Royal Profile: Franz, Duke in Bravia

Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria, Duke in Bavaria was born 14 July 1933 as the son of Albrecht, Duke of Bavaria and Countess Maria Draskovich von Trakostjan {Source}. He has three siblings, and their families:

1. Princess Marie Gabrielle Antonia José of Bavaria (1931)
1. Georg, Prince von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1928-2015, m. 1957-2015, his death),
1. Countess Maria Walburga Monica Charlotte Matthaa von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1958)
1. Georg, Prince von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1928-2015, m. 1957-2015, his death)
2. Countess Maria Walburga Monica Charlotte Matthaa von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1958)
1. Baron Carl von Lerchenfeld 1958, m. 1986)
1. Baron Georg von Lerchenfeld (1987)
2. Baroness Marie Mathilde von Lerchenfeld (1990)
3. Baroness Catarina von Lerchenfeld (1991)
4. Baroness Johanna von Lerchenfeld (1992)
5. Baroness Carolina von Lerchenfeld (1995)
3. Countess Marie Gabriele Walburga Cacilia Theresia von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1959)
1. Count Bernard de Monseignat (1952, m. 2004)
4. Countess Maria Monika Sofie Walburga Nikolette von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1961)
1. Count Christoph Schenk von Stauffenberg (1950, m. 1987)
1. Countess Maria Antonia Schenk von Stauffenberg (1988)
2. Count Philipp Schenk von Stauffenberg (1990)
3. Count Sebastian Schenk von Stauffenberg (1992)
4. Countess Maria Johanna Schenk von Stauffenberg (1998)
5. Maria Erich Wunibald Aloysius Georg, Hereditary Count von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1962)
1. Duchess Mathilde of Württemberg 1962, m. 1988)
1. Countess Marie-Thérèse of Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg (1989)
2. Countess Elisabeth of Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg (1990)
3. Countess Charlotte of Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg (1992)
4. Countess Hélène of Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg (1993)
5. Countess Gabrielle of Waldburg-Zeil-Trauchburg (1996)
6. Countess Maria Adelheid Walburga Rufina of Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1964)
1. Count Max-Emanuel von Rechberg und Rothenlöwen zu Hohenrechberg (1959,m.1988)
1. Count Friedrich von Rechberg (1990)
2. Count Max Emanuel von Rechberg (1991)
3. Countess Sophie von Rechberg (1994)
7. Countess Maria Elisabeth Walburga Priscilla Wiltrud von Waldburg zu Zeil und Trauchburg (1966)
1. Prince Englebert von Croÿ (1965,m. 1990)
1. Princess Isabelle of Croÿ (1991)
2. Prince Constantin of Croÿ (1992)
3. Prince Carl of Croÿ (1994)
2. Princess Marie Charlotte Juliana of Bavaria (1931-2018)
1. Paul, Prince von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (1930-2011, m. 1955-2011, his death)
1. Alexander Albrecht, Prince von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (1958)
1. Martina Keil (1960, m. 1992)
1. Countess Philippa von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (1994)
2. Countess Charlotte von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (1996)
3. Countess Anna von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (2001)
2. Countess Maria-Anna Gabrielle Ghislaine von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (1960)
1. Count Alexander von Stauffenberg (1954, m. 1991)
1. Count Franz Schenk von Stauffenberg (1993)
2. Countess Marie Isabelle Schenk von Stauffenberg (1996)
3. Countess Maria Georgina Ghislaine Caroline von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (1962)
1. Count Peter von und zu Eltz gennant Faust von Stromberg (1948, m. 1985)
1. Countess Alexandra von und zu Eltz gennant Faust von Stromberg (1986)
2. Count Albrecht von und zu Eltz gennant Faust von Stromberg (1988)
4. Countess Marie Ghislaine von und zu Eltz gennant Faust von Stromberg (1991)
5. Count Bertram Ernst von Quadt zu Wykradt und Isny (1966)
1. Sandra Putze (1966, m. 2004)
3. Prince Max Emanuel Ludwig Maria, Duke in Bavaria (1937)
1. Princess Elisabeth, Duchess in Bavaria (1940, m. 1967)
1. Hereditary Princess Sophie Elizabeth Marie Gabrielle of Liechtenstein. Duchess in Bavaria (1967)
1. Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein (1968, m. 1993)
1. Prince Joseph Wenzel of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (1995)
2. Princess Marie Caroline of Liechtenstein,  Countess of Rietberg(1996)
3. Prince Georg of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (1999)
4. Prince Nikolaus Sebastian Alexander Maria of Liechtenstein, Count of Rietberg (2000)
2. Duchess Marie-Caroline Hedwig Eleonore in Bavaria (1969)
1. Duke Philipp of Württemberg (1964, m. 1991)
1. Duchess Sophie Anastasia Assunta Marie Pauline of Württemberg (1994)
1. Count Maximilien d'Andigné (1989, m. 2018)
2. Duchess Pauline Philippa Adelheid Helena Marie of Württemberg (1997)
3. Duke Carl-Theodor Philipp Maria Max Emanuel of Württemberg (1999)
4. Duchess Anna Maximiliana Elizabeth Mariella Marie of Württemberg (2007)
3. Duchess Helena Eugenie Maria Donatha Mechthild in Bavaria (1972)
4. Duchess Elisabeth Marie Christine Franziska in Bavaria (1973)
1. Daniel Terberger (1967, m. 2004)
1. Maximilian Ludwig Terberger (2005)
2. Ottora Elisabeth Victoria Lucia Terberger (2007)
5. Duchess Maria Anna Henriette Gabrielle Julie in Bavaria (1975)
1. Klaus Runow (1964, m. 2007-2015, div)
1. Heinrich Maria Leopold Maximilian Runow (2010)
2. Johannes Emanuel Philipp Maria Runow (2012)
2. Baron Andreas von Maltzahn (1964, m. 2015)

Franz was educated in Germany and the United States. After the war, Franz received his high school education at the Benedictine Abbey of Ettal. He then studied business management at the University of Munich and in Zurich. Franz developed a passion for collecting modern art. Items from his private collection are on permanent loan to the Pinakothek der Moderne in Munich (Source: Carla Schulz-Hoffmann and Peter-Klaus Schuster, Deutsche Kunst seit 1960 aus der Sammlung Prinz Franz von Bayern(München: Prestel-Verlag, 1985).)He is also an honorary trustee of the Museum of Modern Art in New York {Source}.


Franz has never married, nor has any children. Thus, upon his death, the headship of the House of Wittelsbach will pass to his brother, Prince Max Emanuel, and because Max only has five daughters, it will then pass to Prince Luitpold of Bavaria