Prince Heinrich of Bavaria (1922–1958)

Prince Heinrich
Prince Heinrich of Bavaria
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
SpouseAnne Marie de Lustrac (m. 1951–1958)
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.

Heinrich was born at Schloss Hohenburg in Bavaria. He was the eldest child and only son of Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria and his second wife, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg, and had several younger sisters.

On 31 July 1951 Prince Heinrich married Anne Marie de Lustrac (27 September 1927 – 16 August 1999). The wedding took place in Saint-Jean-de-Luz, France. The couple had no children.[1][2][3][4][5]

Prince Heinrich 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. His widow, Anne Marie de Lustrac, later died in a car crash in Milan, Italy, on 16 August 1999.

Ancestry

References

  1. ^ Baron Jean de Lustrac — Elmwood Cemetery, historicforrest.com.
  2. ^ "Anne of Bavaria's father dies", The News Leader (Staunton, Virginia), 2 April 1973.
  3. ^ Reid Buckley, An American Family: The Buckleys, Simon & Schuster, 2008, p.251.
  4. ^ "Heinrich marries Anne de Lustrac", 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.

Sources

  • Die Wittelsbacher. Geschichte unserer Familie. Adalbert, Prinz von Bayern. Prestel Verlag, München, 1979.
  • The Book of Kings: A Royal Genealogy. C. Arnold McNaughton. Garnstone Press, London, 1973.