Prince Alfons of Bavaria

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Prince Alfons
Born(1862-01-24)24 January 1862
Munich, Bavaria
Died8 January 1933(1933-01-08) (aged 70)
Munich, Bavaria
Burial
Michaelskirche, Munich
Spouse
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(m. 1891)​
IssuePrince Joseph Clemens
Princess Elisabeth Maria
Names
German: Alfons Maria Franz von Assisi Klemens Max Emanuel
HouseWittelsbach
FatherPrince Adalbert of Bavaria
MotherInfanta Amalia of Spain

Prince Alfons of Bavaria (German: Alfons Maria Franz von Assisi Klemens Max Emanuel Prinz von Bayern; 24 January 1862 – 8 January 1933) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry.

Early life and family

Alfons was born in Munich, Bavaria. He was the second son of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria and his wife Infanta Amalia of Spain. In 1880, as so many young men of his age, Alfons joined the army, soon after becoming a young courtier protege to Ludwig II of Bavaria. On 15 April 1891, Prince Alfons married Princess Louise Victoire d'Orléans-Alençon, the daughter of Duke Ferdinand of Alençon and Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria. The wedding took place at the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Bavaria. The couple had two children:

  • Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (1902–1990)
  • Princess Elisabeth Maria of Bavaria (1913–2005) married twice, first to Ernest Kusnter and secondly to Hubertus Joseph Alphonse Carl Michael Maria Graf von Kageneck.

Military career

Prince Alfons was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Royal Bavarian 1st Infantry Regiment "König" and later served in the Royal Bavarian 3rd Field Artillery Regiment "Königin Mutter". In 1882, he was transferred into the Royal Bavarian 1st Heavy Cavalry Regiment "Prinz Karl von Bayern", where he was promoted to Rittmeister in 1894, where he served as a squadron commander (Eskadronschef).

He was promoted to Major on 8 March 1889[1] and was named commander of the 1st Heavy Cavalry Regiment on 15 July 1892.[2] While commander of the regiment, he was promoted to Oberstleutnant (lieutenant colonel) on 21 March 1894 and Oberst (colonel) on 1 September 1896.[1]

On 17 December 1899, he was promoted to Generalmajor[1] and named commander of the Royal Bavarian 1st Cavalry Brigade.[3] On 18 January 1901, he was promoted to Generalleutnant[1] and passed command of the brigade to the later-General der Kavallerie Karl Freiherr von Schacky auf Schönfeld.[4] He was promoted to General der Kavallerie on 23 March 1905.[1]

Death

Prince Alfons of Bavaria died on 8 January 1933 at Munich and is buried in the Colombarium in the Michaelskirche in Munich, Bavaria.

Honorary titles

  • À la suite of the Royal Bavarian 1st Heavy Cavalry Regiment (Königlich Bayerisches 1. Schwere-Reiter-Regiment „Prinz Karl von Bayern“), 1901 [5]
  • Inhaber of the Royal Bavarian 7th Chevauléger Regiment (Königlich Bayerisches 7. Chevaulegers-Regiment „Prinz Alfons“), 24 September 1909 [6]
  • Chief of the Royal Prussian 5th Dragoon Regiment (Dragoner-Regiment „Freiherr von Manteuffel“ (Rheinisches) Nr. 5), 16 June 1913 [7]

Decorations and awards

Prince Alfons received the following orders and decorations:[8]

German states

Foreign states

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Bayerisches Kriegsministerium (Herausg.): Militär-Handbuch des Königreichs Bayern, Drucksachen-Verlag des Kriegsministeriums, Munich 1916
  2. ^ Günter Wegner: Stellenbesetzung der Deutschen Heere 1815-1939. Band 3: Die Stellenbesetzung der aktiven Regimenter, Battalione und Abteilungen von der Stiftung bzw. Aufstellung bis zum 26. August 1939, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2413-1, p. 403
  3. ^ Günter Wegner: Stellenbesetzung der Deutschen Heere 1815-1939. Band 1: Die Höheren Kommandostellen, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1990, ISBN 3-7648-1779-8, p. 700
  4. ^ Wegner, Stellenbesetzung Band 1, p. 700
  5. ^ Günter Wegner: Stellenbesetzung der Deutschen Heere 1815-1939. Band 3: Die Stellenbesetzung der aktiven Regimenter, Battalione und Abteilungen von der Stiftung bzw. Aufstellung bis zum 26. August 1939, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2413-1, p. 402
  6. ^ Günter Wegner: Stellenbesetzung der Deutschen Heere 1815-1939. Band 3: Die Stellenbesetzung der aktiven Regimenter, Battalione und Abteilungen von der Stiftung bzw. Aufstellung bis zum 26. August 1939, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2413-1, p. 434
  7. ^ Günter Wegner: Stellenbesetzung der Deutschen Heere 1815-1939. Band 3: Die Stellenbesetzung der aktiven Regimenter, Battalione und Abteilungen von der Stiftung bzw. Aufstellung bis zum 26. August 1939, Biblio-Verlag, Osnabrück 1993, ISBN 3-7648-2413-1, p. 58
  8. ^ "Landtag des Königreiches: Mitglieder der Kammer der Reichsräte", Hof- und- Staatshandbuch des Königreichs Bayern, Munich: Landesamt, 1914, p. 146
  9. ^ Hof- und Staats-Handbuch des Königreich Bayern (1908), "Königliche Orden" p. 11
  10. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Bayerisches Kriegsministerium (Herausg.): Militär-Handbuch des Königreichs Bayern, Drucksachen-Verlag des Kriegsministeriums, Munich 1916, p. 90
  11. ^ "Ludewigs-orden", Großherzoglich Hessische Ordensliste (in German), Darmstadt: Staatsverlag, 1914, p. 6 – via hathitrust.org
  12. ^ "Großherzogliche Orden und Ehrenzeichen". Hof- und Staatshandbuch des Großherzogtums Mecklenburg-Strelitz: 1907 (in German). Neustrelitz: Druck und Debit der Buchdruckerei von G. F. Spalding und Sohn. 1907. p. 14.
  13. ^ Italia : Ministero dell'interno (1898). Calendario generale del Regno d'Italia. Unione tipografico-editrice. p. 54.
  14. ^ "Caballeros de la insigne orden del toisón de oro", Guía Oficial de España (in Spanish), 1918, p. 208, retrieved 21 March 2019
  15. ^ "Real y distinguida orden de Carlos III". Guía Oficial de España. 1918. pp. 210, 215. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  16. ^ "Real Cuerpo Colegiado de Caballeros Hijosdalgo de la Nobleza, de Madrid", Guóa Oficial de España (in Spanish), 1915, p. 127, retrieved 3 April 2021
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