Prince Manuel of Bavaria

Prince Manuel Prince Manuel and his wife at the Wedding of Victoria, Crown Princess of Sweden, and Daniel Westling Born (1972-12-27) 27 December 1972 Starnberg, Bavaria, Germany Spouse Princess Anna of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg (m. 2005) Issue Prince Leopold Princess Alva Prince Gabriel Full name German: Manuel Maria Alexander Leopold Jörg Prinz von Bayern House Wittelsbach Father Prince Leopold of Bavaria Mother Ursula Möhlenkamp Religion Roman Catholicism

Bavarian royal family HRH The Duke of Bavaria HRH Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria HRH Princess Elisabeth HRH The Hereditary Princess of Liechtenstein HRH Princess Marie-Caroline HRH Princess Hélène HRH Princess Elisabeth HRH Princess Maria Anna HRH The Dowager Princess of Waldburg HRH The Dowager Princess of Quadt Extended family members HRH The Dowager Duchess of Croÿ HRH The Dowager Duchess of Arenberg HRH Prince Luitpold HRH Princess Beatrix HRH Princess Auguste HRH Princess Alice HRH Prince Ludwig HRH Prince Heinrich HRH Prince Karl HI&RH Princess Theresa HRH Princess Maria-Theresia HRH Prince Franz-Josef HRH Princess Elisabeth HRH Prince Wolfgang HRH Princess Beatrice HRH Prince Tassilo HRH Prince Richard HRH Prince Philipp HRH Princess Benedikta HRH Prince Christoph HRH Princess Gudila HRH Prince Corbian HRH Prince Stanislaus HRH Prince Marcello HRH Princess Odilia HRH The Margravine of Meissen HRH Princess Helene Doña María Cristina, Mrs. de Urquijo Don Fernando Doña Sofía Doña Cristina The Rt Hon The Marchioness of Castro HRH Prince Leopold HRH Princess Ursula HRH Prince Manuel HRH Princess Anna HRH Prince Leopold HRH Princess Alva HRH Prince Gabriel HRH Princess Maria del Pilar HRH Princess Maria Felipa HRH Prince Konstantin HRH Prince Adalbert HRH Princess Sandra HRH Princess Bernadette HRH Prince Hubertus HRH The Baroness of Stichsenstein

Prince Manuel of Bavaria (German: Manuel Maria Alexander Leopold Jörg Prinz von Bayern) (born 27 December 1972) is a member of the deposed Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach, and a cardiology researcher at Columbia University.

Early life

Prince Manuel was born in Starnberg, Bavaria. He is the oldest child of Prince Leopold of Bavaria and his wife Ursula Möhlenkamp. Manuel was born out of wedlock, nearly five years before his parents were married. Even after his parents nuptials in 1977, Manuel and his siblings were excluded from the line in the Bavarian Succession as his parents' union was considered morganatic. However, this changed on 3 March 1999 when Franz, Duke of Bavaria recognized the marriage conditionally as dynastic in accordance with the Bavarian house laws. Since he has married dynastically, he is kept in line of succession.

Prince Manuel was awarded a PhD degree in biology from Columbia University where he is now a cardiology researcher.

Marriage

On 6 August 2005 Prince Manuel married Princess Anna of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg, the daughter of Prince Ludwig-Ferdinand of Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berleburg and Countess Yvonne Wachtmeister af Johannishus. The wedding took place in Stigtomta and Bärbo, small villages near Nyköping in Sweden. It was attended by more than 300 guests including King Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden and his family.^[1] The couple has two sons and a daughter together:

• Prince Leopold Maria Bengt Karl Manuel of Bavaria (b. 13 June 2007).
• Princess Alva Manuelle Maria Petra Yvonne of Bavaria (b. 5 January 2010).
• Prince Gabriel of Bavaria (b. 11 November 2014).^[2]

Honours

• Recipient of the 70th Birthday Badge Medal of King Carl XVI Gustaf (Kingdom of Sweden, 30 April 2016).^[3]

Ancestry

References

• Ich habe einen Traum. DIE ZEIT, 18 September 2003. Nr.39
• Royal Wedding: European Royal History Journal 2005: volume 8.4, page 19.

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