Albrecht | |||||
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Duke of Bavaria | |||||
Head of the House of Wittelsbach | |||||
Tenure | 2 August 1955 – 8 July 1996 | ||||
Predecessor | Rupprecht | ||||
Successor | Franz | ||||
Born | Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire | 3 May 1905||||
Died | 8 July 1996 Berg Castle, Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany | (aged 91)||||
Burial | Wittelsbach cemetery, Andechs Abbey, Bavaria | ||||
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House | Wittelsbach | ||||
Father | Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria | ||||
Mother | Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria |
Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria (Albrecht Luitpold Ferdinand Michael; 3 May 1905 – 8 July 1996[1]) was the son of the last crown prince of Bavaria, Rupprecht, and his first wife, Duchess Marie Gabrielle in Bavaria. He was the only child from that marriage that reached adulthood. His paternal grandfather was Ludwig III of Bavaria, the last king of Bavaria, who was deposed in 1918.