Prince Heinrich of Bavaria

Prince Heinrich of Bavaria
c. 1910
Born(1884-06-24)24 June 1884
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire
Died7 November 1916(1916-11-07) (aged 32)[1]
Argeș County, Kingdom of Romania
Burial
HouseWittelsbach
FatherPrince Arnulf of Bavaria
MotherPrincess Therese of Liechtenstein
Signature
Military career
Allegiance German Empire
RankMajor
Unit1st Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry
Royal Bavarian Infantry Lifeguards Regiment
CommandsIII. Battalion Alpenkorps
Battles / warsWorld War I
AwardsMilitary Order of Max Joseph
Iron Cross (1914)

Prince Heinrich of Bavaria (24 June 1884 – 8 November 1916) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a highly decorated Army officer in the First World War.

  1. ^ Michael B. Barrett, Indiana University Press, 2013, Prelude to Blitzkrieg: The 1916 Austro-German Campaign in Romania, p. 160