Prince Franz-Josef of Bavaria
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| Prince Franz-Josef of Bavaria | |||||
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21 September 1957 Schloss Leutstetten, Leutstetten, Bavaria, Germany |
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| House | Wittelsbach | ||||
| Father | Prince Rasso of Bavaria | ||||
| Mother | Archduchess Theresa of Austria | ||||
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| German: Franz-Josef Michael Maria Ignatius |
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HRH Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria
HRH The Dowager Princess of Waldburg Extended family members
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Prince Franz-Josef of Bavaria (German: Franz-Josef Michael Maria Ignatius Prinz von Bayern) (born 21 September 1957) is a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a member of the Roman Catholic Order of Saint Benedict.
HRH Prince Max, Duke in Bavaria
HRH Princess Elisabeth
HRH The Dowager Princess of Waldburg
HRH The Dowager Princess of Quadt
HRH The Dowager Duchess of Croÿ
HRH The Dowager Duchess of Arenberg
HRH Princess Helene
Franz-Josef was born at Schloß Leutstetten near Starnberg, Bavaria. He is the eldest son of Prince Rasso of Bavaria and his wife, Archduchess Theresa of Austria.
The prince is a Benedictine monk, a member of the Roman Catholic Order of Saint Benedict. Until 1996, he lived under the name Pater Florian at the St. Ottilien Archabbey in Emming in southern Bavaria. Since 1996, Prince Franz-Josef has been living at the Peramiho Abbey in Tanzania and in Kenia he became prior administrator of the Prince of Peace Benedictine Monastery - Tigoni Limuru. He is currently working in Illeret, St. Peter the Fisherman parish, and a new Benedictine Monastery in the Diocese of Marsabit, northern part of Kenya.
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