House Wittelsbach Children Princess Bernadette Role B. 1944 | Name Prince of Religion Roman Catholicism | |
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Born 27 December 1944 (age 79)
Krauchenwies, District of Sigmaringen, Baden-Wurttemberg ( 1944-12-27 ) Spouse Marion Malkowsky
(m. 1978; div. 1983)
Sandra Burckhardt
(m. 1986) Issue Princess Bernadette
Prince Hubertus Father Prince Konstantin of Bavaria Mother Princess Maria Adelgunde of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen Parents Princess Maria Adelgunde Alice Luise Josephine of Hohenzollern, Prince Konstantin of Bavaria Grandparents Frederick, Prince of Hohenzollern, Prince Adalbert of Bavaria, Princess Margarete Karola of Saxony Cousins Karl Friedrich - Prince of, Princess Desiree of Hohenzollern, Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern, Prince Hubertus of Hohenzollern, Prince Ferdinand of Hohen Similar People Prince Konstantin of Bavaria, Prince Leopold of Bavaria, Prince Johann Georg of, Prince Ferfried of Hohenzollern, Prince Carl Christian of Hohenzollern | ||
Siblings Prince Leopold of Bavaria | ||
Prince Adalbert (Etzi) of Bavaria (German: Adalbert Friedrich Johannes Maria et omnes sancti Prinz von Bayern) (born 27 December 1944) is a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach.
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Early life
Adalbert was born in Krauchenwies in the Prussian Province of Hohenzollern (present-day Baden-Württemberg) and is the second son of Prince Konstantin of Bavaria and his first wife Princess Maria Adelgunde of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.
Marriage
On 9 May 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 11 November 1983.
On 21 February 1986 Prince Etzi married for the second time. His bride was Sandra Brigitte Burckhardt, the daughter of Frank Burckhardt. 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 3 March 1999 the marriage was decreed to be dynastic in accordance with the Bavarian house laws. The couple have two children together: