Prince Eugen of Bavaria (german: Eugen Leopold Adelaide Thomas Maria Prinz von Bayern) (16 July 1925 – 1 January 1997) was a member of the

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n Royal House of

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Early life

Prince Eugen was born in

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and was the only son of

Prince Konrad of Bavaria Prince Konrad of Bavaria (german: Konrad Luitpold Franz Joseph Maria Prinz von Bayern; 22 November 1883 – 6 September 1969) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach. Early life Konrad was born in Munich, Bavaria. He was the ...

and his wife Princess Maria Bona of Savoy-Genoa. Eugen's older sister was

Princess Amalie Isabella of Bavaria Princess Amalie Isabella of Bavaria (german: Amalie Isabella Marie Gisela Margarete Prinzessin von Bayern; 15 December 1921 – 28 March 1985) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach. Biography Princess Amalie Isabella of Bavaria ...

, born 1921.

Marriage

On 16 November 1970, Prince Eugen married Countess Helene of Khevenhüller-Metsch (4 April 1921 in

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– 25 December 2017 in

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), daughter of Count Franz of Khevenhüller-Metsch and Princess Anna of 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

and the religious wedding followed five days later in

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. The couple did not have any children together, but Helene had a daughter from her previous marriage.

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

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in the

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region of France. He is buried at the Andechs Abbey cemetery in Bavaria.

Ancestry

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. {{DEFAULTSORT:Eugen, Prince Of Bavaria Princes of Bavaria House of Wittelsbach 1925 births 1997 deaths German Roman Catholics Burials at Andechs Abbey