Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Prince and Princess Alfons of Bavaria


The postcard is a portrait of Prince and Princess Alfons of Bavaria.

Prince Alfons (1862-1933) married Princess Louise d'Orleans (1869-1952) at Nymphenburg on April 15, 1891. Princess Alfons was the daughter of the Duke and Duchess of Alencon. The Duchess was born Duchess Sophie in Bavaria, who was a younger sister of the Empress Elisabeth of Austria. Louise was especially close to her first cousin, Archduchess Marie Valerie of Austria.


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