Prince Alfons of Bavaria
Prince Alfons of Bavaria was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry.
Early life and family
Alfons was born in Munich, Bavaria. He was the second son of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria and his wife Infanta Amalia of Spain. In 1880, as so many young men of his age, Alfons joined the army, soon after becoming a young courtier protege to Ludwig II of Bavaria. On 15 April 1891, Prince Alfons married Princess Louise Victoire d'Orléans-Alençon, the daughter of Duke Ferdinand of Alençon and Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria. The wedding took place at the Nymphenburg Palace in Munich, Bavaria. The couple had two children:- Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria
- Princess Elisabeth Maria of Bavaria married twice, first to Ernest Kusnter and secondly to Hubertus Joseph Alphonse Carl Michael Maria Graf von Kageneck.
Military career
Prince Alfons was commissioned a second lieutenant in the Royal Bavarian 1st Infantry Regiment "König" and later served in the Royal Bavarian 3rd Field Artillery Regiment "Königin Mutter". In 1882, he was transferred into the Royal Bavarian 1st Heavy Cavalry Regiment "Prinz Karl von Bayern", where he was promoted to Rittmeister in 1894, where he served as a squadron commander.He was promoted to Major on 8 March 1889 and was named commander of the 1st Heavy Cavalry Regiment on 15 July 1892. While commander of the regiment, he was promoted to Oberstleutnant on 21 March 1894 and Oberst on 1 September 1896.
On 17 December 1899, he was promoted to Generalmajor and named commander of the Royal Bavarian 1st Cavalry Brigade. On 18 January 1901, he was promoted to Generalleutnant and passed command of the brigade to the later-General der Kavallerie Karl Freiherr von Schacky auf Schönfeld. He was promoted to General der Kavallerie on 23 March 1905.
Death
Prince Alfons of Bavaria died on 8 January 1933 at Munich and is buried in the Colombarium in the Michaelskirche in Munich, Bavaria.Honorary titles
- À la suite of the Royal Bavarian 1st Heavy Cavalry Regiment, 1901
- Inhaber of the Royal Bavarian 7th Chevauléger Regiment, 24 September 1909
- Chief of the Royal Prussian 5th Dragoon Regiment, 16 June 1913