Clement, Duke of Bavaria and Count Palatine
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Klemens Franz de Paula, Prince of Bavaria (Munich
, April 19, 1722- Munich
, August 6, 1770) was the son of the Imperial Field Marshal, Ferdinand of Bavaria (1699-1738), and the grandson of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
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He married on January 17, 1742 Maria Anna, Pfalzgräfin von der Pfalz (1722-1790), daughter of
Joseph Charles of Bavaria, Count Palatine and Prince Hereditary of Sulzbach and Countess Palatine Elizabeth Augusta Sophie of Neuburg.
Between 1748 and 1756 the couple had one son and three daughters, who all died very young. If their son had lived, he would have become Prince-elector
of Bavaria in 1777 after the death of Maximilian III Joseph.
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, April 19, 1722- Munich
Munich
Munich The city's motto is "" . Before 2006, it was "Weltstadt mit Herz" . Its native name, , is derived from the Old High German Munichen, meaning "by the monks' place". The city's name derives from the monks of the Benedictine order who founded the city; hence the monk depicted on the city's coat...
, August 6, 1770) was the son of the Imperial Field Marshal, Ferdinand of Bavaria (1699-1738), and the grandson of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria
Maximilian II , also known as Max Emanuel or Maximilian Emanuel, was a Wittelsbach ruler of Bavaria and an elector of the Holy Roman Empire. He was also the last Governor of the Spanish Netherlands and duke of Luxembourg...
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He married on January 17, 1742 Maria Anna, Pfalzgräfin von der Pfalz (1722-1790), daughter of
Joseph Charles of Bavaria, Count Palatine and Prince Hereditary of Sulzbach and Countess Palatine Elizabeth Augusta Sophie of Neuburg.
Between 1748 and 1756 the couple had one son and three daughters, who all died very young. If their son had lived, he would have become Prince-elector
Prince-elector
The Prince-electors of the Holy Roman Empire were the members of the electoral college of the Holy Roman Empire, having the function of electing the Roman king or, from the middle of the 16th century onwards, directly the Holy Roman Emperor.The heir-apparent to a prince-elector was known as an...
of Bavaria in 1777 after the death of Maximilian III Joseph.
Source
- Oskar Klausner (Hrsg.): Die Familie der Pfälzischen Wittelsbacher. Staatliches Liegenschaftsamt Heidelberg, 1995.
- GeneaNet.org