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.