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Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria
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Rupprecht, Crown Prince of Bavaria, Duke of Bavaria, Franconia and in Swabia, Count Palatine by the Rhine (Rupprecht Maria Luitpold Ferdinand; English: Robert Maria Leopold Ferdinand; 18 May 1869 – 2 August 1955), was the last heir apparent to the Bavarian throne. During the first half of World War I, he commanded the 6th Army on the Western Front. From August 1916, he commanded Army Group Rupprecht of Bavaria, which occupied the sector of the front opposite the British Expeditionary Force.
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Crown Prince of Bavaria | |
![]() Rupprecht in uniform prior to World War I | |
Head of the House of Wittelsbach | |
Tenure | 18 October 1921 – 2 August 1955 |
Predecessor | Ludwig III |
Successor | Albrecht |
Born | (1869-05-18)18 May 1869 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria |
Died | 2 August 1955(1955-08-02) (aged 86) Schloß Leutstetten, Starnberg, Free State of Bavaria, West Germany |
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House | Wittelsbach |
Father | Ludwig III of Bavaria |
Mother | Archduchess Maria Theresia of Austria-Este |
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