Prince Eugen of Bavaria

Prince Eugen
Prince Eugen of Bavaria
Born	16 July 1925 Munich, Bavaria
Died	1 January 1997 (aged 71) Grasse, Alpes-Maritimes, France
Burial	Andechs Abbey cemetery, Bavaria
Spouse	Countess Helene (Hella) von Khevenhüller-Metsch
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Prince Konrad of Bavaria
Mother	Princess Bona Margherita of Savoy-Genoa

Prince Eugen of Bavaria (German: Eugen Leopold Adelaide Thomas Maria Prinz von Bayern) (16 July 1925 – 1 January 1997) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach.

Early life

Prince Eugen was born in Munich and was the only son of Prince Konrad of Bavaria and his wife Princess Bona Margherita of Savoy-Genoa. Eugen's older sister was Princess Amalie Isabella of Bavaria, born 1921.

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 Bavaria who lost his life in a 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.

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 1 January 1997 at Grasse in the Alpes-Maritimes region of France. He is buried at the Andechs Abbey cemetery in Bavaria.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Eugen of Bavaria

16. Ludwig I of Bavaria               8. Luitpold, Prince Regent of Bavaria                       17. Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen               4. Prince Leopold of Bavaria                             18. Leopold II, Grand Duke of Tuscany               9. Archduchess Augusta of Austria                       19. Princess Maria Anna of Saxony               2. Prince Konrad of Bavaria                                   20. Archduke Franz Karl of Austria               10. Franz Joseph I of Austria                       21. Princess Sophie of Bavaria               5. Archduchess Gisela of Austria                             22. Maximilian Joseph, Duke in Bavaria               11. Elisabeth of Bavaria                       23. Princess Ludovika of Bavaria               1. Prince Eugen of Bavaria                                         24. Charles Albert of Sardinia               12. Ferdinand, 1st Duke of Genoa                       25. Maria Theresa of Tuscany               6. Thomas, 2nd Duke of Genoa                             26. John of Saxony               13. Princess Elizabeth of Saxony                       27. Amalie Auguste of Bavaria               3. Princess Bona Margherita of Savoy-Genoa                                   28. Ludwig I of Bavaria (=16)               14. Prince Adalbert of Bavaria                       29. Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen (=17)               7. Princess Isabella of Bavaria                             30. Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain               15. Infanta Amelia Philippina of Spain                       31. Princess Luisa Carlotta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies

References

• Die Wittelsbacher. Geschichte unserer Familie. Adalbert, Prinz von Bayern. Prestel Verlag, München, 1979
• The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy. C. Arnold McNaughton, in 3 volumes. London, U.K. Garnstone Press, 1973, volume 1, page 475
• Pedigrees of Some of the Emperor Charlemagne's Descendants. Marcellus Donald R. von Redlich, volume I, 1941; reprint, Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.A.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 2002, page 35.