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Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria

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Name
  
Prince of

House
  
House of Wittelsbach

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Born
  
10 May 1884Madrid, Kingdom of Spain (
1884-05-10
)

Issue
  
Infante Luis AlfonsoInfante Jose EugenioInfanta Maria de las MercedesInfanta Maria del Pilar

Mother
  
Infanta Maria de la Paz of Spain

Died
  
April 5, 1958, Madrid, Spain

Spouse
  
Maria Luisa de Silva y Fernandez de Henestrosa, Duchess of Talavera de la Reina (m. 1914)

Children
  
Infanta Maria de las Mercedes of Spain, Infanta Maria del Pilar of Spain, Infante Jose Eugenio, Infante Luis Alfonso

Parents
  
Infanta Maria de la Paz of Spain, Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria

Similar People
  
Infanta Maria Teresa of, Infanta Maria de la Paz of Sp, Maria Christina of Austria, Alfonso XII of Spain, Infanta Maria de las Merce

Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria (Ferdinand Maria Ludwig Franz von Assisi Isabellus Adalbert Ildefons Martin Bonifaz Joseph Isidro; 10 May 1884 – 5 April 1958) was the eldest son and child of Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria and his wife Infanta Maria de la Paz of Spain. Ferdinand became an Infante of Spain on 20 October 1905 and renounced his rights to the throne of the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1914.

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Marriage and issue

Ferdinand married his first cousin, Infanta Maria Teresa of Spain, second eldest child and daughter of Alfonso XII of Spain and his second wife Maria Christina of Austria, on 12 January 1906 in Madrid. Ferdinand and Maria Teresa had four children:

  • Infante Luis Alfonso of Spain (6 December 1906 – 14 May 1983)
  • Infante Jose Eugenio of Spain (26 March 1909 – 16 August 1966), married Dona Maria de la Ascuncion Solange de Mesia y de Lesseps, Countess of Odiel in 1933, and had issue.
  • Infanta Maria de las Mercedes of Spain (3 October 1911 – 11 September 1953) married Georgian Prince Irakli Bagration of Mukhrani in 1946, and had issue.
  • Infanta Maria del Pilar of Spain (15 September 1912 – 9 May 1918)
  • This marriage and the granted royal rank in Spain meant that Ferdinand (also known as Infante don Fernando Maria de Baviera y de Borbon), the third-generation Spanish-Bavarian, committed himself to Spain. His second marriage with a Spanish noblewoman changed nothing in that respect.

    Ferdinand married for a second time to Maria Luisa de Silva y Fernandez de Henestrosa, Duchess of Talavera de la Reina, daughter of Luis de Silva y Fernandez, 10th Count of Pie de Concha and his wife, Maria de los Dolores Fernandez de Henestrosa y Fernandez de Cordoba, on 1 October 1914 in Fuenterrabia, Spain. Maria Luisa was also granted the title Infanta of Spain.

    Later life

    Ferdinand survived his mother by 12 years and his father by 9 years. He had Alfonso XIII of Spain as his first cousin and brother-in-law and Prince Carlos of Bourbon-Two Sicilies as another brother-in-law. Spanish claimants Infante Jaime, Duke of Segovia and Infante Juan, Count of Barcelona were his nephews.

    Titles and styles

  • 10 May 1884 – 20 October 1905: His Royal Highness Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria.
  • 20 October 1905 – 5 April 1958: His Royal Highness Infante Ferdinand of Spain, Prince of Bavaria.
  • Honours

  • 1,117th Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece (20 October 1905).
  • Knight Grand Collar of the Royal Order of Charles III (20 October 1905).
  • Knight Grand Cross of the Royal Order of Isabella the Catholic (20 October 1905).
  • Grand Commander of Leon of the Order of Santiago (27 June 1910).
  • 300th Knight Grand Cross of the Military Order of the Tower and Sword.
  • References

    Prince Ferdinand of Bavaria Wikipedia