Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria

Rupprecht
Crown Prince of Bavaria
Rupprecht in uniform prior to World War I
Head of the House of Wittelsbach
Tenure	18 October 1921 – 2 August 1955
Predecessor	Ludwig III
Successor	Albrecht
Born	(1869-05-18)18 May 1869 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died	2 August 1955(1955-08-02) (aged 86) Schloß Leutstetten, Starnberg, Free State of Bavaria, West Germany
Burial	Theatine Church, Munich
Spouse	Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria ​ ​ (m. 1900; died 1912)​ Princess Antonia of Luxembourg ​ ​ (m. 1921; died 1954)​
Issue	Luitpold, Hereditary Prince of Bavaria Princess Irmingard Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria Prince Rudolf Prince Heinrich Princess Irmingard Princess Editha Princess Hilda Princess Gabrielle, Duchess of Croÿ Princess Sophie, Duchess of Arenberg
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Ludwig III of Bavaria
Mother	Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria-Este

Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria, Franconia and in Swabia, Count Palatine by the Rhine (Rupprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand; English: Robert Maria Leopold Ferdinand; 18 May 1869 – 2 August 1955), was the last heir apparent to the Bavarian throne. During the first half of World War I, he commanded the 6th Army on the Western Front. From August 1916, he commanded Army Group Rupprecht of Bavaria, which occupied the sector of the front opposite the British Expeditionary Force.