Name Prince of Role B.1951 | House House of Wittelsbach | |
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Born 14 April 1951 (age 73)
Schlos Leutstetten, Leutstetten, Bavaria ( 1951-04-14 ) Spouse Katrin Beatrix Wiegand (m. 1979) Issue Princess Auguste
Princess Alice
Prince Ludwig
Prince Heinrich
Prince Karl Father Prince Ludwig of Bavaria Mother Princess Irmingard of Bavaria Parents Princess Irmingard of Bavaria, Prince Ludwig of Bavaria Grandparents Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria Great-grandparents Ludwig III of Bavaria Similar People Franz - Duke of Bavaria, Rupprecht - Crown Prince of, Prince Ludwig of Bavaria, Princess Irmingard of Bavaria, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg | ||
Children Prince Ludwig of Bavaria | ||
Prince Luitpold of Bavaria (German: Luitpold Rupprecht Heinrich Prinz von Bayern) (born 14 April 1951) is a member of the House of Wittelsbach, which reigned as kings of Bavaria until 1918, and a CEO of König Ludwig GmbH & Co. KG Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg.
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Early life
Prince Luitpold was born at Schloß Leutstetten near Starnberg, in Bavaria. He is the only surviving child of Prince Ludwig of Bavaria (1913–2008) and his wife Princess Irmingard of Bavaria (1923–2010).
Marriage
On 25 June 1979 Prince Luitpold married Katrin Beatrix Wiegand (born Munich 19 Sep 1951), daughter of Gerd Wiegand and his wife Ellen Schumacher. The civil wedding took place at Starnberg and the religious ceremony followed a day later at the Andechs Abbey in Bavaria. Initially the union was considered morganatic, but on 3 March 1999 the marriage was declared to be dynastic. The couple had five children and four grandchildren:
Because the current head and heir of the Royal House of Bavaria, Duke Franz and his younger brother Max, have no male offspring, their first cousin Luitpold and his son Prince Ludwig are next in line to inherit representation of the House of Bavaria's historically royal legacy.
Business activities
Prince Luitpold is the proprietor and CEO of a brewery located at Kaltenberg Castle (König Ludwig GmbH & Co. KG Schlossbrauerei Kaltenberg) which was founded in 1871, and largely extended by the prince who also purchased Marthabräu brewery at Fürstenfeldbruck in 1980, where now most of his dark and white beer is produced. At Kaltenberg he also organizes an annual jousting tournament.
In 2011 he purchased the Nymphenburg Porcelain Manufactory, founded in 1745 by Maximilian III Joseph, Prince-Elector of Bavaria.
Prince Luitpold owns the Bavarian castles of Leutstetten and Kaltenberg, in which he lives with his family.