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, father = Prince Adalbert of Bavaria , mother =

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Princess Elisabeth Maria 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

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and a

General of Cavalry General of the Cavalry (german: General der Kavallerie) was a General officer rank in the cavalry in various states of which the modern states of German and Austria are successors or in other armies which used the German model. Artillery officers ...

Early life

Alfons was born in

. He was the second son of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria and his wife

. 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 Ludwig II (Ludwig Otto Friedrich Wilhelm; 25 August 1845 – 13 June 1886) was King of Bavaria from 1864 until his death in 1886. He is sometimes called the Swan King or ('the Fairy Tale King'). He also held the titles of Count Palatine of the ...

, and in 1892 became commander of the Bavarian ''Schweren-Reiter-Regiment.'' In 1905 he reached the rank

, finishing his career as the commander of ''7 K.B. Chevaulegers-Regiment.''

Marriage

On 15 April 1891 Prince Alfons married

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, the daughter of Duke Ferdinand of Alençon and

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. The wedding took place at the

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, Bavaria. The couple had two children: * Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (1902–1990) * Princess Elisabeth Maria of Bavaria (1913–2005)

Death

Prince Alfons of Bavaria died on 8 January 1933 at

and is buried in the Colombarium in the Michaelskirche in

, Bavaria.

Decorations and awards

He received the following orders and decorations:

Ancestry

References

* ''Das Bayernbuch vom Kriege 1914-1918''. Konrad Krafft von Dellmensingen, Friedrichfranz Feeser, Chr. Belser AG, Verlagsbuchhandlung, Stuttgart 1930 * ''Die Wittelsbacher. Geschichte unserer Familie''. Prestel Verlag, München, 1979 {{DEFAULTSORT:Alfons Of Bavaria, Prince Princes of Bavaria House of Wittelsbach 1862 births 1933 deaths People from the Kingdom of Bavaria Members of the Bavarian Reichsrat Bavarian generals Burials at St. Michael's Church, Munich Recipients of the Military Merit Order (Bavaria) Recipients of the Iron Cross (1914), 2nd class Grand Crosses of the Order of the Star of Romania Knights of the Golden Fleece of Spain Knights of Santiago