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.
Early life
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.
Marriage and later life
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.