Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria

Crown Prince Rupprecht of Bavaria or Crown Prince Rupert of Bavaria(German: Kronprinz Rupprecht von Bayern) (18 May 1869 – 2 August 1955) was the last Bavarian Crown Prince.

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Crown Prince - Bavaria - German - 18 May - 1869 - 2 August - 1955

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His full title was HRH Rupprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand Crown Prince of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria, Franken and Swabia, Count Palatine of the Rhine.

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Rupprecht was the son of Ludwig III, the last King of Bavaria and Maria Theresia, Archduchess of Austria-Este, niece of Francis V, Duke of Modena. He commanded the German 6.Armee at the outbreak of World War I in Lorraine. Rupprecht succeeded in holding back the French attack in August 1914, in the Battle of Lorraine, and then launched a counteroffensive later that month. Rupprecht failed to break through the French lines and remained on the Western Front during the stalemate that would last until the end of the war. Rupprecht achieved the rank of Field Marshal (Generalfeldmarschall) in 1916 and assumed command of Army Group Rupprecht. Rupprecht has been considered by some to be one of the best Royal commanders in the Germany Army of World War I.

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Ludwig III - King - Bavaria - Maria Theresia, Archduchess of Austria-Este - Francis V, Duke of Modena - German - 6.Armee - World War I - Lorraine - French - August - 1914 - Battle of Lorraine - Western Front - Field Marshal - Generalfeldmarschall - 1916

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Rupprecht married firstly, in 1900, Duchess Marie Gabriele in Bavaria, and secondly, in 1921, Princess Antonia of Luxembourg, daughter of Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg.

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1900 - 1921 - Luxembourg - Guillaume IV, Grand Duke of Luxembourg

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Rupprecht lost his chance to rule Bavaria when it became a republic in the revolutions that followed the war. Some royalists still referred to him as the King of Bavaria. Rupprecht was opposed to the regime of Nazi Germany and was forced into exile in 1939.

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Republic - Revolution - King of Bavaria - Nazi Germany - 1939

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The Wittelsbachs moved to their estate at Sárvár, Vas, Hungary. In October 1944, when Germany occupied Hungary, Rupprecht evaded arrest but his wife and children were captured. They were first imprisoned in the Sachsenhausen concentration camp at Oranienburg, Brandenburg. In April 1945 they were moved to the Dachau concentration camp, where they were liberated by the United States Army.

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Sárvár - Vas - Hungary - 1944 - Sachsenhausen - Concentration camp - Oranienburg - Brandenburg - 1945 - Dachau concentration camp - United States Army

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Rupprecht died in 1955.

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