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| Konstantin Prinz von Bayern | |
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| Born | (1920-08-15)15 August 1920 Munich,Bavaria,Germany |
| Died | 30 July 1969(1969-07-30) (aged 48) plane crash nearHechingen,Baden-Württemberg,Germany |
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| Issue | Prince Leopold Prince Adalbert Princess Ysabel |
| House | Wittelsbach |
| Father | Prince Adalbert of Bavaria |
| Mother | Countess Auguste von Seefried auf Buttenheim |
Konstantin Leopold Ludwig Adalbert Georg Thadeus Josef Petrus Johannes Antonius Franz von Assisi Assumption et omnes sancti Prinz von Bayern (15 August 1920 – 30 July 1969) was a member of theBavarian Royal House ofWittelsbach, journalist, author and a German politician.
Konstantin was born inMunich,Bavaria. He was the eldest son ofPrince Adalbert of Bavaria and his wife Countess Auguste von Seefried auf Buttenheim.
In 1939, as most young German men of his age, the Prince was drafted to the military. However, his career in the German Army was short lived. In 1941, Prince Konstantin was relieved from all combat duties as a result of the so calledPrinzenerlass and a year later started studying law atAlbert-Ludwigs-Universität inFreiburg im Breisgau. After his graduation in 1944, he worked at the Higher Regional Court ofKarlsruhe, but was arrested, as were most of his relatives, after thefailed attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler and remained imprisoned for the rest ofWorld War II.
After the war, Prince Konstantin began working as a journalist at theNeue Revue magazine,Süddeutsche Zeitung, and later on for the popular German magazineBunte. In addition, in 1958 he published a biography ofPope Pius XII entitledDer Papst and three years later a historical reference bookOhne Macht und Herrlichkeit. He also became a member of theChristlich-Soziale Union in Bayern, one of the biggest political parties in Bavaria and was elected to the Bavarian state parliament in 1962 and in 1965 to theBundestag.
On 26 August 1942 Prince Konstantin married Princess Maria Adelgunde of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen, the daughter ofPrince Friedrich von Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen andPrincess Margarete Karola of Saxony. The wedding inSigmaringen has been described as "the biggest society event during the war" (i.e.World War II). According to a contemporary, "a score of photographers and newsreel cameramen" were present at the procession from the castle.[1]
The couple had two sons, but the marriage ended in divorce on 14 July 1948 and was annulled on 24 March 1950.
On 14 August 1953 Prince Konstantin married again, Countess Helene (Hella) von Khevenhüller-Metsch, the daughter of Count Franz von Khevenhüller-Metsch and Princess Anna von Fürstenberg. The civil ceremony took place atSankt Georgen am Längsee inCarinthia and the religious wedding followed a day later at Hohenosterwitz. The couple had a daughter together.
Countess Helene was remarried toPrince Eugen of Bavaria on 27 November 1970.
Prince Konstantin of Bavaria died on 30 July 1969 in a plane crash nearHechingen,Baden-Württemberg and is buried at theAndechs Abbey cemetery in Bavaria.
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