Prince Eugen of Bavaria
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Prince Eugen of Bavaria (16 July 1925 – 1 January 1997) was a member of the Bavaria
n Royal House of Wittelsbach
.
and was the only son of Prince Konrad of Bavaria
and his wife Princess Bona Margherita of Savoy-Genoa.
who lost his life in a tragic plane crash on 30 July 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.
in the Alpes-Maritimes
region of France. He is buried at the Andechs Abbey cemetery in Bavaria.
Bavaria
Bavaria, formally the Free State of Bavaria is a state of Germany, located in the southeast of Germany. With an area of , it is the largest state by area, forming almost 20% of the total land area of Germany...
n Royal House of Wittelsbach
Wittelsbach
The Wittelsbach family is a European royal family and a German dynasty from Bavaria.Members of the family served as Dukes, Electors and Kings of Bavaria , Counts Palatine of the Rhine , Margraves of Brandenburg , Counts of Holland, Hainaut and Zeeland , Elector-Archbishops of Cologne , Dukes of...
.
Early life
Prince Eugen was born in MunichMunich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
and was the only son of Prince Konrad of Bavaria
Prince Konrad of Bavaria
Prince Konrad of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach.-Early life:Konrad was born in Munich, Bavaria...
and his wife Princess Bona Margherita of Savoy-Genoa.
Marriage
On 16 November 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 BavariaPrince Konstantin of Bavaria
Prince Konstantin of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach, journalist, author and a German politician.-Early life:Konstantin was born in Munich, Bavaria...
who lost his life in a tragic plane crash on 30 July 1969. The civil ceremony took place in Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
and the religious wedding followed five days later in Innsbruck
Innsbruck
- Main sights :- Buildings :*Golden Roof*Kaiserliche Hofburg *Hofkirche with the cenotaph of Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor*Altes Landhaus...
, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
. 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 GrasseGrasse
-See also:*Route Napoléon*Ancient Diocese of Grasse*Communes of the Alpes-Maritimes department-External links:*...
in the Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes
Alpes-Maritimes is a department in the extreme southeast corner of France.- History : was created by Octavian as a Roman military district in 14 BC, and became a full Roman province in the middle of the 1st century with its capital first at Cemenelum and subsequently at Embrun...
region of France. He is buried at the Andechs Abbey cemetery in Bavaria.