Prince Heinrich of Bavaria (1922–1958)

Prince Heinrich
Born(1922-03-28)28 March 1922
Schloss Hohenburg near Lenggries, Bavaria, Weimar Republic
Died14 February 1958(1958-02-14) (aged 35)
San Carlos de Bariloche, Río Negro Province, Argentina
Burial
Andechs Abbey cemetery, Bavaria
Spouse
Anne Marie de Lustrac
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(m. 1951)​
Names
Heinrich Franz Wilhelm
HouseWittelsbach
FatherRupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
MotherPrincess Antonia of Luxembourg

Prince Heinrich of Bavaria (German: Heinrich Franz Wilhelm Prinz von Bayern) (28 March 1922 – 14 February 1958) was a member of the Bavarian royal House of Wittelsbach.

Prince Heinrich was born at Schloss Hohenburg in Bavaria and was the eldest child and only son (followed by daughters) from the marriage of Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria and his second wife, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg.

On 31 July 1951, Prince Heinrich married Anne Marie de Lustrac (27 September 1927 in Neuilly-sur-Seine – 16 August 1999 in Milan), daughter of Baron Jean de Lustrac, French Army officer and decorated World War I veteran, and his American wife, Helen Reid, daughter of Fergus Reid of Norfolk, Virginia.[1][2][3][4][5][6] The ceremony took place in Saint-Jean-de-Luz on the Basque coast in France. The couple did not have any children together.

The prince was a Knight of the Order of Saint Hubert. He died in a car accident in San Carlos de Bariloche, Argentina, in the Andes, on 14 February 1958. He is buried at the Andechs Abbey church in Bavaria. Prince Heinrich's widow, Anne Marie de Lustrac, died also in a car crash in Milan, Italy, on 16 August 1999.

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ [1] Baron Jean de Lustrac- Elmwood Cemetery (5th Alley East, Lot 44), historicforrest.com, Sargeant Memorial Room, Norfolk Public Library. Biographical information provided by Norfolk Bureau of Cemeteries.
  2. ^ [2] "anne of bavaria's father dies - French cultural leader dies", The News Leader (Staunton, Virginia), Mon 02 April 1973, Page 5 (on newspapers.com)
  3. ^ [3], An American Family: The Buckleys, Reid Buckley, Simon & Schuster, 13 May 2008 - 464 pages (Great Elm, 1923-1939: The Desperate Years, page 251). ISBN 1416588167.
  4. ^ [4] "Heinrich marries Anne de lustrac - Baron's Daughter Weds Bavaria's Prince Henry" (on newspapers.com)
  5. ^ "Helen Reid Weds Baron de Lustrac – New York Girl Marries Lieutenant in the French Army". The New York Times. 25 November 1925. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
  6. ^ "de Lustrac, Baron Jean (1894-1973)". Norfolk's Local History and Genealogy Collection. Norfolk Public Library. 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2022.

Sources

  • 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