![Berlin, Germany. 23rd Feb, 2017. Franz, Duke of Bavaria, at the awarding of the Great Cross of Merit in Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, 23 February 2017. Photo: Britta Pedersen/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/Alamy Live News Berlin, Germany. 23rd Feb, 2017. Franz, Duke of Bavaria, at the awarding of the Great Cross of Merit in Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, 23 February 2017. Photo: Britta Pedersen/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/Alamy Live News](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HPKBD6/berlin-germany-23rd-feb-2017-franz-duke-of-bavaria-at-the-awarding-HPKBD6.jpg)
Berlin, Germany. 23rd Feb, 2017. Franz, Duke of Bavaria, at the awarding of the Great Cross of Merit in Bellevue Palace in Berlin, Germany, 23 February 2017. Photo: Britta Pedersen/dpa-Zentralbild/dpa/Alamy Live News
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Rightful King of England?-Franz, Duke of Bavaria (Franz Bonaventura Adalbert Maria Herzog von Bayern; born 14 July 1933), is head of the House of Wittel… | Famiglia
![Franz, Duke of Bavaria (L) and Bayreuth's Lord Mayor Brigitte Merk-Erbe pose for media at the opening of the Bayreuth Wagner opera festival outside the Gruener Huegel (Green Hill) opera house in Franz, Duke of Bavaria (L) and Bayreuth's Lord Mayor Brigitte Merk-Erbe pose for media at the opening of the Bayreuth Wagner opera festival outside the Gruener Huegel (Green Hill) opera house in](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2CRAH1F/franz-duke-of-bavaria-l-and-bayreuths-lord-mayor-brigitte-merk-erbe-pose-for-media-at-the-opening-of-the-bayreuth-wagner-opera-festival-outside-the-gruener-huegel-green-hill-opera-house-in-bayreuth-germany-july-25-2017-reutersmichaela-rehle-2CRAH1F.jpg)
Franz, Duke of Bavaria (L) and Bayreuth's Lord Mayor Brigitte Merk-Erbe pose for media at the opening of the Bayreuth Wagner opera festival outside the Gruener Huegel (Green Hill) opera house in
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Franz duke of Bavaria (L), Queen Silvia of Sweden and King Carl Gustaf of Sweden arrive for the 80th..., Stock Photo, Picture And Rights Managed Image. Pic. PAH-170722-99-352412-DPAI | agefotostock
![Richard Coles on Twitter: "The present claimant to the Jacobite succession is Franz, Duke of Bavaria, the only head of a royal dynasty to acknowledge a same sex partner, Thomas Greinwald. And Richard Coles on Twitter: "The present claimant to the Jacobite succession is Franz, Duke of Bavaria, the only head of a royal dynasty to acknowledge a same sex partner, Thomas Greinwald. And](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FB-Ac0VXMAEE9Hl.jpg)
Richard Coles on Twitter: "The present claimant to the Jacobite succession is Franz, Duke of Bavaria, the only head of a royal dynasty to acknowledge a same sex partner, Thomas Greinwald. And
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