Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria

Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria (German: Joseph Clemens Maria Ferdinand Ludwig Anton Augustin Alphons Alta Franz von Sales Philipp Nerius Prinz von Bayern) (25 May 1902 – 8 January 1990) was a member of the Bavarian Royal House of Wittelsbach and a leading German art historian.

Prince Joseph Clemens
Born	(1902-05-25)25 May 1902 Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria, German Empire (now Germany)
Died	8 January 1990(1990-01-08) (aged 87) Munich, Bavaria, West Germany
Burial	Michaelskirche, Munich
Names German: Joseph Clemens Maria Ferdinand Ludwig Anton Augustin Alphons Alta Franz von Sales Philipp Nerius
House	Wittelsbach
Father	Prince Alfons of Bavaria
Mother	Princess Louise of Orléans

Early life

Joseph Clemens was born in Munich, Kingdom of Bavaria. He was the first child and only son of Prince Alfons of Bavaria and his wife Princess Louise Victoire d'Orléans-Alençon.

Later life

The prince studied Art History and later became one of the leading Art Historians in Germany and Europe. He was also a Grand Prior of the Bavarian Order of Saint George and Knight of the Order of Saint Hubert.

Ancestry

Ancestors of Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria

8. Ludwig I of Bavaria 4. Prince Adalbert of Bavaria 9. Princess Therese of Saxe-Hildburghausen 2. Prince Alfons of Bavaria 10. Infante Francisco de Paula of Spain 5. Infanta Amalia of Spain 11. Princess Luisa Carlotta of the Two Sicilies 1. Prince Joseph Clemens of Bavaria 12. Prince Louis, Duke of Nemours 6. Prince Ferdinand, Duke of Alençon 13. Princess Victoria of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha 3. Princess Louise of Orléans 14. Duke Maximilian Joseph in Bavaria 7. Duchess Sophie Charlotte in Bavaria 15. Princess Ludovika of Bavaria

References

• Die Wittelsbacher. Geschichte unserer Familie. Adalbert, Prinz von Bayern. Prestel Verlag, München, 1979