Prince Louis Ferdinand of Bavaria
| Prince Ludwig Ferdinand | |
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| Infante Ludwig Ferdinand of Spain | |
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| Born |
22 October 1859 Madrid, Spain |
| Died | 23 November 1949 (aged 90) Munich, Bavaria |
| Burial | Michaelskirche, Munich, Bavaria |
| Spouse | Infanta Maria da Paz of Spain |
| Issue |
Prince Ferdinand Prince Adalbert Princess Pilar |
| House | Wittelsbach |
| Father | Prince Adalbert of Bavaria |
| Mother | Infanta Amalia Philippina of Spain |
Prince Ludwig Ferdinand of Bavaria (German: Prinz Ludwig Ferdinand Maria Karl Heinrich Adalbert Franz Philipp Andreas Konstantin von Bayern) (1859–1949), was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a General of Cavalry. Following his marriage to Infanta Maria da Paz of Spain, he also became Spanish infante.
He was the eldest son of Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (1828–75) and Infanta Amalia Philippina of Spain (1834–1905). He was a paternal grandson of King Ludwig I of Bavaria and his first wife Princess Therese of Saxe-Altenburg. His maternal grandparents were Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain and his wife Princess Luisa Carlotta of Bourbon-Two Sicilies.
Ludwig Ferdinand's paternal uncles were King Maximilian II of Bavaria, King Otto I of Greece and Prince Regent Luitpold of Bavaria. His maternal uncle was King-Consort Francis of Spain (1822–1902) and maternally his first cousin was King Alfonso XII of Spain (1857–85), two years his senior. Ludwig Ferdinand was born in Madrid, but his younger siblings in Bavaria where they had returned.
Ludwig II, Otto I and Ludwig III, Kings of Bavaria, were his first cousins. Alfonso XIII (reigned 1885–1931) was a first cousin's son.
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