Prince Adalbert of Bavaria (b. 1944)

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Prince Adalbert
Born (1944-12-27) 27 December 1944 (age 75)
Krauchenwies, District of Sigmaringen, Province of Hohenzollern
Spouse
Marion Malkowsky
(m. 1978;div. 1983)

Sandra Burckhardt
(m. 1986)
IssuePrincess Bernadette
Prince Hubertus
House Wittelsbach
Father Prince Konstantin of Bavaria
Mother Princess Maria Adelgunde of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen
Religion Roman Catholicism
House of Wittelsbach
Coat of Arms of the Kingdom of Bavaria 1835-1918.svg

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Prince Adalbert (Etzi) of Bavaria (German : Adalbert Friedrich Johannes Maria et omnes sancti Prinz von Bayern) (born 27 December 1944) is a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach.

Early life

Adalbert was born in Krauchenwies in the Prussian Province of Hohenzollern (present-day Baden-Württemberg) and is the second son of Prince Konstantin of Bavaria and his first wife Princess Maria Adelgunde of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen.

Marriage

On 9 May 1978 Prince Adalbert married Marion Malkowsky, the daughter of Wilhelm Malkowski and Margot Massengeil. The wedding took place in Munich. However, the couple was divorced five years later on 11 November 1983.

On 21 February 1986 Prince Etzi married for the second time. His bride was Sandra Brigitte Burckhardt, the daughter of Frank Burckhardt. The civil ceremony took place in Munich and the religious wedding followed a week later also in Munich. Initially the union was considered morganatic, but on 3 March 1999 the marriage was decreed to be dynastic in accordance with the Bavarian house laws. The couple have two children together:

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