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Ruppreclit, born May 18, 1869. 2. Princess Adelgunda, born October 17, 1870. 3. Princess Marie, born July 6, 1872 ; married May 31, 1897, to Prince Ferdinand of Bourbon. 4. Priiice Karl, born April 1 1874. 5. Prince Franz, born October 10, 1875. 6. Princess Matilda, born August 17, 1877. 7. Princess Hildegard, born March 5, 1881. 8. Princess Wiltrud, born November 10, 1884. 9. Princess Helmtrude, born March 22, 1886. 10. Princess Gondelinde, ])orn August 26, 1891.

II. Prince Leopold, born February 9, 1846 ; married April 20, 1873, to Archduchess Gisela of Austria-Hungary, eldest daughter of the Emperor- King Franz Joseph I. Offspring of the union are : — 1. Princess Elizabeth, born January 8, 1874 ; married December 3, 1893, to Baron Seefried. 2. Princess Augusta, born April 28, 1875 ; married November 15, 1893, to Archduke Joseph Augustus of Austria. 3. Prince George, born April 2, 1880. 4. Prince Konrad, born November 22. 1883.

III. Tlicrcsa, born November 12, 1850 ; abbess of the chapter royal of St. Anne at Munich.

IV. Aniulpk, born July 6.. 1852 ; married April 12, 1882, to Princess Theresa of Liechtenstein. Offspring, Prince Heinrich, born June 24, 1884.

The late Prince Adalbert, brother of Prince Luitpold, married to Princess Amelia, Infanta of Spain, left the following issue : — 1. Prince Ludwig Ferdi- nand, l3orn October 22, 1859 ; married April 2, 1883, to Maria della Paz, Infanta of Spain ; offspring, Prince Ferdinand, born May 10, 1884 ; Prince Adalbert, born June 3, 1886 ; Princess Maria del Pilar, born March 13, 1891. 2. Prince Alphons, born January 24, 1862 ; married April 15, 1891, to Princess Louise of Orleans, daughter of the Duke of Alen9on 3. Princess Isabella, born August 31, 1863 ; married April 14, 1883, to Prince Tommaso of Savoy, Duke of Genoa. 4. Princess Elvira, born November 22, 1868 ; married De- cember 28, 1891, to Count Rodolph of Wrbna and Freudenthal. 5. Princess Clara, born October 11, 1874 ; abbess of the chapter royal of St. Anne at Wiirzburg.

United with the royal family of Bavaria is the branch line of the Dukes t/i Bavaria, formerly Palatine princes of Zweibriicken-Birkenfeld. The head of this house is Prince Ka)-l Theodor, born August 9, 1839, son of the late Maxiiiiilian, T)\\\ic in Bavaria, and married (1) Febiaiary 11, 1865, to Sophia, Princess of Saxony ; (2) Ai»ril 29, 1874, to Maria Josepha, Princess of Braganza,

The members of the roj'al house of Bavaria are descendants of the ancient Counts of Wittelsbach, who flourished in the twelfth century. Duke ]\Iaxi- milian I. of Bavaria was elevated to the rank of Elector of the Holy Roman Empire in the Thirty Years' War ; and Elector Maximilian Joseph was raised to the rank of king by Napoleon I. in 1805.

The civil list of the King, and allowances to other members of the royal family, arc fixed at present at 5,403,160 marks.

Constitution and Government.

The present Constitution of Bavaria dates from ^lay 26, 1818 ; but since that time various modifications have been introduced. The Crown is here- ditary in the male line. To the king belongs the sole executive power ; but his ministers are responsible for all his acts. The legislative functions are exercised jointly by the king and Parliament, the latter consisting of an Upper and a Lower House. The Upper House — Chamber of ' Reichsratlie, " or councillors of the realm — formed in 1898 of 13 princes of the royal family, 3 crown dignitaries, the 2 archl)isho])s, the heads of 19 old noble families, and

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