Prince Eugen of Bavaria

Infobox_Prince| name = Prince Eugen of Bavaria


caption =
consort =Countess Helene ("Hella") von Khevenhüller-Metsch
royal house =House of Wittelsbach
father =Prince Konrad of Bavaria
mother =Princess Bona Margherita of Savoy-Genoa
date of birth =birth date|1925|7|16|mf=y
place of birth =Munich, Bavaria
date of death =death date and age|1997|1|1|1925|7|16|mf=y
place of death =Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France
place of burial=Andechs Abbey cemetery, Bavaria|

Prince Eugen of Bavaria (German: "Eugen Leopold Adelaide Thomas Maria Prinz von Bayern") (July 16, 1925 - January 01, 1997) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach.

Early life

Prince Eugen was born in Munich and was the only son of Prince Konrad of Bavaria and his wife Princess Bona Margherita of Savoy-Genoa.

Marriage

On November 16, 1970 Prince Eugen married Countess Helene von Khevenhüller-Metsch, the daughter of Count Franz von Khevenhüller-Metsch and Princess Anna von Fürstenberg. Countess Helene was previously married to Prince Konstantin of Bavaria who lost his life in a tragic plane crash on July 30, 1969. The civil ceremony took place in Munich and the religious wedding followed five days later in Innsbruck, Austria. The couple did not have any children together.

Later life

The prince was a Grand Prior of the Bavarian Order of Saint George, Knight of the Order of Saint Hubert and a Knight of the Sovereign Military Order of Malta.

Death

Prince Eugen of Bavaria died on January 1, 1997 at Grasse in the Alpes-Maritimes region of France. He is buried at the Andechs Abbey cemetery in Bavaria.

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, page 475
* "Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants". Marcellus Donald R. von Redlich, volume I, 1941; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002, page 35.