Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria

Rupprecht
Crown Prince of Bavaria
Rupprecht in uniform prior to World War I
Head of the House of Wittelsbach
Tenure18 October 1921 – 2 August 1955
PredecessorLudwig III
SuccessorAlbrecht
Born(1869-05-18)18 May 1869
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria
Died2 August 1955(1955-08-02) (aged 86)
Schloß Leutstetten, Starnberg, Free State of Bavaria, West Germany
Burial
Spouse
(m. 1900; died 1912)
(m. 1921; died 1954)
Issue
HouseWittelsbach
FatherLudwig III of Bavaria
MotherArchduchess 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.