Prince Rasso of Bavaria
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Prince Rasso of Bavaria (born 24 May 1926 – 12 September 2011) was a member of the Bavaria
n Royal House of Wittelsbach
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, Bavaria. He was the second son, and the youngest child, of Prince Franz of Bavaria
and his wife Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ
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, the daughter of Archduke Theodor Salvator of Austria and Countess Maria Theresia von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg. The wedding took place at Schloß Wallsee near Amstetten
in Austria. The couple had seven children:
, Knight of the Order of Saint Hubert, and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
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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...
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Early life
Rasso was born at Schloß Leutstetten near StarnbergStarnberg
The city of Starnberg is in Bavaria, Germany, some 30 km south-west of Munich. It lies at the north end of Lake Starnberg, in the heart of the "Five Lakes Country", and serves as capital of the district of Starnberg...
, Bavaria. He was the second son, and the youngest child, of Prince Franz of Bavaria
Prince Franz of Bavaria
Prince Franz of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a Major General in the Bavarian Army.-Early life and Military career:...
and his wife Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ
Princess Isabella Antonie of Croÿ
Princess Isabella Antonie Eleonore Natalie Klementine of Croÿ, full German name: Isabella Antonie Eleonore Natalie Klementine, Prinzessin von Croÿ was a Princess of Croÿ and member of the House of Croÿ by birth and a Princess of Bavaria and member of...
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Marriage
On 17 October 1955 Rasso married Archduchess Theresa of AustriaArchduchess Theresa of Austria (b. 1931)
Archduchess Theresa Monika Valerie Elisabeth Ludovika Walburga Anna of Austria, full German name: Theresa Monika Valerie Elisabeth Ludovika Walburga Anna, Erzherzogin von Österreich is a member of the Tuscan branch of the House of Habsburg-Lorraine and an Archduchess of Austria and...
, the daughter of Archduke Theodor Salvator of Austria and Countess Maria Theresia von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg. The wedding took place at Schloß Wallsee near Amstetten
Amstetten, Lower Austria
Amstetten is a town in Lower Austria. It is the capital of the Amstetten District.-Geography:Is geographically located between 48 ° 07 ' N and 14 ° 52 ' E , at a height of 275 meters , has an area of 52.22 km ² , its population in 2001 was 22,595 inhabitants, with a population density of 441 habs...
in Austria. The couple had seven children:
- Princess Maria-Theresia of Bavaria (b. 1956); married Count Tamas Kornis de Goncz-Ruszka; seven children.
- Prince Franz-Josef of BavariaPrince Franz-Josef of BavariaPrince Franz-Josef of Bavaria is a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a member of the Roman Catholic Order of Saint Benedict.-Early life:Franz-Josef was born at Schloß Leutstetten near Starnberg, Bavaria...
(b. 1957), a Benedictine monk in Peramiko, Tanzania, now called Pater Florian. - Princess Elisabeth of Bavaria (b. 1959); married Count Andreas von Kuefstein; six children.
- Prince Wolfgang of Bavaria (b. 1960); married Countess Beatrice of Lodron-Laterano and Castelromano; three children.
- Princess Benedikta of Bavaria (b. 1961); married Count Rudolf von Freyberg-Eisenberg; four children.
- Prince Christoph of Bavaria (b. 1962); married Baroness Gudila von PlettenbergHouse of PlettenbergThe House of Plettenberg is a Westphalian noble family of the Uradel. It dates back at least to 1187, when Heidolphus de Plettenbrath was mentioned in a document by Philip I...
; four children. - Princess Gisela of BavariaPrincess Gisela of BavariaPrincess Gisela Maria Karolina Adelgunde of Bavaria is a Princess of Bavaria and member of the House of Wittelsbach by birth and a Princess of Saxe-Gessaphe and member of the House of Saxe-Gessaphe by marriage...
(b. 1964); married Prince Alexander of Saxe-GessaphePrince Alexander of Saxe-GessaphePrince Alexander of Saxe-Gessaphe , is the adopted heir of Maria Emanuel, Margrave of Meissen, and a businessman with Lebanese, Mexican and German roots....
; four children.
Later life
Rasso was a Grand Prior of the Bavarian Order of Saint GeorgeRoyal Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Immaculate Conception
The Royal Military Order of Saint George for the Defense of the Faith and the Immaculate Conception was founded by Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria in 1726 to provide for a means of honouring the nobility and recognizing distinguished civil and military service...
, Knight of the Order of Saint Hubert, and a Knight of the Order of the Golden Fleece
Order of the Golden Fleece
The Order of the Golden Fleece is an order of chivalry founded in Bruges by Philip III, Duke of Burgundy in 1430, to celebrate his marriage to the Portuguese princess Infanta Isabella of Portugal, daughter of King John I of Portugal. It evolved as one of the most prestigious orders in Europe...
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