Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria

Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (German: Joseph Clemens Maria Ferdinand Ludwig Anton Augustin Alphons Alta Franz von Sales Philipp Nerius Prinz von Bayern) (25 May 1902 – 8 January 1990) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a leading German art historian.

Prince Joseph Clemens
Born(1902-05-25)25 May 1902
Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire (now Germany)
Died8 January 1990(1990-01-08) (aged 87)
Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Burial
Names
German: Joseph Clemens Maria Ferdinand Ludwig Anton Augustin Alphons Alta Franz von Sales Philipp Nerius
HouseWittelsbach
FatherPrince Alfons of Bavaria
MotherPrincess Louise of Orléans

Early life

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Joseph Clemens was born in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria. He was the first child and only son of Prince Alfons of Bavaria and his wife Princess Louise Victoire d'Orléans-Alençon.

Later life

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The prince studied Art History and later became one of the leading Art Historians in Germany and Europe. He was also a Grand Prior of the Bavarian Order of Saint George and Knight of the Order of Saint Hubert.

Ancestry

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References

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  • Die Wittelsbacher. Geschichte unserer Familie. Adalbert, Prinz von Bayern. Prestel Verlag, München, 1979