Duke Siegfried August in Bavaria
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10 July 1876 Bamberg, Kingdom of Bavaria |
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| Died | 12 March 1952 (aged 75) Munich, West Germany |
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| House | Wittelsbach | ||||
| Father | Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria | ||||
| Mother | Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha | ||||
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| German: Siegfried August Maximilian Maria |
Duke Siegfried in Bavaria, full German name: Siegfried August Maximilian Maria, Herzog in Bayern (10 July 1876, Bamberg, Kingdom of Bavaria – 12 March 1952, Munich, Republik of Bavaria) was a Duke in Bavaria and member of the House of Wittelsbach. Siegfried August was the first of three sons of Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria and his wife Princess Amalie of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha. Siegfried August was the brother of Christoph Joseph Clemens Maria, Duke in Bavaria and Luitpold Emanuel Ludwig Maria, Duke in Bavaria.
Duke Siegfried, son of the late Duke Maximilian Emanuel in Bavaria and of the latter’s wife, who was a sister of Prince Philip of Coburg and of Prince Ferdinand of Bulgaria. Siegfried belongs to the Ducal or non-reigning branch of the ancient dynasty of Wittelsbach, and about five years ago, after having been one of the most conspicuous figures at the Court of Munich, in the Bavarian society, and on the German turf, was halted suddenly in his extravagant career by the old Prince Regent, who insisted upon the disposal of his large and costly racing stables, and upon his betaking himself abroad for the space of a year, one of the objects of his absence from Europe being to break certain feminine entanglements which had become exceedingly troublesome.
The Duke visited America, proceeded via the Pacific to Japan, China and to India, where he shot plenty of big game, and on his way home paid a visit to Archduke Francis Ferdinand, heir apparent to the Austrian throne, at the latter’s country seat in Bohemia in order to compare sporting notes with him, the Archduke likewise having spent a considerable time shooting tigers in India.
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