About Duke Clement Francis of Bavaria
Lived 1722 – 1770 (aged 48). Duke Clement Francis of Bavaria was a German aristocrat.
Klemens Franz de Paula, Prince of Bavaria (Munich, 19 April 1722 – Munich, 6 August 1770) was the son of the Imperial Field Marshal, Ferdinand of Bavaria (1699–1738), and the grandson of Maximilian II Emanuel, Elector of Bavaria.
On 17 January 1742, he married Maria Anna, Pfalzgräfin von der Pfalz (1722–1790), daughter of Joseph Charles of Bavaria, Count Palatine and Prince Hereditary of Sulzbach and Countess Palatine Elizabeth Augusta Sophie of Neuburg, They had two sons and two daughters, all of them died shortly after birth:
Duchess Maria of Bavaria (b. and d. 30 September 1748) died at birth. A son (b. and d. 31 May 1754). Duchess Maria Anna of Bavaria (b. and d. 28 January 1755) died at birth. A son (b. and d. 23 June 1756).
If one of his sons had lived, he would have become Prince-elector of Bavaria in 1777 after the death of Maximilian III Joseph.
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Who was Duke Clement Francis of Bavaria?
German nobleman
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Duke Clement Francis of Bavaria was born on 19 April 1722 in Munich.
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Duke Clement Francis of Bavaria died on 6 August 1770 in Munich.
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Duke Clement Francis of Bavaria was an aristocrat.
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Duke Clement Francis of Bavaria was German.
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