Ludwig Wilhelm, Duke in Bavaria
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Ludwig Wilhelm was Duke in Bavaria
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(later Countess of Wallersee).
Louis became father in 1858 of a daughter Marie Louise Mendel
, who, as Marie Louise von Larisch-Wallersee ("jene Gräfin Larisch"), was later involved in the Mayerling Incident
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In 1859 his son Karl Emanuel was born, but died shortly after. When his wife Henriette died in 1891, Louis married the following year, this time the actress Antonie Barth.
Duke in Bavaria
Duke in Bavaria was a title used among others since 1506, when primogeniture was established, by all members of the House of Wittelsbach, with the exception of the Duke of Bavaria which began to be a unique position...
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Early life
Ludwig Wilhelm (often called Louis) was the eldest child of Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria and Princess Ludovika of Bavaria, and was brother of Empress SissiElisabeth of Bavaria
Elisabeth of Austria was the spouse of Franz Joseph I, and therefore both Empress of Austria and Queen of Hungary. She also held the titles of Queen of Bohemia and Croatia, among others...
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Relationships and issues
He renounced his rights as firstborn, to marry the actress Henriette MendelHenriette Mendel
Henriette Mendel, Baroness von Wallersee was a German actress, and the mistress and, later, morganatic wife of Ludwig Wilhelm, Duke in Bavaria...
(later Countess of Wallersee).
Louis became father in 1858 of a daughter Marie Louise Mendel
Countess Marie Larisch von Moennich
Countess Marie Louise Larisch von Moennich was...
, who, as Marie Louise von Larisch-Wallersee ("jene Gräfin Larisch"), was later involved in the Mayerling Incident
Mayerling Incident
The Mayerling Incident refers to the series of events leading to the apparent murder-suicide of Crown Prince Rudolf of Austria and his lover Baroness Mary Vetsera. Rudolf was the only son of Emperor Franz Josef I of Austria and Empress Elisabeth, and heir to the throne of the combined...
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In 1859 his son Karl Emanuel was born, but died shortly after. When his wife Henriette died in 1891, Louis married the following year, this time the actress Antonie Barth.