bride was Sandra Brigitte Burghardt, the daughter of Frank Burghardt. The civil ceremony took place in Munich and the religious wedding followed a week later also in Munich. Initially the union was considered morganatic, but on March 3, 1999 the marriage was decreed to be dynastic in accordance with the Bavarian house laws. The couple has two children together.

* Princess Bernadette of Bavaria (b. 1986)
* Prince Hubertus of Bavaria (b. 1989)

References

* "Die Wittelsbacher. Geschichte unserer Familie". Adalbert, Prinz von Bayern. Prestel Verlag, München, 1979
* "Prinz und Demokrat. Konstantin von Bayern: Ein Gedenkbuch." Konstantin, Prinz von Bayern and Arens, Hanns. München; Wien : Langen/Müller, 1979