2nd Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry "Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria"

The 2nd Royal Bavarian Heavy Cavalry "Archduke Francis Ferdinand of Austria" (Königlich Bayerisches Schwere-Reiter-Regiment „Erzherzog Franz Ferdinand von Österreich-Este“ Nr.

2) were a heavy cavalry regiment of the Royal Bavarian Army.

The normal peacetime location of the regiment was Landshut.

The regiment was formed in 1815 as a cuirassiers unit and fought in the Austro-Prussian War, the Franco-Prussian War and World War I.

The regiment was disbanded in 1919.