Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria [SEP] noble family
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (; 22 October 1859 – 23 November 1949), was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry. Following his marriage to Infanta Maria da Paz of Spain, he also became Spanish infante.
General information.
He was the eldest son of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1828–75) and Infanta Amalia of Spain (1834–1905). He was a paternal grandson of King Ludwig I of Bavaria and his wife Princess Therese of Saxe-
in Bavaria and "Luitpold" Emanuel Ludwig Maria, Duke in Bavaria.
Family and early life.
Duke Siegfried was the eldest son of Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria and his wife Amalie, who was a sister of Prince Philip of Coburg and of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria. Siegfried belonged to the Ducal or non-reigning branch of the ancient dynasty of Wittelsbach, and about five years ago, after having been one of the most conspicuous figures at the Court of Munich, in the Bavarian society, and on the