Name Prince of | House House of Wittelsbach | |
Born 21 September 1957 (age 67)
Schloss Leutstetten, Leutstetten, Bavaria, Germany ( 1957-09-21 ) Father Prince Rasso of Bavaria Mother Archduchess Theresa of Austria Parents Princess Theresa of Bavaria, Prince Rasso of Bavaria Grandparents Princess Isabella Antonie of Croy, Prince Franz of Bavaria, Archduke Theodor Salvator of Austria Great-grandparents Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria, Ludwig III of Bavaria, Maria Theresa of Austria-Este People also search for Prince Rasso of Bavaria | ||
Prince Franz-Josef of Bavaria (German: Franz-Josef Michael Maria Ignatius Prinz von Bayern) (born 21 September 1957) is a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a member of the Roman Catholic Order of Saint Benedict.
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Early life
Franz-Josef was born at Schloß Leutstetten near Starnberg, Bavaria. He is the eldest son of Prince Rasso of Bavaria and his wife, Archduchess Theresa of Austria.
Later life
The prince is a Benedictine monk, a member of the Roman Catholic Order of Saint Benedict. Until 1996, he lived under the name Pater Florian at the St. Ottilien Archabbey in Emming in southern Bavaria. Since 1996, Prince Franz-Josef has been living at the Peramiho Abbey in Tanzania and in Kenia he became prior administrator of the Prince of Peace Benedictine Monastery - Tigoni Limuru. He is currently working in Illeret, St. Peter the Fisherman parish, and a new Benedictine Monastery in the Diocese of Marsabit, northern part of Kenya.